( tray-dee ) Once upon a time not long ago 4 way befo da dayz i wuz known 2 flow I wuz showin str8 luv in da beach Hugz frum da freaks Even by tha thugz wit da heats Now it seem da hole damn hood dun switchd up Used ta put our fists up see hoo lip git bust Hallain out da set as we sweat at da hutch Come frum out of bounds mess around git stuck So tell me wuts up wit dis lbc thang Homies hatin homies wen we on dis g thang Now peep game it's about ta be da next centerury It ain't about life witout da penetentaries It git ta be a damn shame at times Knowin we da strongest wen thangs cumbine Bang da 9 dub an' insane 4 life West an' north side keep brangin it rite ( hook, butch ca**idy ) Let's all come 2getha leave that bull alone I'm tired of playin games man wuts goin on We all shood luv one anutha put da guns away An' kick it with each otha on dis luvly thang ( snoop ) We pushin da real about da lbc Dirty d, reeseka, an' big skrappy C-dogg on da switch cuz dis is eastside good Beach city 2 da fullest wut chall thout dis wuz I'm hallain at my family jimmy brown frum da beach He told me dat da hood wuz back crackin at peace So u know me i'ma throw us a feast Fa all my homeboyz frum da muthaf**in east Y'all deserve it i'm swervin in da beema now I wish all my dead homeboyz kood see me now I'm driftin thinkin back how it wuz But all dis muney kan't bring da homies back up So take it 4 wut it wuz worth Frum da earth 2 da dirt We gunna du dis til yo head hurt My time keeps slippin away Me an' my n***az keep chippin away I rememba wen my n***a fay wuz lockd away We used 2 tell him how we dreamd about gittin payd An' now we takin trips wile we mix alize An' we du dis in da lbc kinda way ( hook ) ( goldie loc ) U got me on da muney makin mission But my moms at da house stedy wishin That i don't roll out cuz she know sumthin rong So i take anutha git frum da bomb I leave da house ta git wit dis gangsta hits Doggs an' locs git redy ta manage a grip Dirty dale frum insane an' lil sag frum da dub Dem both of bruthas i gots ta giv em luv Now wut dis sound like Me blastin anyone of my kind foo dat ain't rite I still repent on evrythang that i did Let me put my thangs up i gots ta raise me a kid Baby goldie gunna hav it jus like spanky Let me git my funds rite homie don't playa hate me Lite it up blaze it up ain't no need fa chokin Eastside long beach foo we west coast ( hook )