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Dave East

Ghost

Release date: 22nd July 2014

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About This Track

"Ghost" is a track by Dave East, from the album Black Rose, released 22nd July 2014. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Ghost

(Hook)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost (ghost)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked (smoke)

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap (rope)

Hundreds of dollars of smoke this the life that I know (Ah!)

I float through the streets like a ghost

I have dreams of me drivin' a ghost (ghost)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked (brrr!)

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap (yeah!)

Hundreds of dollars of smoke this the life that I know (I know)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost (ghost)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked (smoke)

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap (Ah!)

Hundreds of dollars of smoke, this is the life that I know (Uh!)

(Verse 1: Dave East)

Talk about murder she wrote

I grew up round' burners and coke

Youngins get murdered for less

R-I-P to 106th we still curbin' these hoes

Pull up on 109th

I’m wildin', like fuck ya advice

Streets'll just fuck up your life

Drunk, I just might fuck your wife

Been zippin' them butters all night, huggin' the pipe

Just dippin' through Jersey

On my way to Delaware

Bone crush a motherfucker, I ain’t never scared

I hear you reppin' the other block, but you ain’t never there

Louis-V on my waist, plus the metal there

Couple rats in the street, straight drug money

I can’t blow it all tonight, just the plug money

At ’99 my iceberg, was all Bugs Bunny

Lose your life for a bag, that’s blood money

Blue rag on the bag, that’s Cuz money

Laughin' at em' while we shoot, ‘cuz he was funny

In a tub with a young bitch

40 cal by the toilet, right under the towel

Couple hollow tips all up in the barrel

I guarantee she ain’t goin' be on her dumb shit

Pump piff on the block, where the coke at?

Seen them chips, started eatin' a nigga food ‘cuz he spoke back

(Hook)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost (ghost)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked (Ba!)

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap (yeah)

Hundreds of dollars of smoke, this is the life that I know

(life that we know, nigga)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost (Uh Yeah!)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap

Hundreds of dollars of smoke, this is the life that I know

(Verse 2: Dave East)

Uh, pockets feel just like the bank

Gutter gon' roll up the stank (stank)

No limit, pull up in her tank

Addicted to bitches and dank

Fuck what you think!

Always goin' up in my rank

I want that house by the lake

Not takin' no brakes

Public housin', I hate

Them roaches was all in our place

Had her fucked over

Black la costra nostra

Hopped out the hooptie and toast ya

Supply for my soldiers

I ride for my culture, so don’t even try to get close-ta

Pan Amera is my favorite

Niggas is changing, they see Ima make it

Ain’t give me nothing, I figured I take it

Cut me an onion, I’m about to get faded

Get to the clip, and them bitches get naked

D-d-dodger fans, run down on a nigga like Rodimus

Dope flow, egg one, that’s a lot of bread

Percocet, Xanax cover lot of meds

Cargos on couple racks in em'

Brand new Timbs, I ain’t wore yet

Walking up first with the packs flipping

Kush loud like they bagged it up in [?]  (Lighter!)

(Hook)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost (Yeah)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap

Hundreds of dollars of smoke, this is the life that I know

(we know)

I float through the streets like a ghost

Had dreams of me drivin' a ghost

(this is the life that I know)

They owe you, them niggas get ghost

The reason these niggas get smoked

(this is the life that I know)

Came up in the hood, I was broke

No crack dealer to sell at them soap

(this is the life that I know)

Hundreds of dollars of smoke, this is the life that I know (this is the life that I know)

This is the life that I know

This is the life that I know

This is the life that I know

This is the life

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Track details

From Black Rose

2014
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Black Rose
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Dave East
Release year
2014
  1. —Red Bottoms
  2. —Smokin Kush
  3. —The Offering
  4. —Broke
  5. —Talk
  6. —Free Charlie (Interlude)
  7. —The Town
  8. —Ghost
  9. —Around Here
  10. —Drunk In Queensbridge Hangover
  11. —Fuck You Think
  12. —Hermes
  13. —In Some Shit (Part 1)
  14. —Let It Go
  15. —New Jux City / Savage
  16. —Opinions

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