Grand Puba - It's Been A While lyrics

[Intro] Blessing grand puba dem Respect eh! Everytime [Hook] It's been awhile since you heard grand puba Lord knows murda dem murda dem That's what happen when the god touch the pen Not shabba rank but I rank top ten Only know one way to play that's to win If it's about business then count me in If it's no paper it's a miscount then Godfather sliding through with ease Shots a gun then I roll up my sleeve Find a hot joint then I put her on leave One request no fake a** tities or weave Allergic to the fake sh** I keep a hunnid on me Then I make it rain cause ma nick name sunny money Cause I believe the children are the future Teach them well and help them lead the way Show em all the beauty they possess inside Give them that knowledge of self to make it To make it easier Let them children's laughter remind us how we used to be Kings and Queens not hoes and fiends Don't believe everything you see upon the screens Nowadays it's seems that it's all about the greens But it don't mean a thing with the red and black in between [Hook] It's been awhile since you heard grand puba Lord knows It's been awhile since you heard grand puba It's been awhile since you heard grand puba [Verse 2] If you want it come get it cause I got Trust me god I'm only getting started Turn up I never do it half hearted Me and this beat related cause this joint came out retarded I'm a New York fellow laid back and mellow That's why I rock the seven knowledge knowledge eleven So, check the bill come get your head filled It's been a long time See you people just don't get it I never mind them critics, media, blog haters even dopefiend did it Come on people hate cause I keep it retro But like them joints that I drop look how fast my sh** go [Hook] It's been awhile since you heard grand puba ay Lord knows Lord God knows It's been awhile since you heard grand puba ay You know I know u dont know what we know [Outro] Some people try to say we're crazy Destructive, ignorant and lazy Waste money on foolish things Forget trouble he's a slave We come from kings and queens So peace to the god peace to the earth SI as I travel to through the whole universe [?] happy time since [?] each other It's been a long long long long time You don't know what we know