We would like for you to help us welcome a very distinguished speaker   He hails from the DPG   Would you please stand and welcome the one   The only OG Nate Dogg      Now I was about eight when I caught my first case   My mother she turned her back and bowed her head in disgrace   Now I didn't do a thing, I was just standing by   Here's a message to the youngsters today, standing by you can die      Usually, I'm in the house but today I snuck home   And when I walk down the Long Beach Streets   What a lesson they taught   While walkin' to the corner store a big mistake was made   My big homey I was walkin' with decided he needed to get paid      So he loaded up his .32 and walked right in the store   He said "Dear God, forgive me please but I can't be broke no more"   Now remember I was just eight, I thought this was a joke   What I'm sayin', I ain't playin', it was funny 'til that nigga got smoked      Can you guess who that could've been quite easily?   But it wasn't so I'm lucky to be standing right here to see      One more day, one more   One more day   One more day, one more   One more day      One more day, I'm hangin' around so I can see   Little Nate have a pocket full of money just like his daddy   Everyday, I'm sellin' big dope, it's all that I know   I ain't workin' and I got a baby so don't ask me what for      One more day, gather round everybody and listen to me   I gotta another story about the penitentiary   One more day, see while I was servin' cavi, I forgot to think   Say for instance they catch me, little Nate'll never see      Now remember I'm sellin' big dope but I'm packin' my thangs   And every corner police watchin', I ain't crazy so I'm leavin' the game   (I'm leavin' the game)   But I guess I waited too late 'cos they just caught me   Now I'm locked up, every mornin' I am prayin' for my son's safety      One more day, I'd like to thank you for watchin' over my D O double G's   And would you keep an extra eye on Nate Dogg especially   I guess, I'll just continue liftin' from day to day   And if I live to see tomorrow, thank you for one more day      One more day, one more   One more day   One more day, one more   One more day      One more day, one more   One more day   One more day, one more   One more day