First We Pray Lyrics

Black people have no—nowhere to go
You know, all we gotta do is kick it, we gon′ kick it in our hood
You know, what we gon' do?
We might as well go kill up a couple of niggas, mane
You know, go in they hood, do a drive-by
Then come back in our hood, laugh about the stuff
You know, just sit there and think
Only time you really gon′ get deep into
It is when one of your friends die
Just like one of my partners died

We got some problems, how do you solve problems?

First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride

He was my brother, loved him like no other
To top it off, I introduced him to this game
I knew his mother, loved her like my mother
A part of me is gone, why'd you take my brother home?

(What are you gonna do?)
When the trials come
(Are you gonna ride?)
Are you gonna run?
(What are you gonna do?)
First I'm gonna pray
(Are you gonna ride?)
You motherfuckin′ ride

First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride

I ain′t got nothin' but love for you locs and hogs
And I ain′t got nothin' but love for my motherfuckin′ dogs
In the midst of the war zone, it's on, on sight
They like the night, the heat held close and tight
Beware, here I come with the DPG on my chest
Heat finna spit like Eliot Ness
In the darkest zone, you feel alone and on your own
After I bust, niggas call me Kurupt Corleone
All I′m about is money, loot, and cash
Homies in the DPG, Nate, Snoop, and Daz
Now with these emotions, how you approach yourself
Knowin' you all about your wealth and as it is to health?
First I pray, get my thoughts intact
Ask for forgiveness, 'cause I′m ′bout to lay this nigga flat
Can you adapt? Can you feel me? I doubt it
'Cause the closest you see it is when niggas write about it
I can′t live without it, and it ain't shit I can do
But stay down with the homies in the grey and blue
So, just keep the heat close in hand
′Cause I done seen niggas get chipped while they homeboys ran

Heavenly Father, shine your light on me
I know I promised to slow down on this weed
Seems I remember someone used to say
One life gets taken if you take one life away

(What are you gonna do?)
When the trials come
(Are you gonna ride?)
Are you gonna run?
(What are you gonna do?)
First I'm gonna pray
(Are you gonna ride?)
You motherfuckin′ ride

First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride
First we pray, then we ride