Dyin to be Down

[Esham]<br>Way back in the day,in 1987<br>People used to say I wouldn`t make it to heaven<br>1987 was the year of the trick<br>Muthafuckas talkin shit cause they was illegit<br>I used to hang out at the park and kick it with the fellas<br>Behind my back they talkin shit just because their jealous<br>Niggas used to diss me sayin I was a sucka<br>But that girl you all in love with....I fucked her<br>Nigga be dissin me but he can`t see<br>He takin care of a bitch who baby look like me<br>But I can`t tell him nothin,he`ll think that I`m jealous<br>I got more bitches holdin on my dick than Perry Ellis<br>Nigga didn`t know what I was all about<br>I got cold dissed when I was down and out<br>Before you called me a sucka and now you wanna be down<br>When I was broke you wasn`t comin around<br>Now people give me my props all over town<br>But niggas like you still dyin to be down<br><br>[chorus]<br><br>Dyin to be down means simply this<br>You don`t jock a nigga that you already dissed<br>And when you start jockin him then he`s knowin<br>You`re nothin but a sucka punk ass hoe and<br>A pussy ass nigga jumpin on the bandwagon<br>You`ll get kicked in your ass like the last dragon<br>D-y-i-n-g to be d-o-w-n my friend<br>No way that we could ever be cool<br>I`m takin all punk ass niggas to school<br>But, school is out and there`s no doubt in my mind<br>You wouldn`t set me up or drop a dime<br>Once a punk ass nigga always one<br>And you been a punk ass nigga in more ways than one<br>Except you keep comin around cuz niggas like you ain`t down<br>You`re dyin to be down<br><br>[chorus]<br>How can I be down is all I hear<br>But fuck Esham was the slogan last year<br>Now you got a new one,thinkin you gon` do one<br>Go put a dick in your booty and screw one<br>Cause you can`t screw me<br>I don`t care if you boo me<br>But in my face I won`t allow you to do me<br>To be down or not to be down is the question<br>You`ll never be down so don`t come around<br>Dreamin to be down<br>Schemin to be down<br>Like Captain Kirk I`ll be beamin your black ass down<br>Ain`t no ifs,ands or buts or maybes<br>You`re like a dog with rabies who tried to play me<br>But you can`t fade me so how that sound<br>You`re just another punk nigga...dyin to be down