Lil D.

[Intro: Shane Eagle]
(Let's ride out)
Ayy, turn me up, son
Ayy, turn me up, son

[Refrain: Shane Eagle]
I used to ride around
Ride around, ride around
I used to ride around
Ride around, ride around

[Verse 1: Shane Eagle]
Used to run around the city in D's grandma's Toyota
Hit the gas station hotboxin', the windows rolled up
I was 12, D. had to be about three years older
I wasn't smokin' but caught a wiff of the odour
Parked it in the mornin', make sure that the fuel was poured up
Used to share Fubu, throwback jerseys and bump The Chronic
Two kids in the same city dreamin' way beyond it
Back then D. was the one headed for greatness
Back when you had to win Monsters of Rhythm to make it
And, yeah, he did so
A trip out to L.A was a prize for the show
Everything was paid for, just had to make sure that he go

[Refrain: Shane Eagle]
Yo
We used to ride around
Ride around, ride around

[Verse 2: Shane Eagle]
Yo
Back then my mind was on girls and PS1's
Get fresh, hit the mall and cop some Air Force 1's
But back then my nigga David already copped the gun
Said they was finna rob the spot up the road and make a run (Run, run, run, run)
Is you ridin'?
Is you ridin'?

[Refrain: Shane Eagle]
Used to ride around, ride around

[Chorus: Shane Eagle]
Yo
Let me tell you 'bout my brother Lil D
We used to ride around the city talkin' 'bout who we gon' be, yeah
Let me tell you 'bout my brother Lil D
We used to ride around the city talkin' 'bout we gon' be

[Verse 3: Shane Eagle]
I said, "Nah" and they left
My instincts saved me a breath
Them niggas rolled out on a mission like this shit was Grand Theft
But real life always has a way of humblin'
You gotta check your company, they say that they down
But when the cookie gets to crumblin', you know that they're out, yeah
My nigga D. ended up in penitentiary
Fast forward time his lil' brother made it independently
Ironically, dropped his tape and titled it 'Yellow'
The rest is history, my nigga, hello (Hello)
Paid him a visit, can't believe I was talkin' through a glass
He asked me about my father was doin' and I told him that he passed
Tears in his eyes, he lost track of time
But hope in his eyes when he got to see my face
Said he couldn't wait for the time to see some light of day
Broke it down for me, told me that there is no other way
He might have to do this shit that got him there in the first place
'Cause ain't nobody wants to see a felon in the workplace
Just another nigga, fell victim to peer pressure in the circuits, yeah

(Refrain: Shane Eagle)
We used to ride around
Ride around, ride around, yeah
Yeah, yeah

[Chorus: Shane Eagle]
Yo
Let me tell you 'bout my brother Lil D
We used to ride around the city talkin' 'bout who we gon' be
Let me tell you 'bout my brother Lil D
We used to ride around the city talkin' 'bout we could be, damn

[Outro: Shane Eagle]
I figured it out, we just modern day slaves
How my momma feed her family off this minimum wage
And I could blow 20 racks that I made from being on stage in front of strangers
Shit, that shit the strangest
Look, I wear my heart on my sleeve-