Paid My Dues

I done seen a lot of niggas come up in this game But never did they make it look so good From candy cars to bright yellow bras The gangsta white walls and the wood You see, there comes a time in a man's life Where you gotta choose the goods of the game Oh, but it's so hard to turn your back on a place Where everybody knows your name It's a cold game, I ain't been one to Jump in and out of the range Maybe an old school synagogue Spinnin' the vision from which I faint You got to do it, you can, gotta keep rhymin' East Side High enjoyin' life, hair blowin' in the wind The state that I'm in is gangsta bliss This is what you're callin' a sis Passin' them off quick, memories missed I made a lot of friends, a whole lot of money Been down a couple times, but it never stopped my rhymin' In fact, I got better, clutchin' on Berettas Blowin' a sticky, turn it to weather Award shows and dough, free low boat, this is how a player roll And I never be questioned by some new young chump Poppin' their toss, Snoopy D.O. made the way for you to walk Owe it to the almighty, without you, it couldn't be done Your praise put the rise of the son, you dig? Hold closer my hands from my throne And I never be crucified within my own zone Here for a very good reason to show love But you gotta separate grown man from grown thug From almost goin' down for murder in '93 To kids all over the city bowlin' in Snoop's league I changed, a lot smarter, I got a daughter Two sons, beautiful wife for starters I did it all, Jack, poppin' this peas Eatin' international cuisine overseas, yeah Don't judge me, you only knew Snoopy You never tried to know Calvin, you tried to groove me up Like some loco, I earned my respect Did so much shit for the Coast, I should get a check But all in all, I did it, B, cool as a blind with a C Leveled my life as I push away the groupies Snoopin' in a coopin', you can call me Uncle Snoopy Don't worry about your circumstances Take your chances, still from the LBC For you are the C Holla at your uncle, Snoopy Holla at your uncle, Snoopy I paid my dues And now it's time to make a change Gotta make that move There's a time and place for everythin' I paid my dues And now, it's time to make a change Gotta make that move There's a time and place for everythin' I paid my dues And now, it's time to make a change Gotta make that move There's a time and place for everythin' I paid my dues And now, it's time to make a change Gotta make that move There's a time and place for everythin' Don't worry about your circumstances Take your chances, still from the LBC For you are the C Holla at your uncle, Snoopy Holla at your uncle, Snoopy