Be Down Lyrics

[ VERSE 1: Prince Johnny C ] From Brooklyn New York I'm down with Brother Radee Trenton's the land of truth, I'm down with Waduski I'm down with J from Houston and I think you should know That when I'm down in LA I'm down with Harry-O Now undercover runnin from the mafios My boy was makin ill moves and no one ever knows A long white Lincoln pulls up, says, "Yo" My boy said, "Hey, what's up bro" They asked a question, he said, "No" Out comes the chauffeur, I stepped back to observe If he was down he'da told me, I watched my boy get served A few nights later we rocked a show, get paid So we can take a trip to Houston and be down with J Made our reservations and the very next day Received a call sayin, "Johnny man, it got away" Crackheads, no, you could never trust 'em Not even if it's your brother or your very best friend Cause they wanna be down, try to be down But still can get you shot down Over a 5 or a 10, yo You gotta be down, you gotta be down You gotta be down, you gotta be down Word You gotta be down, you gotta be down Now if you gonna be down, then be down Word [ VERSE 2: Prince Johnny C ] He had serious intentions on bein a star Fame was his name and he planned to go far I knew it would happen, but never thought it was you Preached Balls and My Word and still deserted the crew But now you're lost in the sauce and your talent would leave ya And now that I'm on top I'm gonna damn sure tease ya Way down beneath is where he's gonna send ya Cause you're nothin but a liar and a ( ? ) You thought we'd never make it, to you that's how it seemed But now I'm high and rockin from believin in dreams Box is down with rock 'n roll and I'm with the league Hardcore champ and my bullets received Ghetto Boys is a posse and I'm down because I wanna be Billy is a man, pinch his cheek, freak, and you will be down But only on the ground spittin out sand Forget it, Red is sharp, man, he's cuttin like a sword Jersey boys are jealous cause we're down with 5th Ward Some say we're traitors cause it's not our hometown But it's hittin and fittin and like I said you gotta be down Word, Grand Wizard, enter with a breakdown [ VERSE 3: Prince Johnny C ] Now he was brought up in the ghetto, taught to be a bad kid Never thought twice about the things he did Robbed a lot of stores and had never been caught Until now - still say it wasn't his fault He had a homebody and cuz said he was deep He'll meet him on a spot about a quarter to three The plan was to rob a small store named Pops It was in the neighborhood, no one has ever seen cops Approached the destination and his boy got afraid Never knew a man who was scared to get paid Looked into his eyes and all he saw was regret Grabbed his gun and said, "You're ready?" Shook his hand, he said, "Bet" Wheels started screamin, lights started flashin He panicked, saw the cops, then down the alley started dashin They gave chase, he missed out on the cut 3:30 on the dot, Pops' wife was lockin up Ramshacked the door, the old lady dropped Pulled out his gun, said, "Where's the money, Pops?" They tried to play Spanish like they didn't understand (No English! No English!) Dugged into her bra and pulled out at least a grand Movin fast Pops sweatin and red He said, "( ? ), make a move and you're dead" Bust him cross the head with a bottle of wine Loaded up his pockets in his Louis Vuitton Ran outside and all he heard was, "Boy, freeze!" Reached for the sky, fell to his knees Threw down the gun and towards the law he started draggin Handcuffed, beaten down and thrown into the wagon On the corner smokin cheeb' supposed to be down ( ? Dale ? ) He said, "I thought about it, man, and I'm not down with goin to jail" Cause robbin and stealin is not the way that we're livin And to be down with the Boys you gotta be down with givin Cause there's joy in our hearts, we're really all about peace So if you see a crook in action, be down and call the police Yo Come on You gotta be down, you gotta be down You gotta be down, you gotta be down Word You gotta be down, you gotta be down Now if you gonna be down, then be down Word The Prince Johnny C We the Ghetto Boys send peace Ease and seckleGhetto Boys - Be Down - http://motolyrics.com/ghetto-boys/be-down-lyrics.html