Deceitful Intentions

[Verse 1: Lloyd Banks] We'll never know what you do under pressure, if nothing challenged you You've grown up counting the next niggas money, can't even count on you Humble yourself 'cause you're never too big to be held accountable Tell what you would do to help us speak volumes, try to be valuable Don't lose your honor, that debt'll be insurmountable Exercise your right to shut up, no reason to get shit out of you You could be a famous pawn, don't confuse influence with powerful Know what you'rе worth, they can only mistreat you if you allow 'em to Livin' еvery day like my last day, or no one would have to go soon If I get stabbed in the back again, here to just open old wounds Life is a roll of dice, shooting mine on the floors of showrooms Leaving it all out on the court for them, broken doors when I go through If I love you, then let it be good intentions forever Embrace the struggle, struggle helps you prepare for days better Life is a puzzle, and it makes sense when you put shit together Haters amongst you, resort to your misery, I can never [Chorus: Lloyd Banks] Would you believe me, if I told you I would never betray you? Would you deceive me? Sometimes it be your loved ones that play you If you should need me, then I'll spare no expense if I'm able This life ain't easy, ain't careful with your moves, it gets fatal The doors are open, for now I see the prize through the fences My heart is frozen, the curse that's put on me's a life sentence Two bonds are broken, I'm with you to the top from the trenches Don't fall, they hopin', backstabbers'll write in your mentions [Verse 2: Cormega] They say forgive and forget, I've never forgot Transgressions, that's expecting a lot A recipe for destruction, some stir the pot To feed foes info like a biblical plot Gut feelings are realer than what's in your heart Stay on point, they'll never get the drop Some live off strength then get up top And reveal Achilles heel when they take it on the hop Everybody ain't who they claim to be What's known doesn't have to be explained Those feeling some kinda way with me Will learn not to mention me in vain, a life lesson to retain You're either with me or standing in the way of progression The measure of all things Not for nothing, I have everything to gain, uh [Chorus: Lloyd Banks] Would you believe me, if I told you I would never betray you? Would you deceive me? Sometimes it be your loved ones that play you If you should need me, then I'll spare no expense if I'm able This life ain't easy, ain't careful with your moves, it gets fatal The doors are open, for now I see the prize through the fences My heart is frozen, the curse that's put on me's a life sentence Two bonds are broken, I'm with you to the top from the trenches Don't fall, they hopin', backstabbers'll write in your mentions [Verse 3: Lloyd Banks] Don't know what's worse, you'll turn your back on me when minds collide Or the simple fact that you can look me in my eyes and lie Better together, ain't nearly as strong when ties divide Opinions never matter from those that ain't qualified Letdowns when a loved one turns on you feels like a homicide People you idolize and shed skin, that's when the homage die Niggas blinkin' imposter eyes, to lay all in apostracize A fuck-up sat at the tables, a liability profit wise And if we never get to relive the better times Guess we can charge it to the natural course of change See you can agree to disagree, but never get in your feelings Revealin'll knock the aura off your name It's easy to live in fantasies when your reality's worse Can't go playin' a mental game with physicality's first Always stayin' true to you's key, originality works Always accept the bed you're made, when the casualties come it hurts [Chorus: Lloyd Banks] Would you believe me, if I told you I would never betray you? Would you deceive me? Sometimes it be your loved ones that play you If you should need me, then I'll spare no expense if I'm able This life ain't easy, ain't careful with your moves, it gets fatal The doors are open, for now I see the prize through the fences My heart is frozen, the curse that's put on me's a life sentence Two bonds are broken, I'm with you to the top from the trenches Don't fall, they hopin', backstabbers'll write in your mentions