THE MASK

Have you ever worn a mask? M to the A to the S to the K Put the mask on the face just to make the next day Feds be hawkin me jokers be stalkin me I walk the street and came glauge my identity My posse in Brooklyn wears the mask, my cew in the jersey wears the mask Stick up kids in boogie woogie wears the mask Yeah everybody wears the mask but how long will it Last Yo, Yo I used to work at Burger King a king taken orders Punch in my clock now I'm wanted by the manager Soupin me up sayin your good worker how would you like a quarter Raise, move up to the register Large in charge but you gotta be a spy come back and tell me whose buggin my fries and getting high on company time Hell no siree wrong MC shy should I be a spy when your spying me And you see what you thought you saw but never seen you missed the last move check mate crown me king Pulled my 22 pistol whipped whip in the face Hired now I'm faced sober but now in wired Eyes pitch ED but the beat bopped my head Hit the streets for relife, I bumped into peds I got kidnapped they took me to D. C. Had me working underground building missiles for world war 3 M to the A to the S to the K Put the mask on the face just to make the next move Brothers be claimin ladies be gamin I walk the street and flang my identity My posse uptown wears the mask, my crew in the queens wear the mask Stick up kids with the Tommy hill wear the mask Yeah everybody wears the mask but how long will it Last I thought he was the one, I was tua gunned by his lips Takin sips of the nomal Red. O. Sox. with a twist Shook my hips to the bass line his joker grabbed my waist line Puttin pressure on my spine trying to get elbow to wine I backed up off him then I caught him With 5 fingers to his face I had to put him in his place This kids invading my space But then I recognized the smile but I couldn't place the style So many fronts in his mouth I thought he was the golden child Then it hit me that's tariq from off the street around my greats I haven't seen him since is when he was booked for doing scams I tried to walk away but he wouldn't let me leave He ran up quick behind me askin you what happened to my nigga Steve Steve was like this kid I went with back in grammer school I chuckled knuckle heard I seen him yesterday his cool Bust it so how you looking for now probably someone intellectual I kept the conversation straight but he dept trying to make it sexual Then his old lady tired to play me waved her hands up in my face Yo I told her check you man cause bitch you actin out of place M to the A to the S to the K put the mask on your face just to make the next day Brothers be frontin they be then the be running I walk the street and camouflage my identity My posse in the ronx wears the mask My crew on the isle wears the mask Stick up kids rolling in the omni wears the mask Yeah everybody wears the mask but had long will it last 3a. m. in the morning on the boulevard I'm still at large engaged with my entourage Me and god father in a 67 dodge I skipped out then looked then post up my gaud Searching for my car that was stolen from Scotland Yard My first instance was to check the chop shop garage As I rung the bell someone tapped my on my back I turned around and looked it was a rookie in a mask He said I got an itch on my trigger Don't move nigger I'm takin you for murder See cops are 2 faces like 2 laces on my Reeboks My knees knocked as I stepped back for a clear shot You did you shoot em nah kid I didn't have the balls That's when I realized I'm bumpin too much biggie smalls M to the A to the S to the K just to name the next day Runners be theifen cops be thief'in brothers be schemin and should be teaming Jokers be smoking and stayin broken Bitches be teasin and money skeezin Niggas be crapin baby's mothers be weepin I walk the street and camouflage my identity My posse in haiti wears the mask my crew in Jamaica wears the mask Stick up kids bumpin fu gee la wear the mask Yeah everybody wears the mask but how long will it last