[Verse 1] I don't talk to haters I need a translator Annita Baker I give you the best I got I used to wear pagers double my paper Give me an hour meet me at the Howard Johnson Five pounds of mid thought we was major Five pounds of haze thought that we made it I know 'bout my money don't know 'bout no faker I grew in Rodeo blowing Jamaica I'm running the city I might run for mayor Ran into your b**h and that sh** was a lay up I got to hustle its no time to lay up No time no wait up I know that you hate us Its no time to worry, no time to stop You know we not stopping, cause we want it all I used to cop a pound then break it down with my n***as I need a couple mil to pa** around to my n***as We so for real so please don't play around with my n***as [Hook] I can't force it I can't fake it that's the way we are I do me and you do you unless they way apart You tryna to be somebody else and I just play my part And I can't be no one but me that's just the way we are And I ain't read no script that's just the way we are I can't make up none of this sh** that's just the way we are I've been that n***a 'fore all this that's just the way we are I've been had work I've been had b**hes that's the way we [Verse 2] When you move up like George they talk down for sure I cop galore and make sure we score I smoke like I'm rich for the days we was poor The days had mid when we was ignored Now your shorty record every time we record My neck is wow we never reform I used to trap 'til like 6 in the morn' Now I smoke an L and I lay in the lawn Stress free on the best weed I'm so gone I'm so high Got to hang glide to come get me Catch me where them checks be Got Nike I mean Benji Not a little I need plenty She got a little bu*t but she s**y I'm a little drunk so don't tempt me Cause I slam dunk in that p**y I slam dunk in that p**y I slam dunk in that p**y [Hook] I can't force it I can't fake it that's the way we are I do me and you do you unless they way apart You tryna to be somebody else and I just play my part And I can't be no one but me that's just the way we are And I ain't read no script that's just the way we are I can't make up none of this sh** that's just the way we are I've been that n***a 'fore all this that's just the way we are I've been had work I've been had b**hes that's the way we are [Break] I can't force it I can't fake it that's the way we are That's the way we are I've been had work I've been had b**hes that's the way we are That's the way we are [Hook] I can't force it I can't fake it that's the way we are I do me and you do you unless they way apart You tryna to be somebody else and I just play my part And I can't be no one but me that's just the way we are And I ain't read no script that's just the way we are I can't make up none of this sh** that's just the way we are I've been that n***a 'fore all this that's just the way we are I've been had work I've been had b**hes that's the way we are