Seen It All Before

[Verse 1: [?]]
I've seen it all before
You ain't never had the Jakes
And the bailiffs at your door
Ready to take what's your's
Man I've seen it all before
I've seen niggas rob their own niggas
Just to make a likkle change 'cause they're poor
Man I've seen it all before
And I don't like to say what I've seen
But just know that I've seen it all before
'Cause I've been there for sure
And we don't follow rules or the law
You ain't from the 'hood 'cause I ain't seen you before
And the ends is kinda snakey that's for sure
And these niggas ain't real anymore
So I'm with the same bruddas from before

[Verse 2: Novelist]
I've seen it all before
Came up in the war
Thank God, how I'm still alive, I'm not sure
Got niggas in the grave that I can't see again
Don't come around tryna be tough, it's not safe
I've seen it all before, from waps to [?]
Them olders got old school stripes but been poor
Where's the code gone? This ain't the same no more
I was raised by them old school man that don't talk
Seen it all before, had girls around the world before I toured
Women with class, never whores
But I'm older now and wanted one and nutting more
That will hold me down, that's what a G expects
'Cause I've seen it all before
I don't need stress, I've been blessed
Say what I mean and speak less
It's all real, from dirt I did build
They can't see what I'm on
See me and they getting chills

[Verse 3: [?]]
I've seen it all before
Told a girl my name
She was giggling in disbelief
I said the game's the game
Sticky fingers picking brains
And you know how it goes
Mix the [?] with the Marvel
Super-suit under my clothes
Seen it all before
And I ain't one of those
The sessions of a G all running free inside her dome
So I smile and stay composed
Bid the fine girl farewell
Walking while she's calling
As if I don't hear well

[Verse 4: [?]]
Seen it all before
Used to run his mouth but didn't mean it all before
He was talking on the [?] 'bout some Lizzie round the Lizzie
He got caught up in the blizzard
Now the heat is in the door
I don't talk on what I've seen
Them man speak on what they saw
Or things they claim they seen
I've seen it all
So I don't close my eyes and not recall
I set the scene
More streets than movie screens, I'm from The 4
Used to pose up on my college steps and treat it like awards

[Outro: Novelist]
It's 2019
This one goes out to my bruddas in the Zone 4
The ghetto, [?]
Big up all the [?] man, Cali' man
[?]
R.I.P. to my homegirl Simone
My G [?], I ain't forgot about you brudda
Rest up to all the fallen soldiers
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