Versatyl & Pilgrim - Smart Is The New Gangsta lyrics

[Intro] [Verse 1] I step into the place with a b-boy lean Fresh, clean and dressed to k** I lean against the wall and survey the scene Music's on, I twist the green I see little shorty dressed in pink She's talking to this dude, who sips his drink They chat for a bit, and then begin To step to the beat and move their feet Now in comes Chris, he's looking real mean He's armed to the teeth, he's needing beef He sees little shorty and lady pink Thinks to himself, it's easy meat So he stands by me, sniffing in Ready to move on the little kid I've seen this before, this very scene It happened last week, to bidder Chris, I say [Hook] Smart, smart, smart is the new gangsta, I tell 'em Smart, smart, smart is the new gangsta, I say Smart, smart, smart is the new gangsta, I tell 'em Smart, smart, smart is the new gangsta [Verse 2] He looks at me with an evil grin He shakes his head and says to me "You don't know me, I need this green I need to pay bills to feed the kids" I said I do know you cause I ain't no fool I know how it ends, it's not so well You see back in the days the thug was in But now things changed, the smarts are in See brothers stepped up and got education Divine inspiration, switched direction It doesn't pay now the incarceration Times have changed it's a new millennium You need to think smart to get the solution Use your brain, hate's just an illusion I know crime pays when you escape detection But sooner or later, you'll pay it's nature cause [Hook] [Verse 3] God bless the mic, God bless the mic I spit real flows all the rest can bite See just the other day, around the way I was chilling with my mans when I heard him say "If you don't stand for truth then you'll fall for lies If your heart's not in it, then why disguise" I thought for a minute, and then I said Your words make sense it ain't hard to tell And if you look around then you're bound to see That sometimes life can be hard to live It's the reason peeps do all sort of things It's good versus evil but we're sure to win So we all get down when the record spins We dance through life cause we have a dream So shorty, shorty listen to me This advice I give can save your life, it's [Hook] [Outro]