Eric B. & Rakim - Know The Ledge

[00:07.85] Sip the juice, I got enough to go around [00:10.53] And the thought takes place uptown [00:12.64] I grew up on the sidewalk where I learned street talk [00:15.10] And then taught to hawk New York [00:16.69] I go to Queens for queens to get the crew from Brooklyn [00:18.85] Make money in Manhattan and never been token [00:20.59] Go Uptown and the Bronx to boogie down [00:22.63] Get strong on the Island, recoup, and lay around [00:24.78] Time to build my juice back up [00:26.71] Props back up, suckers get smacked up [00:28.86] Don't doubt the clout, you know what I'm about [00:30.95] Knocking niggas off, knocking niggas out [00:32.96] Shaking 'em up, waking 'em up [00:35.23] Raking 'em up, breaking 'em up [00:37.26] Standing on shaky grounds too close to the edge [00:39.43] Let's see if I know the ledge [00:50.42] Corners' trifling 'cause shorty's here [00:51.74] I get cock-d liffin' forty's of beer [00:53.90] Here's a sip for the crew that's deceased [00:56.10] If I get revenge, then they rest in peace [00:57.71] Somebody's got to suffer, I just might spare one [01:00.72] And give a brother a fair one [01:02.63] Stay alert and on P's [01:03.99] And I do work with these, like Hercules [01:06.59] Switch to southpaw, split your right jaw [01:08.57] 'Cause I don't like y'all, I'm hype when night fall [01:10.55] Smooth but I move like an army [01:12.50] Bulletproof down in case brothers try to bomb me [01:14.73] Putting brothers to rest like Elliot Ness [01:17.04] 'Cause I don't like stress [01:18.96] Streets ain't a place for innocent bystanders to stand [01:20.80] Nothing's gonna stop the plan [01:23.18] I'll chill like Pacino, kill like De Niro [01:25.10] Black Gambino, die like a hero [01:27.29] Living on shaky grounds too close to the edge [01:29.26] Let's see if I know the ledge [01:39.64] Shells lay around on the battleground [01:41.99] Dead bodies are found throughout the town [01:43.59] Tried to put shame in my game to make a name [01:45.73] I'ma put it on a bullet, put it in your brain [01:48.00] Rip the block like a buckshot [01:49.96] Who cares where it goes, just keep the casket closed [01:51.79] No remorse when a life is lost [01:53.97] I paid my dues, paid the cost [01:57.39] And my pockets are still fat [01:58.64] Wherever I'm at, I get the welcome mat [02:00.10] Even if my crew steep with one deep [02:02.21] I attract attention, people like to peep [02:04.29] So come say hi to the bad guy [02:06.51] Don't say goodbye, I don't plan to die [02:08.32] 'Cause I get loose and I got troops [02:11.70] And crazy juice [02:13.13] In control of many like Ayatollah Khomeini [02:15.15] Hang out wit' Smith and Wesson, don't try to play me [02:16.80] I'm at war a lot, like Anwar Sadat [02:18.92] But no warning shot, my gun is warm a lot [02:21.12] When I cook beef, the smoke will never clear [02:23.15] Areas in fear but this here's a fear [02:25.42] Living life too close to the edge [02:27.56] Hoping that I know the ledge [02:37.80] A brand new morn', no time to yawn [02:39.79] Shower's on, power's on [02:41.95] Late for school, I catch the train [02:44.08] Girls sip Cristal and whisper my name [02:46.29] I push up like an exercise [02:48.25] Check the intellect and inspect the thighs [02:50.04] Select the best one, pull her to the side [02:52.04] Keep her occupied for the rest of the ride [02:54.34] Read her my resume she's know I'm 'ready cool [02:56.44] Just meet me after school [02:58.58] We can moan and groan until your moms come home [03:00.44] And you be calling me Al dope Capone [03:02.61] Sweatin' me, she didn't want to let me loose [03:04.87] Come get me, that's if you want to sip the juice [03:06.82] 'Cause the streets await me, so I take my gun off safety [03:08.92] 'Cause a lot of niggas hate me [03:10.94] Coming out of the building, they set me up [03:13.26] Sprayed with automatics, they wet me up [03:14.77] In a puddle of blood, I lay close to the edge [03:17.09] I guess I didn't know the ledge [03:20.68]