Stay Ready

[Verse 1 - Planet Asia] Yeah The jewels that we invest in... From the struggle I came, where no one can remain And if you from the bottom mane, then we one and the same This day to day is like having a gun to the brain And I ain’t trying to run the world, I’m just running my lane The face of my uncle was real, men sharpen men like steel Why the narcs put marks on our bills Fatherless, no direction but still blessed Even though a lot of my family come from real sets All over America -it’s an epidemic of cutbacks, layoffs Without a day off, I’m pressed to get it Some will stoop low for green pupils And new acceptance, and you accept this? For whose the most affected - check it I keep my family close just like a weapon But I don’t use ‘em for protection - I use ‘em for direction My music is with a message of strength Jewels that I invested in to finesse [Refrain - Planet Asia] From the struggle I came, where no one can remain And if you from the bottom mane, then we one and the same This day to day is like having a gun to the brain And I ain’t trying to run the world, I’m just running my lane [Hook - Nio Tha Gift] When the streets get colder the pain is heavy (You know the pain is heavy) When it rains it pours, you better stay ready (Ya better stay ready) When the streets get colder the pain is heavy (Hey) Whe it rains it pours, you better stay ready (You better stay on your toes) [Verse 2 - Dengee] Cruising on the freeway, slumped back bumping to P.A Reminiscing ‘bout T.K., on my toes like plier Not guilty is my plea (ay), middle finger to D.A Smokin on that finest, I’m buying time like a pre-paid Baseball on these phones, the police be on three way Listening to what we say, catch me that will be D-Day To M.I.A. from C.A., to Puerto Rico for B-Day Patron shots on a yacht and a bad bitch from Chile I dream big don’t I? Funny thing is I don’t sleep - this how I live, no lie But when I come back to my hood, diss songs, oh my What’s going on, I never did these niggas wrong So why do they want me gone Bro told me this day will come, he ain’t think that I’d listen But I did - how you think I put myself in position Undercover suckers, I should let you kill each other But I’d rather give a hand to you jealous mother fuckers [Hook] [Verse 3 - Mistah F.A.B.] Yeah, it’s Mistah F.A.B You can, you can... Block my road but can’t block my thoughts Looking at overseas, shaking my head at money I lost Glamour and glitz, had me hidin’ behind these name brands Life on the line, you seen my city on Gangland But long as my fashion was right I never paid too much attention to the Passion of Christ Too busy flashing this ice, yeah my passion was ice Had me living for the now, not after this life But things changed, when my Earth gave birth, to my first Soon as my daughter was born, put my life in reverse Slowed down, stopped living for the riches and buzz Sobered up, told myself no more liquor and blunts Preparing for weather changes in the middle of war Bought some umbrellas man, cause when it rains, it pours This how it is, on the struggle every day P.A. - My bad for the delay, O.K [Hook]