LIGHTERS UP

I come from BedStuy Where niggas either do or they gon' die, gotta keep the wratchet close by Someone murdered, nobody scene, nobody heard it Just another funeral service Niggas will get at you, come through shining, they yap you In broad daylight, kidnap you, best get clapped through Police stay on us like tattoos, niggas on the grind cause we have to Money is power, sling crack, weed, and powder Fiends come through every hour It's all about that dollar And we no deal with cowards, Weeklin' get devoured by the lion in the concrete jungle The strong stand and rumble, the week fold and crumble It's the land of the trouble Brooklyn, home of the greatest rappers B.I.G. comes first, then the Queen comes after Now put ya lighters up, BedStuy, put ya lighters up New York, put ya lighters up, D.C., keep puttin' ya lighters up Philadelphia, put ya lighters up, Detroit, put ya lighters up Chitown, keep putting ya lighters up, no matter where you from keep puttin ya lighters up Now let me give you a walk through Show you what to do and you don't do Where it's not safe to go to, dem boys approach you Better say quick who you close to Don't come through if niggas don't know you Cause people is talkin', the streets is watchin' The D's is lurking, stash the nine in the garbage The life of a hustler, the life of a gambler Dice games kill more niggas than cancer You know who you fuck with Brooklyn don't run, we run shit Roll up and just bumbrush shit We don't play that out in BK, not at all 4 pound leave ya face on the wall R.I.P in memory of, never show thy enemies love We get it on where we live, better have a pass when you cross that bridge Welcome to Brooklyn, put ya lighters up LA, put ya lighters up, VA, put ya lighters up Texas keep putting ya lighters up, New Orleans, put ya lighters up St. Louie, put ya lighters up, Atl., keep putting them lighters up No matter where you from, keep putting ya lighters up Damn, homie, I'm so to' and I don't think I'm ever gon' and I smoke no mo' And I don't think I'm ever gonna drink no mo' But fuck it bartender, you can give me one mo' We in the club like, damn homie I'm so to' and I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo' And I don't think I'm ever gonna drink no mo' But fuck it baretender, you can give me one mo' See, done told you I'm the hottest bitch on the planet, biggest sex symbol since Janet Just a naughty bandit, laying in the cut like a bandage Come through Fulton St. in a Vanquish Doing the damage and if you don't understand it, then let me give it to you in Spanish Soy la senorita mas Linda del barrio Y la va a mover afuera del espacio Still over in Brazil sippin' moscoto, you must've forgot though So I'm a take it back to the block yo Put you on to how we rock yo Some are boostin', 12 years old prostitutin' Hitmen hired for execution, there's no solution Niggas still piss in the hallways, fiends get high in em' all day The youth dem bang at cops off the roof You don't know, my town is the truth Welcome to Brooklyn Now put ya lighters up, New Jersey, put ya lighters up Boston, put ya lighters up, B-More, keep putting ya lighters up Miami, put ya lighters up, Puerto Rico, put ya lighters up Kingston, Jamaica keep puttin' themers up No matter where you from, keep putting ya lighters up Damn, homie, I'm so to' and I don't think I'm ever gon' and I smoke no mo' And I don't think I'm ever gonna drink no mo' But fuck it bartender, you can give me one mo' We in the club like, damn homie I'm so to' and I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo' And I don't think I'm ever gonna drink no mo' But fuck it baretender, you can give me one mo'