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Yeah, from my homies in jail, in the game to
remain

It bring a tear to my eye, when thinkin' what we
all became

I put it on the table when it came to my family

The expression on my face don't mean that I'm
angry

I seen so many thangs, don't know what to expect

And there'll be thangs that your weatherman
couldn't predict

Your world shift everyday, switch, things could
get hectic

A single incident can change your whole
perspective

...(?) life, roll dice, and continue to ...(?)

Move fast, ain't no time to wait for funk to
settle

I'm at my prime, in order there's a time and
place

A night, escape, look deep into my mind state

Homies roll aimless, the attitude we hold is
contagious

Yet you can't blame us on how tight the game iz

Laced is how we do the beat, or rollin' through
the street

Handle business, pullin' all nightas, and losin'
sleep

Do what I gotta do...

Hey, I'mma holla at y'all later, I'ma get at you

I just gotta handle sumthin' real quick

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Do what I gotta do...

I'm out and about bouncin', makin' it all count
when I

Do what I gotta do...

And I'm doin' it now because there'll never be a
later

Do what I gotta do...

Cuz life's so hard with no paper

Ever since my homie Joe died

he turned to his side and left the world (with)
closed eyez

Everythang got crucial, made it look easy, done
perfectly, no lie

Handle'n those(?), and emergency times

No other dreams seemed bigger than chase

you could tell it by the look on all my homie's
face

Ignore distractions

Baby complainin' that I'm a player

she can die with me now and she can live with me
later

In life, that's how I put it in the land of the
crooked

Give me anythang, I'ma break it down and jerk(?)
it

Into a grime, combine it with a fresh rhyme

Gotta do it now (why?) there'll never be a next
time

Baby, gotta do what I gotta do

It's all true, prepare for the scare cuz anythang
could fall through

When there's no money and mean(?) muggin' cuz
you're so hungry

In the game, high and relyin' on nobody

I'm straight pro, give me a beat and I bust it

And I'm out makin' moves, just me and my cousin

It's all family, helpin' each other throughout
the struggle

We build a corporation, on years of hustle

Now we

[Chorus]

Do what I gotta do...

Stay alive in these times and write rhymes
through hard times

Do what I gotta do...

I'm out and about bouncin', makin' it all count
when I

Do what I gotta do...

Doin' it now because there'll never be a later

Do what I gotta do...

Cuz life's so hard with no paper

It's like 286 on a 747, I've never been so close
to heaven

A natural high, the best way to describe

When you arrive, worldwide, with innocent eyez
for the first time

You'll turn back, recognize the beauty

Accept responsibility, realize the duty

I'm gettin' looney when I wanna

and handlin' my business like there's no tomorrow

I'm on a daily schedule, way too deep in it to
let it go

I bring out the little things like a telescope

I gotta find my prize and go behind, no more
stayin' on my mind

Like my momma all the time

Sayin' to get mine, parkin'(?) a low price

Pay dues, (what?) it's like I've been rappin' my
whole life

Precise is precision, seen through one's vision

Carry the crown, king, and everyone will listen

I'm here to play my part, just play your position

Provide my whole heart, forget recognition

It's time, we all go beyond a situation and
waitin'

I'm way too tired to be patient

Runnin' around and heart pacin'

Under the ground, the studio still creatin'

We makin' it through, and everything I've done
and do for the crew

And always kept it true,

To do what I gotta do...

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