How We Live

[Intro: Havoc & Styles P] Yeah! What up, son? Havoc, what up nigga, good lookin' for the beat I'ma talk shit over this one Told you I got you my nigga But um, I want you to let these niggas know why you in that top 5 This is my livin', nigga Why you that nigga It feel good in here Yeah! [Verse 1: Styles P & Jadakiss] Second time around I'mma let the magic shoot This time, it's off the Havoc flute yeah I'm a general and criminal, y'all fags salute I'm in the streets while y'all sweet like a bag of fruit And I stick to my Timbalands like I'm Maganoo Ya man lookin' like he want it, he can have it too Tryna tell these muthafuckas they should do as do does I been smoking haze just as green as Gazoo was Sorta like the city of Gods We be screamin out "we gon' make it" but I pity the odds I'm like knock out Ned when I pop out led But I even been around to pass Biggie cigars So I smoked wit a legend If you took the oath then the ghost is ya bredrin Blowin smoke in the seven Or maybe it's the hooptie in these pisshole slums Just tryna kick my piece off of Kicko's drums Ya know [Chorus: Jadakiss & Styles P] This is how we live Smoking, drinking, hustling, thinking This is how we live Drug spots, projects, Jail cell stinking This is how we live Whole block run when they see cop lights blinking This is how we live Benjamins, grants, Washingtons, Lincolns [Verse 2: Styles P & Jadakiss] Die once, you live twice, die twice, you live once Get the shit confused so I'm puffin on the big blunts Kick it wit' the kid that be deep in the zone It's the ghost, I got to go to sleep just to get home I'm spiritually outta this world Meet my lyrics on the darkside come back when the dutchie get twirled I'm the alpha and omega of nice I'm the messenger sent by the force at the head of the light But Satan's ridin my back in the dead of the night I be doin some crazy shit for some bread and some ice God I'm tryna focus with my third eye lens I smoke haze to see my brother when he blow that wind And I'm a grown man so I know my sins And niggas don't get the picture so do Kodak win? The shit's over their head and under their nose Not a star cause I'm a sun when it come to a flow Ya Know [Chorus: Jadakiss & Styles P] This is how we live Smoking, drinking, hustling, thinking This is how we live Drug spots, projects, Jail cell stinking This is how we live Whole block run when they see cop lights blinking This is how we live Benjamins, grants, Washingtons, Lincolns [Verse 3: Styles P & Jadakiss] I'm a rare individual Represent my team till they put in me in the earth no air in my physical I don't need to dream I live another life when I sleep it's so deep I'mma Spare you the visual Far from religious but my heir's name is biblical Stay away from crabs, they don't care cause they miserable School lil niggas You could buy diamonds but I could play wit words that's a jewel lil nigga Tongue sharp like a sword I could get ya fam killed just off my word, that's the proper Art of War Stay wit the Parker and the Porsche I don't trust a soul cause niggas threw rocks up at the Lord The cash ain't right there, the mask is right there Niggas try P, I'ma blast 'em right there You don't want ya right ear next to ya Nike Airs Said I'm from the darkside bringin the light here Wha! [Outro: Jadakiss & Styles P] This is how we live Wha! You know, niggas Second time around, you know what time it is This is how we live It's all lyrics over here, nigga Feel me, nigga! This is how we live And I'm in the hood for real, all day, all night, shit like that This is how we live Yo, Hav, once again, good lookin' out for the beat, nigga This is how we live SP the Ghost, ONE! This is how we live