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1	You know what's makin' me mad?						[ VERSE 1: W.C. ]	1
2	Day after day I'm catchin' all of this slack						You know what's makin me mad?	2
3	Seems you gotta wear a suit, unless you wanna jacked						Day after day I'm catchin all of this slack	3
4	'Cause in the '90s, y'all, these fools got a set of them thangs						Seems you gotta wear                            a suit, unlesss you wanna jacked	4
5							Cause in the '90s, y'all, these fools got a set of them thangs	5
6	Where if you ain't wearin' a three-piece suit, you gotta gang bang						Where if you ain't wearin a three-piece suit, you gotta gangbang	6
7	I walked in a rest', 'bout to order						I walked in a rest', bout to order, and	7
8	And people starin' like I had manure on my pants						People starin          like a had manure on my pants	8
9	Grabbin' they purse, checkin' they wallets in the back						Grabbin they purse, checkin they wallets in the back	9
10							And thinkin I'ma rob em, cause I'm in all black	10
11	And thinkin' I'ma rob em, 'cause I'm in all black						Yo, my Curduroys are cuffed with a crease down the middle	11
12	Yo,         my Corduroys are cuffed with       a crease down the middle						Snakeskin around my waist, so my pants hang a little	12
1	Snake skin around my waist, so my pants hang a little							1
	But I don't deal the package of crack						But I don't deal the package of crack
2								2
	So what's the reason for the dirty looks?						So what's the reason for the dirty looks?
	Yo, check my name in your books						Yo, check my name in your books
13	Seem like every time I slap on my Starter cap						Seem like everytime       I slap on my Starter cap	13
	And step for a breath of fresh air						And step for a breath of fresh air
14	I end up fillin' up a questionnaire						I end up fillin up a questionnaire	14
15							'What's your name?' 'Where you're goin?' 'Yo, what gang are you from?'	15
16	"What's your name?" "Where you're goin?"						They tell me, "Don't get smart", and so I play dumb	16
17	"Yo, what gang are you from?"						Cause when I tell em where I stay, it doesn't get better	17
3	They tell me "Don't get smart" and so I play dumb							3
4	'Cause when I tell em where I stay, it doesn't get better							4
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	Live in South Central, they assume you got a jail record						Live in South Central, they assume you got a jail record
	A stereotypical attitude						A stereotypical attitude
	That if you look like me, you gotta run with a crew						That if you look like me, you gotta run with a crew
18	'Cause when I step upon the scene everybody's gettin' petrol						Cause when I step upon the scene everybody's gettin petrol	18
19							No matter what the color (What's up?)	19
20	No matter what the color						I'm gettin sweated for my dress code	20
6	(What's up?)							6
7	I'm gettin' sweated for my dress code							7
	(Wear a shirt and tie and run with the creeps)						(Wear a shirt and tie and run with the creeps)
21							(That's why) (they dress just like) (suckers)	21
22							(Ha?) (suckers) (What?) (suckers)	22
23	(That's why they dress just like suckers)						[ VERSE 2 ]	23
24	(Ha?)						[ W.C. ]	24
25	(Suckers)						What is this, a prison? I'm buggin off the way that I'm livin	25
26	(What?)						Seems everywhere I turn I'm assumin the position	26
27	(Suckers)						At school I'm gettin tired of hearin the same old thing	27
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9	What is this, a prison? I'm buggin' off the way that I'm livin'							9
10	Seems everywhere I turn I'm assumin' the position							10
11	At school I'm gettin' tired of hearin' the same old thing							11
	Here come the rickety security, sweatin me for my earring						Here come the rickety security, sweatin me for my earring
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	I don't carry a gun, though they consider me a threat						I don't carry a gun, though they consider me a threat
	I guess I got em scared by the way that I dress						I guess I got em scared by the way that I dress
	Unlike you I couldn't afford to shop at Macy's or Penny's						Unlike you I couldn't afford to shop at Macy's or Penny's
	So it's off to the swap meet for a fresh pair of Dickey's						So it's off to the swap meet for a fresh pair of Dickey's
28							So what you're tellin me, is now I'm a crook	28
13	So what you're tellin' me, is now I'm a crook							13
	Who wrote the book on how a kid in my position's supposed to look?						Who wrote the book on how a kid in my position's supposed to look?
