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D12

U Never Know

Release date: 21st May 2008

From Return of the Dozen Vol. 1
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"U Never Know" is a track by D12, from the album Return of the Dozen Vol. 1, released 21st May 2008. Full lyrics are available below.

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D12

D12

Lyrics

U Never Know

[Intro]

...with a candy in his hand, this red colored piece of poison

[Hook: Swifty]

You never know when it's your time to go

Wounder which way it's gon' come?

Better look over your shoulder moe'

We all got guns, but it ain't in your heart to run

Been that way ever since we was young

And now you came all this way for nothin'

So, you never know

[Verse 1: Swifty]

My house stays surrounded

But seriously doubt if the cops were tryna snatch me out of it

Not a coward

Got a lot of shit going on

Politicin' strong while you plottin'

Tryna see if I forgot where I come from (Niggas)

Just standin' looking dumb, but listen gentlemen your friendships not genuine (Aha)

And you ain't gonna give me nothin'

I've been in position for brothers wanna fuck like they love you

Up under you because you made your life outta something (What!?)

Never know whats happening but he wants you to die

And you do look this nigga eye to eye

Swearin' he was down for life (Yeah, you my dawg, guy)

All you bitches sound alike

Snitches, living of another nigga's riches

Sitting in the club with you wishing he had dip

Before the shit popped off 'cause he ain't got your best interest

I turn in this back [?]

In the begging I wasn't certain but a nigga stay observin' and i listen

[Hook: Swifty]

You never know when it's your time to go

Wounder which way it's gon' come?

Better look over your shoulder moe'

We all got guns, but it ain't in your heart to run

Been that way ever since we was young

And now you came all this way for nothin'

So, you never know

[Verse 2: Bizarre]

Niggas looking for me, they better come to the woods

With 10 AK's and a limo with shogs

I'm a peaceful guy, I'll talk it out

(But if you keep on frontin')

I'll have them gangsters talk it out

I got niggas that shoot straight, niggas that shoot sloppy

Lil' niggas like [?],  big niggas like [?]

Fucking with me, you most be a damn fool

'Cause I haven't had a fight since high school

(Now what that tell you?) I'll jump you

Pass some niggas stomp you

Woke up in your face and confront you

'Cause' I'll do 10 if a nigga fuck with me

Go in like Slim, come out like Fifty

'Cause niggas tryna kill me, cut me, slice me

(Catch me on the freeway) and tryna Obie Trice me

I'm scared to death, I don't wanna die

That's why I squeeze the trigger and close my eyes

[Hook: Swifty]

You never know when it's your time to go

Wounder which way it's gon' come?

Better look over your shoulder moe'

We all got guns, but it ain't in your heart to run

Been that way ever since we was young

And now you came all this way for nothin'

So, you never know

[Verse 3: Kon Artist]

Well I should['ve/n't?] feel good that my momma out the hood

My record ain't go wood, a nigga eatin' good

I should've feeled like my nuts as big as my fists

When I fall I fall like gorillas in the jungle [?] (Pay attention nigga)

Well I should['ve/n't?] feel good that my momma out the hood

My record ain't go wood, a nigga eating good

I should feel like my nuts as big as my fists

When I fall I fall like gorillas in the jungle [?]

That's why I grab my dick, speak to the crowd (Mr. Porter)

Just the Gin, I'm talking out loud, proud 'cause I know I could be 6 feet under

Flat lined three times, who would have wondered

That I would have made it

Didn't make a pass to 8th graders, kinda like a dream when I say it

My kids tryna go the same way I couldn't locate

'Cause it ain't shit like the way these niggas portray it

They tryna make you feel guilty for being successful

That's why I keep my gun by my bedpost

I bet most of these niggas couldn't hack it

If they got what they asked for when it came, this rap shit

[Verse 4: Kuniva]

Look, I keep a Glock 40 on my hip

Beretta on the front seat

A blade I named cold-cut

Turn your face into crunch weed

Now days niggas be on some punk shit, dump shit

Swear they run shit until the punks spit and lungs hit

I keep it straight-laced

What's more dangerous

A nigga with a gun or a liar with a straight face

I try to keep it godly but fuck new friends

Friends help you move

A true friend will help you move a body

I barley trust anybody outside of my [canton?]

'Cause' the niggas that I [?] could be the one who [?] [my cab?]

Let me be exact, see the facts, read between the lines

Crumbled up by old blueprints

Had to redesign, took the time

Weeded out the snakes

So the next time a nigga speaks his mind I'ma beat it out his face

So that's where I stand and my guns not far

This is for that sucker nigga, whoever you are

[Hook: Swifty]

You never know when it's your time to go

Wounder which way it's gon' come?

Better look over your shoulder moe'

We all got guns, but it ain't in your heart to run

Been that way ever since we was young

And now you came all this way for nothin'

So, you never know

[Outro: DJ Young Mase]

[?]

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Track details

From Return of the Dozen Vol. 1

2008
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Return of the Dozen Vol. 1
Return of the Dozen Vol. 1
D12
Release year
2008
  1. —Suicide
  2. —We Back
  3. —13 MC's
  4. —Cheatin' In the Bedroom
  5. —Don't Hate
  6. —I Am Gone
  7. —Get This Paper
  8. —I'm a G
  9. —I'm From the "D"
  10. —Throw 'em Up High
  11. —That's the Way That Goes
  12. —The Drill
  13. —U Never Know
  14. —This Situation
  15. —You're Not Gangsta
  16. —Mrs. Pitts
  17. —Outro (Return of the Dozen Vol. 1)
  18. —Plead for Your Life
  19. —Intro (Return of the Dozen Vol. 1)

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