[ VERSE 1: KAM ]  People make the world go around  They ask me what's up, I tell em what's goin down  Talk to me real if you feel you got a point to push  Then trick, make it quick, don't beat around the bush  I know we all lookin out for number one  That's why brothers sell dope and girls get they nails done  Tryin to get the same thing everybody else got  If you a big name oh they'll be runnin game like snot  So I keep my guard up and I read between the lines  If we kick it long enough I can see the signs  If your motives is righteous or wicked  Do you want the knowledge or do you see me as a free meal ticket?  I keep my eyes open and my mouth closed  In a world full of white men, niggas and hoes  Everybody want somethin from you, but ain't nothin free  I do for people, but what can people do for me?  Except lock me down or sell me out  But anyway, what you say you had to tell me bout?  Yeah, all that talk sounds good  But rule number one when you come from the hood  Is: don't trust nobody     [ CHORUS ]  No one's gonna trust you  So don't you trust nobody    [ VERSE 2: KAM ]  I came into this world alone  Ain't no doubt that's how I'm goin out, so let me get my live on  Top of that I'm black in this white man's world  Believe me, they don't care if your hair is jherri curled  Especially for a male  They can't kill me, they wanna put me under the jail  You know my record's clean cause you just checked  But to them I'm just another 'male negro suspect'  A threat to the powers that be  You got sweet talk for my sister, but it sours at me  Cause you see the black man as a rival  But this is anybody killer and it's all about survival  So go for what you know from your country hick college  This is '94 and I'm up on your trick knowledge  Watchin devils like a hawk  Excuse me, mister, why do white men whisper when they talk?  Because that's a man snake hidin in that handshake  Who won't hesitate to lie, cheat and take  I know you think they act nice  But you be wise and just take this advice  And don't trust nobody    [ CHORUS ]    [ VERSE 3: KAM ]  Ain't no shame in my game, I got a lot to learn  But I'm learnin trust is somethin you got to earn  You might be able to rap or make the fans mob  But never send a boy out to do a man's job  Cause you really couldn't handle it  You be at they memorial tryin to keep a candle lit  Though they was fit, it don't matter if you muscle-bound  Out here it's all about who can put they hustle down  So I kick it with the O.G.'s  They say experience cost as we floss on the gold D's  You gotta work for your milk and honey  Second rule in the hood: all money ain't good money  Don't get excited and don't be emotional  Never run your mouth in front of none of them hoes you know  Bro, because fools and they money soon part  You might know they name but you never know they heart  It's a cold game, but somebody gotta play it  You probably wouldn't know if I didn't say it  So all it really boils down to is respect  Just like the tat on his neck, it said 'trust nobody'