1							[ Coolio ]	1
	Get me a fade and a pair of tight pants						Get me a fade and a pair of tight pants
	I get a chance with the girls who wouldn't give me a glance						I get a chance with the girls who wouldn't give me a glance
29							A big funny lookin hat just to cover my naps	29
14	A big funny lookin' hat just to cover my naps							14
	A pair of patten leather shoes might keep me out of scraps						A pair of patten leather shoes might keep me out of scraps
	If I made that turn, it might save me some trouble						If I made that turn, it might save me some trouble
	But I gotta watch my back, on the alert for a squabble						But I gotta watch my back, on the alert for a squabble
30							'Don't go here, don't go there,' brothers comin up missin	30
31	Don't go here, don't go there, brothers comin' up missin'						Got a pocket full of money, and I'm still getttin dissed	31
32	Got       a pocket full           of money, and       I'm still getttin' dissed						Cause it's a scam or a phase of my life that I'm goin through	32
15	'Cause it's a scam or a phase of my life that I'm goin' through							15
	If you dress like me, you gotta run with a crew						If you dress like me, you gotta run with a crew
33							I'm tickin like a timebomb, ready to explode	33
34	I'm tickin' like a time bomb, ready to explode						Even in my frontyard (What's up)	34
35	Even in               my front yard						I'm gettin sweated for my dress code	35
36	(What's up?)						(Alright, fellas	36
37	I'm gettin' sweated for my dress code						No tennis shoes, no hats, no khakis, alright?)	37
38	(Alright, fellas, no tennis shoes, no hats, no khakis, alright?)						[ VERSE 3: W.C. ]	38
39							Let's take a trip to the club scene (somebody tell me what's goin on)	39
16	Let's take a trip to the club scene							16
17	(Somebody tell me what's goin' on)							17
	You gotta wear a silk shirt just to dance to a funky song						You gotta wear a silk shirt just to dance to a funky song
40	Bouncers makin' enemies for minimum wage						Bouncers makin enemies for minimum wage	40
	But they're the first ones to run when the club gets sprayed						But they're the first ones to run when the club gets sprayed
41							Don't wanna let me in, because I'm wearin my beeper	41
42	Don't wanna let me in, because I'm wearin' my beeper						And if you're sportin gold, then you gotta be a dope dealer	42
18	And if you're sportin' gold, then you gotta be a dope dealer							18
	(I paid 17.50 to hear a funky rhyme flow						(I paid 17.50 to hear a funky rhyme flow
43	And they're sweatin' at the do' like I just entered a fashion show)						And they're sweatin at the do' like I just entered a fashion show)	43
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	Yo, they put a curfew on Westwood, to keep me in my neighborhood						Yo, they put a curfew on Westwood, to keep me in my neighborhood
	My hat's to the back, so I must be up to no good						My hat's to the back, so I must be up to no good
	(I got a jacket on my back for the fact that I rap						(I got a jacket on my back for the fact that I rap
	And they heard I was from Compton, so they ran they pennies back)						And they heard I was from Compton, so they ran they pennies back)
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	Scared of me for what, no, I don't wear tux						Scared of me for what, no, I don't wear tux
	And if I ever got a Grammy, man, I'd bail in some Chuck						And if I ever got a Grammy, man, I'd bail in some Chuck
	Tailors to show the whole world it's alright to be yourself						Tailors to show the whole world it's alright to be yourself
	Should I change the way I dress, so I can look like the rest?						Should I change the way I dress, so I can look like the rest?
44							Wearin red, black and green, but they don't know what it means	44
45	Wearin' red, black and green, but they don't know what it means						Put on a African medaillon, now they're down with the team	45
46	Put on a African medallion,                  now they're down with the team						Perpatratin for a click, first they wouldn't, now they switched	46
47	Penetratin' for a click, first they wouldn't, now they switched						But                                              they ain't gettin rich (Ain't that a bitch?)	47
48	But they ain't gettin' rich						Go strike a G.Q. pose, I got soul in my stroll	48
49	(Ain't that a bitch?)						So they ban my video (For what?)	49
50							Cause they didn't like my dress code	50
21	Go strike a GQ pose, I got soul in my stroll							21
22	So they ban my video							22
23	(For what?)							23
24	'Cause they didn't like my dress code							24

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