Mob Fiction

[Verse 1: ZAVAGE] The story of a family man of no relation Reigns over the underworld, no precipitation Bonds in the fall with men stone cold as the winter Had his thanksgiving dinner with contract killers His only goal, was to go and make his son live successful Cuz if he lived like him his life would be so regretful So he had to make the money to protect his investment Started moving bricks again before he was selling weapons Them drugs fiends hungry, don't bite the hand that feed you But something bout moving ki's made his soul feel evil Then my cousin got hooked and it wasn't on purpose That look in the boys eyes made him seem so worthless I had invited him over, keep him away from that struggle Ain't talking vonage, but the devil had that boy in a bundle Said "Nick when you grow up man what do u aspire to be?" He said "another dead dread head is all I see for me" I told him, keep ya head up and stay out of trouble Come back to the dmv and I'll give u a triple double He confessed, & told me Costello was his connect And he ain't pay him yet so he would come for his neck So I called up uncle C and said I would give him the payment Last thing I need is his body all on the pavement Now in the middle of it, I felt like he was in danger The only others that was hip was Mike, Makayla, & Tejah Then a few months later, lack of ki's had made him sick So I crept in C's crib and Walked out with a brick Before I knew it, he was in the hospital overdosing Before it ended, they told me he was comatose for the moment [Hook 2x: ZAVAGE] Uh, real deal mob fiction Movies & music that mix to my addiction La famila is everything, but what if yo real family get mixed up into all them thangs [Verse 2: ZAVAGE] Got a call in school , moms was like bad news Nick woke up early and ran away around noon Hospital staff still can't locate, but keep him in ya prayers boy I'll bet you he'll be okay My own fam tried to cross me on the low low Cuz now I'm stuck working off a debt for Costello He was finna' take him out, no dinner date And settle business you know, the old fashion way But instead I begged now I'm working by the bay You know the Chesapeake moving cargo on the weekdays Told momma I was doing service hours Don't do reports no Matt Lauers, Uh Last box of the day, i'm moving it to a truck that he kept in the back way It was different from the others, never asked questions Drop the box, broke the locket, I seen the smith & Wesson Look in the crate picked up the lobster, Mac 11 laid inside , I had to stop bruh You know them days like this put fear in Ya, fixing up the mess like a school cafeteria Can't sleep, like I'm Trynna dodge Kruger , don't be a loser Maybe I should go and cop a ruger Handle business, this way me & Nick don't get finished Nah man forget that, these are made men I'll end up like tic tack Toe in a row crossed out in a chalk line Momma crying, lil zavage victim of a homicide Can't have that , that ain't a smart move Lil brother see me on tv like his cartoons So I kicked it at the crib for a minute got my mind right And I really started thinking different Wasn't finna run out like the ending of a time limit So I hit up the bay acting like I never even did it That morning Costello called me to his office Felt like he was calling me to my coffin But you know how bosses be , but he acknowledged me In a way that to me almost felt fatherly Said "hey kid don't get tense I know what happened dude" Slide me about like 5 dubs and said "I'm proud of you" Said "you staid true, learned something that I never even taught you A part of this thing of ours yo, a true virtue Omertà can never be purchased Loyalty is everything , But you can't keep holding what's gonna hurt you" [Hook2x] [Verse 3: ZAVAGE] Man me and my cousin was always side by side He had kept the dog, I was the blind guy Without him all I could see was the green made at least 2 g's See money was my friend these days and we'ld bond like James But hey things change I'm moving up anyways Working at the bay prolly shipping ak's and dope but that's the cost But honestly I never really know I hear that voice from uncle c you know and all his scheming Why he trusted me sometimes I never knew the reason Different seasons, I was doing favors meeting strange folks Men in flashy suits and handing out envelopes Had me running errands, wasn't even pushing boxes tho Felt like Christopher you know with my uncle soprano Except it all flipped so quick in a split When Nick typed my digits and texted me this, he did it real quick "Meet me by Laurel lakes get a ride however ok , tell yo parents anything go head' say it's a double date just meet me I really need ya help b and you know how these things be" So I meet him by ledos pizza, had little chin hairs, for a minute, all I could do was stare Look at my cousin ,my first homie coked up on the corner looking lonely We used to dodge rain drops, and do the impossible but know I don't know how we supposed to climb this obstacle He said "I hear you in with Costello yo is it true?" Said "don't even trip man just know I looked out for you." In his I saw eyes paranoia, he forgot we was boys and the drugs was just destroying that loyalty that I knew he had for me Passed him a Hundo and said "Yo I hope God bless" Gave him a hug and I felt the wire tapped to his chest Like dang (beat) Now I'm really tripping Who knew the one I looked up to was actually snitching Said "I just wanted to see ya know, how you doing kid I already talked to Costello, it's water under the bridge." Burt I know C don't ride like that I seen him go and shoot at the same people that he'd pat on the back So I dapped up Nick real quick and started to dip Then on my way to the crib a car pulled up, I recognized it From the outside, It was Costello's ride He said "hop in young one we need to talk aight" And there I was, like cake batter caught up in the mix Then we drove to a restaurant off I-96 That night left me with murder contemplation Let me play for y'all the rest of that dinner conversation Hold up