You're embarrassing Raymond Washington, and Tookie Williams

You're not even part of revolutionary progress, they were built in

If young G's follow you, it's the blind leading the blind

All you can teach em, is how to throw up gang signs

Community loyalty united eternally, that's what I claim

Check my back left pocket, and the flag that hang

To me it's a way of living, but to you it's just a gang

Thinking you can get something from me, cause you say we the same thang

I'm a man first, then my mother's child

Joseph Wayne McVey, then I'm H-double O-V-A

I wish I knew who your O.G. was, cause I'd smoke him

Leave both of y'all with your eyes open

My O.G. use to say

Take your time, young G

My O.G. use to say

Don't be in a rush, to get striped

My O.G. use to say

Keep your flag, on the proper side

And as long as you keep it real

You can live your life, live your life

In jail, niggaz bang for soups and sodas

But when the real shit hit the real fan, they won't go in the corner

I don't even see the point, of banging on lock

Cause I don't know none of these niggaz, and this ain't my block

Mr. O.G. you about to leave, please don't hand me the keys

I don't wanna be in charge of these wannabe's

I'm not a babysitter, somebody call me daddy when I'm in the world

I see more go to fo', in my lil' girl

Don't get it twisted, I see if you real B's and C's

And walk it the way they talk it, not just trying to be seen

Cool as a fan, but when it get gangsta they'll have that tool in they hand

Banging up your gang, even swell up your hand

My O.G. use to say

Take your time, young G

My O.G. use to say

Don't be in a rush, to get striped

My O.G. use to say

Keep your flag, on the proper side

And as long as you keep it real

You can live your life, live your life

I know I can't sell weed, cause I be smoking

I know I can't see a pimp either, because I'ma be doing too much poking

And I can't turn a hoe, into a housewife

Although I tried, guess I got caught up in them thick ass thighs

You live and you learn, sometimes my life is like a movie

Even my own loc's, trying to do me

But I said try, fucking over Joseph just ain't gon' fly

You gon' need a steak, to put over your eye that's on the H

It's death before dishonor, and I live by the code

I would do you for the slightest reason, my gun is gon' unload

So don't run up on me, talking bout a knowledge check

Nowadays wannabe Bloods and Crips, getting it off the internet

I guess you can, get the game for free

But homie, you won't get the game from me

And when I pray I pray to God, I don't bow my head to no other man

Keeping that cracking is a part of my plan, yeeeah

My O.G. use to say

Take your time, young G

My O.G. use to say

Don't be in a rush, to get striped

My O.G. use to say

Keep your flag, on the proper side

And as long as you keep it real

You can live your life, live your life