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they say this is
a big, rich town

2
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I just come
from the poorest part

3
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bright lights, city life

4
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I gotta make it,
this is where it goes down

5
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I just happen
to come up hard

6
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legal or illegal, baby,
I gotta make it

7
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I never took a straight path
nowhere

8
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life's full of twists
and turns, bumps and bruises

9
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I live, I learn

10
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I'm from that city full
of yellow cabs and skyscrapers

11
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it's hard to get a start
in these parts without paper

12
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homey, I grew up in hell,
a block away from heaven

13
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that corner every 15 minutes,
they moving seven

14
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pure snow, bag it,
then watch it go

15
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occupational options,
get some blow or some hos

16
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shoot the ball or the strap,
learn to rap or to jack

17
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fuck it, man, in the meantime,
go head and pump a pack

18
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this my regal, royal flow,
my james bond bounce

19
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that 007,
that's 62 on my count

20
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I'm an undercover liar,
I lie under the covers

21
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