First We Pray

Black people don't have no-nowhere to go You know all we got to do is kick it We gon' kick it in our hood, you know? What we gonna do? We might as well go kill a couple of niggas, mane, you know Go, go in they hood and do a drive-by Then come back in the hood and laugh about the stuff You know just sit there and think Only time you really gonna get deep into it Is when one of your friends die Just like when one of my partnas died We got some problems How do you solve that? 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're ya gonna do) When the trials come? (Are ya gonna run?) Are you gonna run? (What're ya gonna do?) First I'm gonna pray (Are ya gonna run?) You muthafuckin' right First, we pray, then we ride First, we pray, then we ride I ain't got nuthin' but love for you locs and hogs And I ain't got nuthin' but love for my muthafuckin' dawgs In the mist of the war zone, it's on site Daylight to night, the heat held close and tight Beware, here I come with the D-P-G 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 D-P-G 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 could do But stay down with the homies in gray and blue So just keep the heat close in hand 'Cause I done see 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're ya gonna do) When the trials come? (Are ya gonna run?) Are you gonna run? (What're ya gonna do?) First I'm gonna pray (Are ya gonna run?) You muthafuckin' right 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 --- First We Pray - Nate Dogg, Kurupt and Isacc Reese