Shake 'Em Off

My Mama told me head above the water
You go and test your luck in death before dishonor
I got to stay alive for my son and daughter
The Devil is alive and I can take no offer. (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row. (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row (Oh Nah)

Hey little daddy, you're young and you act wild
Growing up in poverty has made you a stepchild
Guns made you strong while drugs made you hostile
But I'm a different breed, I know when to buck wild
Discipline is everything, listen to my speech
Learn to close your yap when you blend with the sheeps
Only show your teeth when you ready to eat
And a wolf may cry when the moon faces the east
And a wolf may die if he heads for a peak.
Cause ain't no time out when it comes to the streets!
It ain't a pretty sight when God falls asleep
Nobody hears you when you're wrapped in them sheets
You can talk all you want, you threat you're deceased,
And you can share the pain when you boiled in the grease
They said I rap Gansta but that's my reality
Don't make a threat when your screwface is eyeing me!

My Mama told me head above the water
You go and test your luck in death before dishonor.
I got to stay alive for my son and daughter
The Devil is alive and I can take no offer. (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row. (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row. (Oh Nah)

The Grim reaper awaits to dig deeper
chills down the spine like a page from a beeper
Fear is the virus that evolves from the either
Swallow you whole when you know you can't beat her
She told you she won when she said you can see her
Looking at the candle as it melts by the meters
Time running out as she laughs as she greets you
Then leaves you in the dark until the loneliness eats you.
Alive, like a plate of an uncooked creature
Knowledge is the keeper of the one who seeks her
The more you ignore the more she defeats you
Beat you till your soul is as pale as a preacher
When caught in the back of an alley smoking refer
How you save a fool if you can't save the teacher
Questions will come and they may just go
Just remember, that fear will always await at the door (Fear)

My Mama told me head above the water
You go and test your luck in death before dishonor
I got to stay alive for my son and daughter
The Devil is alive and I can take no offer (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row (Oh Nah)

They can't keep up the pace is impeccable
Wordplay is sick you need to eat your vegetables
Can't fight the powers when you're wasting your testicles
The ones that are unseen and the ones that are visual
Miss rule of their own biblical
But the ridicule the inner you
What if God took a rib from a nigga mule
Would that explains why We work harder than the rest of you
It's pitiful

My Mama told me head above the water
You go and test your luck in death before dishonor
I got to stay alive for my son and daughter
The Devil is alive and I can take no offer (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)
And I'm Shake 'Em Off with the shoulder row (Oh No)
But the Devil closer than you know know (Mmm Hmm)