Nate Dogg - Been a Long Time lyrics

[Saafir as radio host] Rrrah, uhh, b**h! It's radio radio station, cat Xzibit huh? K-W-Balls, Daniel Thompson hold like this Like that in fact, with a fat-a** Battlecat track I'm takin caller number one, that is.. Rrrah uhh, b**h - you took too long Caller number two like this.. [Xzibit] {*BZZT*} Bounce up out of the house close to midnight Full rack up in the back {*BZZ BZZ*} sh** is tight Full charge and I'm out for somethin Ma** production, Battlecat bang percussion End of discussion, hittin some corners, rearrange thangs And brang change, we expand California Listen - I lost more than I can ever gain back From this road to riches, makin my heart turn black So I'm cold to b**hes, and I never call back Plus I'm stoned and vicious, lay your whole hood flat Get your, sh** together n***a Big Snoop Dogg told me 'Do music and leave that other sh** alone homey' We came from dust, the X-odus, the hard to touch Y'all n***as ain't f**in with us, and plus It ain't nothin like standin on your own two So run them streets, but never let 'em run you [Hook: Nate Dogg] Time is steady wastin, steady wastin Since time won't wait for me, yeah, won't wait, won't wait Just give me a beat that's bang, give me a beat that's bangin I'll bust 'til I'm deceased, yeah, wooo-oooh, ooh-ooh-ooooh [Xzibit] Tune in, witness the rise of a icon The python wrap around 'til your breath gone The upper echelon, and I'm the cat you pull a weapon on And wanna squeeze 'til my life is gone? Back to the wall and trust nobody Sippin Cognac with Kurupt, Young Gotti Somebody gotta recognize this Throw fo' fingers up, add a thumb, then make it a fist Number one draft pick, lead the league in a**ists Give a f** how you decorate your neck and your wrists You just settin yourself up for the twist (gimme that) it's like this Only a few slide through like the Schindler's List Who's the b**h, who's the mack, what's worse The n***as that bring in the coke or smoke the crack? Metaphor figure four let it break your back (yeah) It's been a long time, where the gangstas at? [Hook] [Xzibit] Damn it feels good to be back in the saddle On top of the game, crackin the frame, the heat of the battle Been a long time comin but we waited Xzibit went from bein hated, to makin the whole world say it Give a f** if the radio play it n***as fall like the domino effect and you can't delay it It ain't about who you are when you're makin your stack It's the look that's on your face when you givin it back So picture that [Nate Dogg] Time, keeps on slippin, slippin.. keeps on slippin away.. mm-hmm My mind keeps on trippin, trippin.. trippin like ev-ery-day.. mm-hmm [X] Yeah, it's been a long time [Hook]