Lil' Flip - It's a Fact lyrics

[Lil' Flip] Uh, take a look in my eyes, tell me what you see A n***a who was young, grew up to be a G I started off playin basketball for my coach He started hatin so I took a differint approach I'ma rap, f** sweatin, and I'ma do somthin (like what) that a n***a won't be regrettin Could I ride? (no) Could I steal? (no) Could I jack? (no) Should I k**? (no) Nah, I gotta get my sh** together Cause a n***a need a house and big furniture with the leather I pick up the pen, I pick up the pace And I used to be broke I couldn't even pick up my face And now, listen to the sh** a n***a be doin While you n***a's thinkin that a n***a's career be ruined From smokin, and drinkin Drinkin, and smokin And I'ma try and go platinum while you thinkin and hopin Wishin and lookin, trying to do what I do And if ya f** with me, ill shoot or ill sue And how you wanna' handle business, I can get it like that And sellin work on the block, I used to get it like that But I had to back back, and open up my eyes When you runnin in these streets, you might get a surprise Your friend could be a foe, your girl could be a ho And everybody you think got your back, you don't know Doop been here before a n***a got rich So Doop right here when I ridin in my 6 My n***a Cease make beats for me everyday And guess what he don't never ask to get payed My n***a Red keep it real, Hump got my back When I didn't have a car, Hump bought a Lac Now Hump bought a Jag, and I'm in it Runnin through these hoes but my name ain't Emitt Uh [Chorus: Lil' Flip] It's a fact - everybody smiling ain't your friend Everybody with a grin contemplating on you man It's a fact - you reap what you sow, better watch what you do Cause you'll do it to somebody that'll do it to you It's a fact - your best friend will turn his back on ya Pull a gat on ya, even rat on ya It's a fact - that most n***as act like hoes It's a fact - that most n***as act like hoes [Lil' Flip] Now who can you trust, who can you depend on? When you all broke need money to lend on When you tryin'a ball and your money been gone When you tryn'a put the down payment on 10 homes Will your n***a ride for you? Will your n***a bust? Will a n***a come and get your a** out them cuffs? Will your n***a take you to the mall and buy some clothes? Will your n***a ever put you first before them hoes? Will your n***a buy you drank and smoke up the weed? Ride for your a** when n***as shootin down your street Come to your funeral and tell a f**in story Think about them nuts that we took with no glory That category, the list The rappin the hoes, the hoes and the shows It comes and it goes De Da De Da De Da [Flip talking] Straight up n***a, that's how I feel Know what I'm sayin'? Everybody needs to be ballin n***a If you got chain n***a, your n***a need to have a chain If you gotta' cut n***a, your n***a need a cut If you gotta' hundred in your pocket n***a Your n***a need at least have fifty, know what I'm sayin? n***as that get in the rap Forget about them n***as who helped 'em n***a Keep it real n***a So that's why I don't wanna f** with you new n***as man I ain't shootin marbles with you n***as But y'all cool [Lil' Flip] If it ain't s**afree don't f** wit me Cause I know you got your eyes on my luxury If you ain't s**afree don't f** with me Cause I know you got your eyes on my luxury [Chorus]