Remember Where You Came From

[Intro]
Don't let that money change ya
Don't let that money change ya
Don't be switchin' for that money
Don't switch up for the money

[Verse 1]
I see these fools on the under, broke with no scratch
Strugglin' in the hood, and came up on they first batch
Of A-1 yay, workin' for the homie
Gettin' 20 off the 100, drop a sack and watch him run it
Done it for about six month, it's they turn to front
The homies drinkin' Hen, splittin' Vegas, rollin' blunts
Remember yo folks is out there doin' bad in the streets
And help yo folks, who's out there smokin', get back on they feet
'Cause them the same G's you knew before you had them ki's
When you was sippin' Cool Breeze and eatin' government cheese
Don't let that money change ya, 'cause that money'll change itself
And don't be switchin' up on yo partners 'cause ya got some wealth
Sittin' on them thangs, mobbin' through town and gettin' yo clown
Poppin' at them ratheads, man you know how it be goin' down
Shakin' all yo folks, to take a broad to the movies or the mall
Back when you was stuck, you couldn't pay 'em for a phone call
Now that you ballin', you ain't there when you homies callin'
Ain't got no love, and in yo hood they wanna see you fallin'
For gettin' that scratch and flash, switchin' up and actin' dumb
Check yourself playa, remember where you came from

[Chorus]
You know up in the hood is where you got yo game from
And when that money come, remember where you came from
Fools get the scratch and forget
Back when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhh
You know up in the hood is where you got yo game from
And when that money come, remember where you came from
Fools get the scratch and forget
Back when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhh

[Verse 2]
Don't forget about yo struggle playa, when that money comin' in
All that's gonna end when the task force is runnin' in
Them hot and sunny days gonna turn into stormy weather
You ain't too clever, thinkin' the dope game gonna last forever
You get one chance to be real, but once you fail, you out
Shook all yo homies, now it ain't nobody to bail you out
Shot yo woman to the left, 'cause you was busy trampin'
Won't accept yo collect calls because she vampin'
With one of the real homies in yo hood, that you turned to back on
When you got yo scratch on, now latch on
To the bars, with yo head down, wishin' you could do it again
But they sendin' you to the pen
You wasn't real, now nobody care what happens to ya
Be true to the game, or see how quick the game'll switch and do ya
Throw you a curve, when you lookin' for a straight pitch
Locked down, 'cause ya start actin' like a straight uhhh
Get some act right, don't switch up on the playas on yo team
Be the same through it all, with or without them greens
Just keep yo feet on the ground, don't let yo head swell
And umm, if you start ballin', remember where you came from

[Chorus]

[Verse 3]
Yo closest doggs, man the ones you feel everyday
Money'll make 'em shake you, like that quake we had in The Bay
I've seen go from flat broke to ballin, overnight
See me in the traffic, nod they head, and keep mobbin', right
It ain't no thang, 'cause mine done came, but I ain't switchin' up
I still be kickin' it in the cut with Mac Reese and Chuck
Hoopin' at the schoolhouse, loungin' at the pool hall
Livin' in the hood and I'm down when my homies call
Long as I know what goes up comes down fast
When that money gone, I'm gonna still have my ghetto past
True to this game, 'cause this game done made me real
So I spit what they feel, and ain't changin' for no dollar bill
'Cause I remember how it feel not to have a cent
Diggin' in my pockets, comin' out with nothing but some lint
Dependin' on my momma, not even knowin' how much she had
Lookin' at my fits, and in my fridge, I know we doin' bad
Now I'm on my toes and I ain't slippin' for you
Back up off my bumper, before I do y'all in, really tho'
You know I know fo' sho' where I got this game from
And I ain't never switchin', I remember where I came from

[Chorus]