Don’t Choke

Yeah...

Grrr...

What!

I been through the fire, still standin' in the smoke

Police on my bumper but the dog don't choke

They wanna put a cage 'round the wildest of the pack

But the dark don't answer when they call me back

Born in the shadows where the weak get ate

Kept the steel on my side, never learned to wait

These jealous-hearted niggas wanna see me fall

But the Ruff Ryder spirit don't answer no call

I move through the night like the devil on a leash

Prayin' to the Lord while I'm ready for the beef

No fake in the circle, I cleaned out the snakes

Left 'em cold on the concrete for the mistakes they make

Money over everything, never let the lust win

Hustle 'til the sun rise then do it again

They talkin' that shit 'til the barrel get raised

Then the bark turn to silence and the whole block stays

What!

Grrr...

Second verse, deeper in the pit

Clip full of judgment, I don't miss with the hit

First one to move when the war get declared

Nine in the palm, never once been scared

They scream when the heat come, beggin' for a break

But the dog don't negotiate, the dog don't wait

Hard to kill, that's the word on the street

Open up the gates and let the demons compete

Rise above the cowards that was prayin' I die

Look 'em in the eyes while the bullets reply

No mercy in the dark, no truce in the blood

Ruff Ryders forever, bury 'em in the mud

From the East side trenches to the West side war

Every step I take leave a mark on the floor

They envy the life 'cause they too scared to live it

So I keep the hammer cocked and the spirit still vivid

Come on!

What!

Last sixteen, I ain't sparin' a soul

Walk through the valley with a heart made of coal

Seen too many brothers get turned into ghosts

So I stay on point while they toast to the most

Loyalty ain't words, it's the blood that you spill

When the pressure get heavy and the night get still

I done lost count of the nights I couldn't sleep

Just the sound of the sirens and the dogs that don't weep

They tried to break the spirit, tried to bury the name

But the darker it get, the stronger the flame

Ain't no retirement when the streets call your number

Either you the hunter or you sleep under lumber

I bark for the fallen, I ride for the pack

Never turn soft, never lookin' back

When the final bell ring and the lights cut to black

I'm still the same dog that they couldn't attack

Yeah...

Grrr...

What!

Let's go!