Thugz Mansion
[Intro]
Shit, tired of gettin' shot at
Tired of gettin' chased by the police and arrested
Niggas need a spot where we can kick it
A spot where we belong, that's just for us
Niggas ain't gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood
Y'knahmean?
Where do niggas go when we die?
Ain't no heaven for a thug, nigga
That's why we go to Thug Mansion
That's the only place where thugs get in free
and you gotta be a G,
at Thug Mansion
[Verse 1]
A place to spend my quiet nights,
time to unwind, so much pressure in this life of mine
I cry at times
I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried
But when I held that 9,
all I could see was my momma's eyes
No one knows my struggle,
they only see the trouble
Not knowin it's hard to carry on when no one loves you
Picture me inside the misery of poverty
No man alive has ever witnessed
struggles I survived
Prayin' hard for better days, promise to hold on
Me and my dawgs ain't have a
choice but to roll on
We found a family spot to kick it
Where we can drink liquor
and no one bickers over trick shit
A spot where we can smoke in peace,
and even though we G's
We still visualize places, that we can roll in peace
And in my mind's eye I see this place,
the players go in fast
I got a spot for us all,
so we can ball, at Thugz Mansion
[Chorus: J. Phoenix]
Every corner, every city
There's a place where life's a little easy
Little Hennessey, laid back and cool
Every hour 'cause it's all good
Leave all the stress from the world outside
Every wrong done will be alright
Nothin' but peace, love and street passion
Every ghetto needs a Thug Mansion
[Verse 2]
Will I survive all the fights and the darkness?
Trouble sparks,
they tell me home is where the heart is, dear departed
I shed tattooed tears and couldn't sleep good
for multiple years, witness peers catch gunshots
Nobody cares, seen the politicians ban us
They'd rather see us locked in chains, please explain
Why they can't stand us, is there a way for me to change?
Or am I just a victim of things I did to maintain?
I need a place to rest my head
With the little bit of homeboys that remains, cause all the rest dead
Is there a spot for us to roll, if you find it
I'll be right behind ya, show me and I'll go
How can I be peaceful? I'm coming from the bottom
Watch my daddy scream, "Peace," while the other man shot him
I need a house that's full of love when I need to escape
The deadly places slingin' drugs, in Thugz Mansion
[Chorus: J. Phoenix]
Every corner, every city
There's a place where life's a little easy
Little Hennessey, laid back and cool
Every hour 'cause it's all good
Leave all the stress from the world outside
Every wrong done will be alright
Nothin' but peace, love and street passion
Every ghetto needs a Thug Mansion
[Verse 3]
Dear momma don't cry, your baby boy's doin good
Tell the homies I'm in heaven and they ain't got hoods
Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night,
it had me shook
Drippin peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson,
and Sam Cooke
Then some lady named
Billie Holiday
Sang sittin there kickin it with Malcolm, 'til the day came
Little Latasha sho' grown
Tell the lady in the liquorstore
that she's forgiven, so come home
Maybe in time you'll understand
only God can save us
When Miles Davis cuttin lose with the band
Just think of all the people that you
knew in the past
that passed on, they in heaven, found peace at last
Picture a place that they exist, together
There has to be a place better than this, in heaven
So right before I sleep, dear God, what I'm askin
Remember this face, save me a place,
in Thugz Mansion
[Chorus: J. Phoenix]
Every corner, every city
There's a place where life's a little easy
Little Hennessey, laid back and cool
Every hour 'cause it's all good
Leave all the stress from the world outside
Every wrong done will be alright
Nothin' but peace, love and street passion
Every ghetto needs a Thug Mansion