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Neighbors

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Neighbors

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I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dopeOkay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dopeSellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellin' dope[Verse 1]Yeah, I don't want no picture with the presidentAI just wanna talk to the manESpeak for the boys in the bandoAnd my nigga never walkin' againApologize if I'm harpin' againAI know these things happen oftenABut I'm back on the sceneEI was lost in a dream as I write thisThe team down in AustinI been buildin' me a house, Back home in the South, maAWon't believe what it's costin'EAnd it's fit for a king, right?Or a nigga that could sing and explain all the pain that it cost himMy sixteen should've came with a coffinAFuck the fame and the fortuneEWell, maybe not the fortune But one thing is for sure thoughThe fame is exhaustin'That's why I moved away, I needed privacyASurrounded by the trees and Ivy LeagueEStudents that's recruited highlyThinkin' "You do you and I do me"Crib has got a big 'ol back 'ol yardAMy niggas stand outside and pass cigarsEFilled with marijuana, laughin' hardThankful that they friend's a platinum starIn the driveway there's no rapper carsJust some shit to get from back and forthJust some shit to get from back and forthWelcome to the Sheltuh, this is pureAWe'll help you if you've felt too insecureETo be the star you always knew you wereWait, I think police is at the door[Hook][Refrão]Okay, the neighbors think I'm sellin' dopeHm, I guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope sellin' dopeI guess the neighbors think I'm sellin' dope, sellin' dopeSellin' dope, sellin' dope, sellin' dopeWell motherfucker, I am[Verse 2]Some things you can't escape:ADeath, taxes, and a ra-E-cist society that makeEvery nigga feel like a candidateFor a Trayvon kinda fateAEven when your crib sit on a lakeEEven when your plaques hang on a wallEven when the president jam your tapeTook a little break just to annotateAHow I feel, damn, it's lateEI can't sleep cause I'm paranoidBlack in a white man territoryCops bust in with the army gunsANo evidence of the harm we doneEJust a couple neighbors that assume we slangOnly time they see us we be on the news, in chains, damnDon't follow me[Hook][Refrão] (repetir)
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