Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? If I could teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thug in harmony (Harmony) Then I would teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thugsta just like me If I could teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thug in harmony (Harmony) Then I would teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thugsta just like me How many mo dayz on this old earth can you see It'z a crime to me, so we should get ready for Armageddons 'Cause I know God should be ready to roll To go through all of tha wicked sh** like Mr. Policeman And duck if ya wanna pump your fist in tha air And pray for tha politicianz freely, get a amen? Tha last dayz of tha last dayz Thas why I get high, thas why I get high I'm holdin' onto my soul but nobody knowz when it all unfoldz Then when I don't go, remember tha dayz 'cause I all I got I go on my own with Bone, Bone, Bone muggin' runnin' through ya door Hoez speakin' of tha last day iz on with tha plastic trial What do you know? But I can't go wrong when I kick it with my song I turn it up 'cause you luf that thuggish, ruggish Bone, Bone, Bone Crossroadz that rulez tha world, enuf to make it Where we almost lost those who meant so much Why wasn't I chose? But it will not stop Bone those shotz Don't drop Bone no, no If I could teach tha world to be a thug like me Everybody thuggin' in heaven eternally Everyday tha world goes round and round I see it'z a small world after all, 'cause I can go meet 'an agree With my fanz, smoke a lil' weed and have a lil' laugh at cha'll But every now and then I getz caught up in a playa nation Lord whas wrong with tha nation, erase them But if I could teach tha world to be a thug just like me You could live your lifestyle worry free, in tha armz of tha Lord eternally No mystery but check tha essence of tha story, tha warrior Wasteland warrior, so true, divine, it'z mine, East 1999 It'z where ya findin' all of my kind, every time If I could teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thug in harmony (Harmony) Then I would teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thugsta just like me (If I, if I) We steadily united, not fairly divided, my thugstaz tha tightest As good as I got it, they don't need to find us, us k**az and fightaz 'Cause tha critics and writerz mixed up when they typed our story Tha wannabe warrior, thas for sure, and as thugz we're more and more I got, we got too much sh** to give, got sh** to give Expensive but still and still it'z all for tha lil' kidz, c'mon, oh, follow me (Bone) Way to go, we know tha way to go, follow me, follow me Bone And thas why I stay high 'cause I got sh** to deal with Tha government and these playa hataz out to k** Wish Wanna hurt this but uh-uh I got two mo-thug n***az you just cant f** with Artillery you can come with, n***a better let it rest sh** (sh**) To tha lil' boyz and girlz all over tha world, tha sh** that we say Is from tha streetz, not for you to go and do, uh or to repeat Please if we can, no more murder How must I say this, if we can, no more murder If I could teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thug in harmony (Harmony) Then I would teach the world (Whole wide world) To be a thugsta just like me Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high? Why do I stay high?