Sittin' Sideways (Remix)

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

On a Sunday night I might bring me some haze

[Verse 1 Lupe Fiasco:]

I tilt mine to the left, it's just the westside of him

Don't ride nothing but know plenty people, peoples that ride something

Decided cousin, I should describe the lives of him

Some wise, drive Chevy's with gold Dayton's in the tires of 'em

But first let me tell you where son grown

Grew up 'round GD, CVL's, Black Souls and Unknowns

Hanging hat, banging sacks, slanging with guns on

Forced to drop the forks or you gotta run home

Or you gotta run anyway after you drop the folks

Cause they was really folks looking for somebody to jump on

Wars, lords shoot up all the corners they hung on

Hear the squeezing ring for my region brother to come home

Violations, laws, lessons, sessions and mandates

Picnic collections, lit sign throwing the handshakes

That's why I stay, drop eyes where I play

GDN in they fades wear the 150 sittin' sideways

[Hook: x2]

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

On a Sunday night I might bring me some haze

[Jay-Z:]

You know the boy slam Bentley doors

I been riding Lexus since '94

Before I had a deal I was on a world tour

In a town near you showed up with raw

Fast forward a couple years I growed up some more

Closed up the store, sewed up the floor

Rose up the charts, sold up with the 4

Sold 5, sold 6, sold 30 more

Now I'm a kilo in the game like I was before

My life repeating like words in the corridor

(Hello, hello, hello, hello)

Before I open the door you let me know if you are close kinfolk with the law

If not let's further explore

Same shit different toilet, yeah, I know you heard it before

I was the youngest of four, pop couldn't take it no more

Stayed together for the kids they couldn't fake it no more

Left me naked in the streets I had to take me a course

Not only made me a man, it made me a boss

The world chico, maybe it's yours

Maybe it's your time to die, get so hardcore

Just be a man of your word, you got your word and your balls

Before you act on a word please consider the source

Please remember to floss, anyday could be yours

Death don't discriminate; eliminates all

[Verse 2 Lupe Fiasco:]

I seen 'em brawl for it, write on the wall for it

Get kicked out the mall for it, run from the law for it

See things they should've never saw for it

Long as it's all well, almighty, alrighty, they all for it, uh

BlackHawk fitted, get hit in the jaw for it

Blue and Black Jordan sportin' might get you applause for it

Peace treaty for like a week if Chief and them call for it

A hundred and fifty deep in the streets saying ya'll broke it

But what started that was a shorty walking down the ave in a Starter cap

Pop said he ain't want me having no part of that

Those happenings with the hats and things

Moved me out south now all my homies is Latin Kings

Teaching me spanish, Lowrider magazines

Black and gold bandanas, tagging crowns up on the scene

That was the age, kinda how Lupe was made

Homies from Paxtown to Terror, New Era sittin sideways

[Hook: x2]

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

On a Sunday night I might bring me some haze

[Lupe Fiasco:]

Uh, See from youth, I wasn't a stranger

Pops schooled him to the El-Rukn's plus the P Stone Rangers

And as I grew up knew most of what had been threw up

Disciples loved the Geto Boys cause they was talking to Hoover

Time versus life is all a process

Drive-by's, gang fights and lockdowns had us scared of the projects

Couple Arab Knights and solid 4's I knew, thought that the Moes was cool

They said salaam alaikum too

Told my out of town friends to take off they hat

That they couldn't wear that, in the places that I was taking them to

My homies was breaking in, so I was breaking in too

If they started chasing them then they was chasing me too

Probably all got cousins, brothers, sisters and loved ones

That probably died for nothing, or shaken up or something

To the mother's that paid, to my homies in the grave

Keep a glitterd 150 in your memory homie sittin sideways

[Hook:]

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

Sittin' sideways, paused in a daze

On a Sunday night I might bring me some haze