Slow Down

[Wyclef Jean] + (T.I.)

Ten nine eight seven six five four three two one

We cry for peace but we live for war

(You know I got that chopper in the Chevy, what it is?)

We ain't start the wiretaps, down in Baltimore

(But I'm still slangin bricks where I live)

Sometimes she love me, sometimes she love me not

(Doing ten, now my girl turning tricks at the crib)

Bullet take out those eyes, when they in the city Chi'

(Lay it down ASAP or e'rybody getting killed)

Evil lurks, in the heavenly disguise

(Trying to get the root of all evil, 'bout a mill')

I seen two birds, crash into two New York giants

(Bush still lying, he don't never keep it real)

I wish Katrina spoke French at the Quarter to New Orleans

(Haha, what you'da told her daddy?)

I woulda spoke French back, seduced her stoned (okay)

Told her "Je t'aime!", please don't rain on my people~!

[Hook: Wyclef Jean] + (T.I.)

Where'd the hope go? Where'd the hope go (I don't know)

I seen the whole world turn into a war zone (what?)

Ain't no love in the city keep your vest on (that right)

Guns 'n Roses, "Welcome to the Jungle"

On the flip side she shaking her back side (shake it for me)

That's the only way tuition gon' come right

He got a crush on Mary Jean

Unless you got five on she ain't doing her thang

(Come on, you know you need to)

Slow down, young girl

Keep it real hon, got to keep it real hon

Unless she slow down, somebody gon' crash

(Come on, you know you need to)

Slow down, young girl

Keep it real hon, got to keep it real hon (Ay ay, you know we used to)

(You know we used to, ay ay ay ay ay)

Unless she slow down, somebody gon' crash (okay)

[Wyclef Jean] + (T.I.)

If you living in the street, you know you living free

(And if you ain't you doing time like me)

Thugs with the heat, are the coldest ones to meet

(And you can catch yourself a case and get a five)

We flying high, but still can't touch the sky

(But on conspiracy you doing ten at the least)

Everbody's a gangster, but nobody wanna die

(With all this snitching you might never see the streets)

Nuclear testing, replacing the SAT's

(With all this going on, why they worried 'bout me?)

Stem cell research, there's another you, another me

(I'm just hustling in the streets trying to flip a couple ki's)

What goes up must come down, the laws of gravity

(I know I seen it happen to my partner Big Neesh)

(We miss you shorty!) To win at chess

You've got to trap the king

[Hook]

[T.I.] + (Wyclef Jean)

E'rybody know we gon keep rolling when the police rolling

And your coke dealer told 'em what you doing

Boy you better slow down, ay, ay, slow down, ay

You wanna show 'em that the dope keep coming

But these sheep keep running they mouth

They'll have you stunting jacker coming

Boy you better slow down, ay, ay, e'rytime homeboy

Slow down, start snitching, ay, ay, homeboy

Hey I remember get money, all we did was get money

'Til the feds raided the trap and they took my (thang) from me

Put me in a room alone, separated the click from me

Next thing you my lawyer said (my partner snitched on me)

Now ain't that a bitch homey? (They ain't had a thing) on us

Until you started telling, now they talking big numbers

We coulda split charges up, missed five or six summers

Instead you trying to talk, telling so you can walk

How could you tell 'em who we sold told to? E'rything we bought?

How we used to get in all the way 'til we can ship it off?

(Who woulda thought?) Hey, hey keep it pimping, wait a minute

(Whoahhhh!) Hey, hey hey keep it pimping, wait a minute, ay

[Hook]

[Wyclef Jean]

I'mma let my guitar do the talking now, okay?

{*guitar plays to fade*}