I Went For Mine

[ VERSE 1 ]<br>My name is Diamond, yup, you`ve guessed it<br>Ran a thousand schemes, and I`ve never been arrested<br>I guess I`m lucky, cause I`m young and I`m a black man<br>And intelligent, so everything is relevant<br>Vision is clear, don`t have to wear contacts<br>Got a good lawyer, no shorts in my contract<br>Beats are selected with the highest scrutiny<br>I play Mr. Christian and just take mutiny<br>Cause this is my destiny, a lotta brothers keep testin me<br>But you haven`t heard the best from me<br>So remember one thing<br>Aiyo, it ain`t no thing but a chicken wing<br>Yeah, so sit back, and listen to the chit-chat<br>Sweet as a kit-kat (Diamond, where`d you get that<br>Beat from?) Yo, Jazzy dug in the crate<br>Needs another loop, so we added a flute<br>Then it came together, and I grabbed a pen<br>Then I double-checked it (for what?) loose ends<br>The object of a song is to keep your head movin<br>Hope you find a good A&R man... (haa)<br>A lot of acts get signed<br>And when the album comes out everyone says<br>"Aw manm, take that record off, don`t waste my time"<br>Due to that fact, I went for mine<br><br>I went for mine<br>Aiyo, I went for mine<br>I went for mine<br>So go for yours<br><br>[ VERSE 2 ]<br>I overcome hurdles like Edwin Moses<br>Everything is planned, but no one knows this<br>I never go broke, since I don`t sweat that<br>I make moves like a man on X-Lax<br>D-i to the a-m to the o-n-d<br>Aiyo, you got no wins, gee<br>So back up and take a breather, cause either<br>You must be on acid or from Lake Placid<br>I hop to it like a kangaroo<br>I got jumped by a gang of two<br>But I showed them a thang or two<br>Cause I`m not no chump<br>Now I clock notes cause I make you move your rump<br>Nothing`s for granted, grew up in the projects<br>Used to wear Taylors and chinese mock necks<br>Came a long way from back in the days<br>When Show went to Smith, and I went to Hayes<br>That was the past, and the future will be better<br>Pass the Moлt and keep the Cream Armaretto<br>Peace to Greg Nice and my man Fat Joe<br>My man O.G. and the rest of the homies<br>The Zulu Nation for the foundation<br>>From when I was a kid watchin _Lost In Space_, and<br>I never forget, cause I`m totally committed<br>To make slammin joints, just to prove my point<br>In `92 you can`t waste no time<br>(Word) go for yours, cause I went for mine<br><br>And you know that<br>And you don`t stop<br>And you know that<br>Cause I won`t drop<br>I went for mine<br>Aiyo, I went for mine<br>And to my sister Eugenia<br>You`re in the house<br>I went for mine<br>So go for yours, kid<br>And to my man Showbiz and all that<br>Lord Finesse