"And i was taught all the rules"

…to no school, no school, no school Nah no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the old dudes…

…no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the old dudes Didn't drop out cause I didn't…

No school, no school, no school Nah no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the…

…to no school, no school, no school Nah no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the old dudes…

…no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the old dudes Didn't drop out cause I didn't…

No school, no school, no school Nah no school, no school, no school Never followed no rules, no rules, no rules I was up in the slums hanging with the…

…[Intro] I was taught that education was the only way to make it Then how'd I get so much money inside my savings? My teachers…

…matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly [Verse 2] Man, can't you see we're robots who…

…matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly [Verse 3] Yo, fuck Hollywood, fuck all…

…I was taught that education is the only way to make it Then how'd I get so much money inside my savings? My teachers never saw the heights that I was…

…to break it to you but your life's being played with You have not witnessed the world 'cause you're stuck in the Matrix Everything we have been taught was all…

…you're stuck in the Matrix Everything we have been taught was all a lie Open your eyes, open your mind, and fly (Use your mind, be yourself And, and…

…on my blazer So much for private education I tend out pretty much the same that they did Now we the same kids; the rejects And the prefects is all…

…heart Little stick of dynamite chuck TNT She was a fan of Hip Hop and RnB She was the type to pit stop unconsciously So I'd start…

I've seen the storm but its Post 94 Sun is up so come up and see the rainbow I thought cool was you Until I grew up and…

When I was young and they packed me off to school And taught me how not to play the game I didn't mind if they groomed me for success Or if they said that I was…

In your pomp and all your glory you're a poorer man than me As you lick the boots of death born out of fear When I was young and…

…they packed me off to school And taught me how not to play the game I didn't mind if they groomed me for success Or if they said that I was…

From the minute I turned and laid eyes on you I had no eyes of my own I was blind to the world- You were…

…to good to be true but you were something to see- So very young and alone and still I don't believe The way you turned on me now where's the girl that I…

…to give me it all and with a kiss in the darkness You'd deliver the light And in the pit of the night I hear you laughing so loud I…

…cigarettes don't destroy your system, it's simple So yes sir, yes mom, yes I have the wisdom To follow all the rules and…

…a guilty conscience I hear God talking saying Matt all this ganja's nonsense So I look through the ten commandments and…

…then demand an Actual reason for the sin of this plant and All I see is that I should follow the countries rules Unless their unjust, but my country…

…whole thing start Off top I brung Queens up from hard times Rockin' at the Fever, streets was all mine It was my version of the…

…it in my album I was 18 when Lake seen the Island And Lord held me down and My surroundings started changing I had a baby, I was…

…you knew, BIG blew and all the balling starts He had Kim and his crew, I found Fox Only niggas in New York with number one charts…

…*ggas listen up and I'ma tell you how the whole thing start Off top I brung Queens up from hard times Rockin' at the Fever, streets was all…

…mine It was my version of the blues, droppin' out schools The crack epidemic had rap representin' the rules So I got…

…problems I gave it all up so I can chill at home with Mama She was gettin' old and sick so I stayed beside her We had the…

…a good friend to stray These guns I'm passing down son they ain't toys [Verse 1] I was raised in a place that was known to be rough I was washed on the…

…bank down a decent bluff The muddy river water runnin' was a lesson for me It taught me 'bout the only way to get to the sea And…

…all about makin' them roads I thought I was tough but not half as damn tough and rough As my daddy and grand daddy was…

…known to be rough I was washed on the bank down a decent bluff The muddy river water runnin' was a lesson for me It taught me 'bout the…

…only way to get to the sea And it ain't about the race that was back in the day See you can't desecrate them old southern ways My great…

…breakin' them oaks And Uncle Noodle taught me all about makin' them roads I thought I was tough but not half as damn tough and…

…tongue for not much longer Feel the panic setting in Look at all she taught you Know your magic from within Put…

…that one day I'll be stronger than all the rest When you said that one day I'll be... And every friend along the way was just a tool, was just a tool And…

…every little boundary was just the rules, was just the rules And everyone who listened in was just a fool, was…

…lose it all Like why we gotta feel this pain in our friends and family though? My cellie like to walk around in his sleep, I rather…

…road, I got my own shit Boy, you know the rules, they pick you up, don't call my phone bitch Boy, you know the rules…

…money I don't knock it I just do the dope and blow it, I gotta get it so I gotta see the money Y'all remember peacin' out 28th to get the…

…lose it all Like why we gotta feel this pain in our friends and family though? My cellie like to walk around in his sleep, I…

…cutlass on the road, I got my own sh*t Boy, you know the rules, they pick you up, don't call my phone b*tch Boy, you know the rules…

…money I don't knock it I just do the dope and blow it, I gotta get it so I gotta see the money Y'all remember peacin' out 28th to get the…