[omega]   Where I was born, nothing is promised   My life is filled with less hope than the prophecies of nostradamus   Omega marks the ending of predictability, birth of agility   Who will it be to test me and expose their futility.   Iron like a lion from zion stop tryin' so hard,   I think I smell your brain cells fryin'.   The family's behind you if you're worthy   Philosophies developed deep in the back streets of dirty jersey   Troops with scully hats and timberland boots   No more break-dancing for loot.   Niggas hustle and shoot   In the garden state, it grows stink weeds and criminals   Government funds are minimal   Oppression's subliminal   [clef]   These days it's hard for we to find peace of mind   Between insanity and sanity there lies a thin line.   Some dwell in hotels with jezebels   A stone age and fall a victim to the plague   Unclean bad dreams of wyclef being a fiend,   One last kiss from my sweet serpentine   Eliminate then break,   Navigate to rejuvenate thoughts of suicide with my nickel plate.   Reconcilation came from my enemy-friend   Who said family don't bend   We stay silent till the end.   Now who would think that your best friend   Would be your worst enemy and your enemy your best friend.   Stare into the air inspiration from the atmosphere   I think of old ghosts, that ain't even here.   Like alex haley take notes on this biography   My family tree consists of street refugees.   A ghetto land, where we talk slang   Stolen cars bang, like my chitty bang-bang sh-bang   For the heads, we ain't sellin' cocaine today   So refrain and let my family reign okay   [omega]:chorus   Just walkin' the streets death can take you away   It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So defend the family that's the code to obey   [clef]   But if I fall asleep and death takes me away   Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So the family sticks together and we never betray   [clef]   Nah fuck that   Fifty-two pick up, no cops around   Fifty-two thousand in cash, I don't want no savings bonds   Have the money ready, I smell something fishy   Your wife's in my custody   One false move and you'll find her body in the sea.   That's the voice of the kid, that's the kidnapper   I do my work and then I catch my ticket to jamaica.   Meet me in the alley, make sure you bring the money   This ain't the seventies I'm far from a jive turkey   [lauryn]   My circle it can't be broken   Open, cut-throatin', provokin'   Record promotin, tokens chokin' on they words like smoke and.   Cause we soft spoken, doesn't mean that we've forgotten   Your bootie smells rotten and one day you will be gotten   See joker's is scatter-brained, their focus is unrestrained   My army is trained, you never find us beefin' in vain.   Cause I've seen fire and I've seen rain   You claim fame, while modest niggas remain.   I can judge a character like ito judge a verdict   And if you bringin' threats I give you sex if I ain't heard it.   See poppin' s***'s about your attitude and how you word it   I've seen the biggest niggas on the block get murdered   And they deserverd it   Or so the beast said when they served it ? ? ?    That s*** is nervous   So what's my purpose?    Family, we must preserve it.   Your number's retired   I hope you like the hell fires   You'll be screamin' murder she wrote like chaka demus and pliars.   [omega]:chorus   Just walkin' the streets death can take you away   It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So defend the family that's the code to obey   [lauryn]   If I should fall asleep and death takes me away   Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So the family stick together and we never betray.   [forte]   We used to jump rope,   But now we gun hope   Bustin' shots off of project roof tops   Sending signals with the blunt smoke.   Ock, don't talk a lot if you can't hold it in lock   If you think lips sink ships,   Imagine full glock clips.   I hold a glass of remy martin   Gettin' milks by the carton   Extortin' the light weights for thinkin' they important   The night pays and heavenly ways   Ain't nothin' free ah   Knowledge of your family and steppin' to your b.i.   You see i, stay on top of s*** like a fly   My niggas reach when they got beef   Then jet down to south beach   Yo mouthpiece is yappin'   I hear it in your rap and   My family is thick so that bulls*** could never happen.   [clef]:chorus   Just walkin' the streets death can take you away   It's never guaranteed that you'll see the next day   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So defend the family that's the code to obey   [lauryn]   If I should fall asleep and death takes me away   Don't be surprised son, I wasn't put here to stay   At night the evil armies of shaton don't play   So the family stick together and we never betray.