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The allure of the street life is often glamorized by movies and music, but those who have truly been close to that life know that it rarely comes without a cost.
On this single, Jon Keith and Dru Bex illustrate the point over a banger by Cardec Drums. Whether it’s losing one’s life, losing a friend, losing one’s freedom or losing one’s piece of mind, there’s always a cost when you want to come up in the street life.
lyrics
Hook
Wow! Don’t you know the streets don’t apologize, yeah, no no, now you got a
little reputation and they saying that you on the rise, yeah, and you say you got a lot of ties
I know what it cost, I know what it cost, I know what it cost, just to get it-get it, I know what it cost
Verse 1 (Dru Bex)
Wow! Look at how far I came, got the mission and I ran with it
Running man, running through the dark with the candle lit
This is all God’s plan, I couldn’t plan for this
Im reminded of the cause, thinking 'bout my past, I’m reminded, I was lost
Saviour had to come down and die up on the cross
So that I could be found like a diamond in the rough
Now I’m praying for my dogs, yah, running in the street, looking out for the opps
I know you got a whole lot of drama, but you ain’t got to stay up on the block
I know what it cost to get you some respect like a boss
But when the ops come and pull up with the llama, you won’t care about respect when your gone
Hook
Don’t you know the streets don’t apologize? Now you got a
Little reputation and you saying that you on the rise, yeah you say you got a lot of ties
I know what it cost, I know what it cost, I know what it cost just to get it-get it, I know what it cost
Verse 2 (JK)
Count it, I really did
I try to stay up off the corner where my relly (relative) live
And do you bang ‘cause you rap? It’s all relative
you get the John without the past, is that a better gift?
Who-who-who hot, who you really got?
Boy I know you ain’t a snitch but you got a shot
Off the block, tell me what it’s worth, you ain’t got a lot
Photo op, you ain’t get the picture, you just want the crop
Bang-bang-bang, yeah-yeah, I been in the pen
I worked with them kids, I seen what it is they saying
“Bang-bang-bang, I’m a need that”
Then they let them go, they ain’t free, they about to relapse, uh
I seen a better way, meditate, don’t medicate
Dru, I’m a need another eight like Jon and Kate
They Don’t get it ‘til they get got or get locked
Or been shot, a whole lot, it’s too hot,
They won’t stop, I’m done
Hook
Don’t you know the streets don’t apologize? Now you got a
Little reputation and you saying that you on the rise, yeah you say you got a lot of ties
I know what it cost, I know what it cost, I know what it cost just to get it-get it, I know what it cost
credits
released October 26, 2018
Written by: Dennis Dunkley Jr., Jon Keith
Produced by: Cardec Drums
Additional Production by: Adam J. Pondang
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