Artist: Shyne Album: Gangland Song: You're Welcome * Typed by: OHHLA Webmaster DJ Flash * Diddy diss song [Shyne] Close your eyes and turn off the lights Listen to the words that this author writes Seen so much, so many parts of life Darker life, wrongs only God can right Think back when I was loose, rollin around Insurrection 'bout to gun some down Didn't care 'bout no rap career cat You violate - I go twist your bare cap Yeah - I've gotten blessed that night in that club Nobody died from that slug I think about the way that I was I tell ya I was on one, cuz 'Bout to catch a few bodies, woulda probably caught the chair First album y'all would never got to hear Huh - I can't believe that I'm here I should've been buried with my peers [Chorus] Close your eyes and turn off the lights Been suffering all my life Listen to the words that this author writes Close your eyes and turn off the lights And listen to the words that this author writes [Shyne] I guess e'rything happens for a rhyme and reason Still don't excuse the lyin and treason You could face 100 years in the precinct Keep your mouth closed, ain't no speakin When you in the streets, this is how it goes Police ask you say you don't know Make sure the witness all follow same code Death before dishonor 'til they take away your soul I need to know, how my co-d Called witness to sacrifice me Just so he, can get away free This does not comply with the streets But he ain't from there This is not a smear This is what they fear The whole truth, I swear [Chorus] Close your eyes and turn off the lights Listen to the words that this author writes Close your eyes and turn off the lights Man, wrongs only God can right [Shyne] Look - one thing about me, I was never naive I might've played dumb to get what I need But I could see, who was he Nothin ain't surprise me about this creep Ha, I'm from the land of the East All up in the streets Man mi nuh skin teeth Eyes wide shut, shotta don't sleep Look, I seen the plot What he did to Mason he did to LOX What he did to Wolf and he did to Ock God bless the dead, Notorious PAC Why would I think that I was different? So I just, I sat in the distance Kept my mouth closed, looked and listened Learned all the trades of the sharks and fishes [Chorus] Ha - turn off the lights Suffering all my life Wrongs only God can right [Shyne] I got partners to go to jail for body the man caught Get shot, know who shot him? I won't testify in court This kid got millions, that's how he talks Shoulda took that paper, made his soul walk Talkin 'bout he ain't responsible for my actions Man, if I was yappin The world would knew what happened Them kids was about to wrap him Shyne, they should thank him But nooooo, they hate him I hope I ain't rambling Y'all got questions, I'm just answerin [Chorus] Close your eyes and turn off the lights And listen to the words that this author writes Suffering all my life Man, wrongs only God can right [Shyne] Alpo did it to Rich, Brutus did it to Caesar Throughout history, the thing is repeated In a world where Sammy the Bull is leaders Frank Lucas's and Joseph Massino's Nooooo, that ain't my world All I got is my, and my word Until the electric chair burns, I don't bend, I don't turn You ain't to blame for the witness you called To say it was me, nah that ain't your fault The lawyers you paid, I mean that you bought To sacrifice me in open court, ha~! I moved on I promise no more songs Blood, I wish you well Ha, now watch me sell Thank you, thank you, thank you