Plies - Can't Let Em Bury Me

Hook: I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I rather b judged by 20 carried by 6 Before I let somebody take me out 'round dis bitch I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me Verse 1: Ion care if u agree but I'm living mine on da edge It's a difference out here between being smart & scared A lot of niggas that thought they was sharp they wind up dead & as a young nigga I learned if u slipping then u weigh it & if u wise then u think about shit before u say it & it's a certain type of nigga shouldn't never know where u stay at & talk 3 of a kind we call that shit a spread Paying a nigga to whack yo ass we call that putting it on yo head Remember pa said "I take dis war shit deeply" I close my eyes sometimes & ask God I hope he keep me To fear nun to trust nun nobody ain't have to teach me Define friends & love in these streets ain't where I'm seeking Cause ain go let nan nigga hurt me I rather do u 'fore I let u do me Hook: I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I rather b judged by 20 carried by 6 Before I let somebody take me out 'round dis bitch I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me Verse 2: I'm living in a world where ain make up da rules & ya enemies always turn out to b da people ya knew Da niggas young & thugging da ones da most improving If u make it or ya don't it depends on how ya move Who play in front of u da most da ones u thought was cool Da niggas I watch da closest is da ones I'm closest to Da flaggers & da fakers they wind up on da news & if u think dis shit a game out here that's when u lose Dis world don't love nobody & if u don't believe that u a fool When niggas getting bread they get comfortable then they lose Mo'e money mo'e problems I done heard that shit before No money still problems u ain't got it then ya know A nigga once told me make everything count Cause if a nigga catch u fooling he gone take yo ass out Hook: I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I rather b judged by 20 carried by 6 Before I let somebody take me out 'round dis bitch I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me Verse 3: Ain't nobody gone make me tuck em my nuts I'ma let em hang Done lost a lot of my niggas but I guess that's part of da game Tryna explain it to they momma's that shit was hard to explain All da emotions & da stress in these streets it'll leave u drained When ya living & ya breathing out here they don't feel ya pain But when ya dead & ya gone they treat u like u was a saint Most people when da pressure get on they go in a tank It's a sad situation to b out here & can't think Cause shit can get ugly my nigga before u blink & I'ma pour it out for my niggas before I drink That's y when I wake up in da morning I give thanks Cause it's a lot of niggas that wanted to wake up but they can't Cause ain go let nan nigga hurt me I rather do u 'fore I let u do me Hook: I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I rather b judged by 20 carried by 6 Before I let somebody take me out 'round dis bitch I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me I can't let em bury me