As the title and intro suggest, KA is using this song to highlight a few decisions that some people (possibly KA) have had to make.
After some of the quandaries detailed, there’s a background affirmation in parentheses. These might reveal KA’s own decision.
[Intro]
Gotta teach the shorties that...
The decisions they make in they life is crucial, man
For real
They choices is gon' be with them for the rest of they life
[Hook x2]
A simple right or left can mean life or death
Epic fail or nice success
Days of pleasure or nights of stress
[Verse 1]
Live with a bird-bitch or be homeless?
Walk with a dirty 5th or be chromeless?
Add on the inf or miss my opponent?
Want ads or ship in bricks to the bonus (bundles!)?
Stay sober or sip it up
Keep that rhyme or rip it up? (Is that good?)
Be a good nigga or risk the cuffs?
Constantly doubt or consistent trust?
Run through the hoes or settle down?
Conform to what's on, or keep my ghetto sound?
Hustle here or pick a better town?
Keep it on safety or let it pound?
[Hook]
[Verse 2]
Blood or Crip?
Honor my mom or who I'm thuggin' with? (Honor mom dukes)
Is this lust or do I love this shit?
Keep it gutter, or get butter-dipped? (Get buttered)
Speak or listen?
Nut or reposition? (Reposition)
Praise Allah or be a Christian?
Go to school or through the system? (Hell no)
Retire or reenlist? (Reenlist)
Do them years or be a snitch?
Be content with what I have or try to get rich?
Chuck like a motherfucker or try to assist?
[Hook]
[Verse 3]
Cash or credit? (Cash, nigga!)
Let that sucker pass or set it? (Set it)
Continue to beef in the streets or dead it?
Reminisce with pride or regret it?
Stack or spend?
Hope party goes smooth, or bring ratchets in? (Ratchets in)
Do without or ask a friend?
Keep screwface or laugh and grin?
Quit now or get more rocks to pump?
Turn the other cheek or pop the trunk?
Resolve issues like a man, not a punk
Or run out with the pistols, cock and dump?
[Hook]
Decisions was written by Ka.
Decisions was produced by Ka.
“Decisions” was the album’s concept song. Just thinking about a lot of the decisions that you make periodically – be it over a long period or a short period of time – that’s going to affect how your life is going to end. Some of them are slight, some of them are very slight, and some of them are m...