…that everything I wanna do is planned out
I stand out, so don't put me in a box when I start to rhyme
The game is sick, I'm…
…worth
You know I been a king since birth
Been a king since birth
April 21st
Cause I'm clever with the words, through the lyrics I…
…painted, all they anatomy's blank cause
They ain't no guts, no balls, I was born with 2 sets
I flaunt them where I go cause I'm just…
By Common (2005)
On album Be (2005)

…[Verse 1]
Night blows, stoves don't work, hoes at work
A warrior, so I wear 'em on my shirt
Wish I was free as Che was, I spend…
…that say they, motto
This is Chicago in the heyday
Similar to Good Times, I guess that I was JJ
A skinny nigga, young girls with Penny figures
So many…
…for a couple of years
My college career got downed with a couple of beers
Came back home, now I gotta pay back loans
Same nigga, same…

…[Verse 1]
Night Blows, Stoves don't work, Hoes at work
A warrior, so I wear 'em on my shirt
Wish I was free as Che was, I spend…
…that say they, motto This is Chicago in the hay day
Similar to Good Times, I guess that I was Jay Jay
A skinny nigga, young girls with penny figures
So…
…her toes, but I could tell her soul hurt
She was cold turk, growing up she got to know hurt
Very well in a world where self hate…
By Common (2005)
On album Be (2005)

…[Verse 1]
Night Blows, Stoves don't work, Hoes at work
A warrior, so I wear 'em on my shirt
Wish I was free as Che was,I spend…
…that say they, motto This is Chicago in the hay day
Similiar to Good Times, I guess that I was Jay Jay
A skinny nigga, young girls with penny figures
So…
…her toes, but I could tell her soul hurt
She was colder (?), growin up she got to know hurt
very well in a world where self hate…

…this born suspect named Neek
A street legend, pulling hits was his infatuation
]From birth his first spoken word was "Tech"
So…
…reevaluating his career
When his thought process made him defiant
Equilizing similar victims from one major client
The concept hit him in a Flash
There was…
…much more to this lifestyle led than petty cash
But his brother just couldn't understand
That every move they made was planned…
…to satisfy his deprivation
Big stupidity laughs at her and migrates his children
There is nothing that has not been discharged without…
…her house
Then "tomorrow" is came to takes away her virginity
Beyond the time for the afternoon, I was…
…scattered together and all of it was taken away
I went down in the middle of the night, the cold was cold and the eyes were all round
Nine…