[Chorus]   Fly hoes and chains and swingin thangs   Just another young nigga havin thangs, mayn    [Verse 1]  Time brings change and change comes with time  Throughout these years I learned to get down for mine  Had to do some crime with the attitude of not givin a fuck  Born with no luck, refuse to stay stuck  I made the bucksd did what I had to, I did what I could  My rise to the top was no surprise cause I knew that I would  Make it, oh, the chance, I had to take it  Fake it never because that nigga was too clever  If there ever was a muthafucka down for his crown  It had to be me the B-i-g M-i-k-e, straight gee  Come sun down, come sun up, gun up  For them niggas who wanna run up  Whatchamacallit came up short, that nigga done what?  Fool, this big black nigga don't go for no losses  I had to get rid of my woman, so I recruited more horses  Down with neighborhood bosses, I made connection and rose  Later for Eldo's and Vogue's, I just kick back and stack rolls and hoes    [Chorus]    [Verse 2]  Times are changin, I'm livin my life in and out the do', black  Loungin here and there, somethin screamin in my ear: Michael go back  Home, but I ain't really sho', black  I gots to get my shit togethter the right way, nigga, I know that  Comin up short swingin by the tail and  Thinkin of a masterplan, this nigga's bailin  Down the road, and I promised not to look back  At what I once had, what I have now, what I left and what I once took, black  Shook that, now I'm in my own realm  Controllin shit, kickin it, never knew life could be so damn  Well, I got mine, everything fell in line  Time brought change and change came with time    [Chorus]    [Verse 3]  Lock another nigga up, throw away the fuckin key  That's the way they punish me, muthafuck society  I could spend a century in the penitentiary  It won't make a difference, gee, cause ain't nobody missin me  Round and round and round we go, a different day, a different face  Damn, I wish I could run away, I hate this muthafuckin place  Too many goddamn rules, that's why I quit school  Givin me a crooked test, I ain't no damn fool  Can't walk out my house because they always in my face  And if I step outta place they wanna give me a case  Ain't no difference between society and the jailhouse  Everybody's locked up and wanna get the hell out  Just cause you ain't locked down you think you got it good  But you better think again  Cause the police are checkin niggas in the neighborhood  Beatin our ass down  Cause society is just like the pen, so get ready for the lockdown  Clock now while you can, man  Cause it's all about havin things   And I'ma get mine, fool  Time brought change and change came with time    [Chorus]