Instinct

[Verse 1: Capitol I-Man] Born on the fourth of February in seventy four Capital I-Man Acquarius surviving, survive till 95, a lot shit's changed They're slowing, fastline, then there's the rain It's insane, people want it, people flaunt it They murdered with thugs, decided to bust a move on them Or a matter of give or take and break burning elevation Ignite the flight by higher learning, concerning Granting you abilities like think Motions first reactions though instinct Like blinks of an iron eagle in the clink, do or die Survivor unknown how it seeps through my third eye Mentality closed reality before clutch Radar radius thus far it's too much Be operating two-four/seven Try to hit me with the next, I'll be ahead ten seconds [Hook] When I've been lost Felt I've been crossed [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] In a blink, I listen to my first INSTINCT When nothing feels fine Pop, pop, goes my nine [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I stick with the INSTINCT [Verse 2: Capitol I-Man] Woke up on a Saturday afternoon about two With the hangover trying to clog my view I've got the remedy, damn fool, last night was the bomb Out with the C.B. crew ALL NIGHT LONG!!! At the party capacity packed and Everybody seemed to be cool like that Pass the J's as we blaze freestyling in a circle MC's ripping skills till their faces turn purple All kinds of passionalities was blending in and Definitely in the house was THA MEXAKINZ DJ knew what to play, music was thumping Females in the house put you in the mood for humping Around like Bobby I'm Brown with "My Prerogative" to light up The spliffs and blunts cause once it's how we lived I admit it, I drank and overdid it Two thirty in the morning, something told me to quit it Congregated, my crew then stabbed out full of brew Rolled up a leño for the thirty minute cruise Dropped me off at my house, now we in the present stage Got today's newspaper, looking at the front page "A Drive-By At Three In The Morning Kills One", at the same party that I felt the warning That coulda been me or my homies on the headline But I guess INSTINCT told me it wasn't bedtime [Hook 2] When I've been lost Felt I've been crossed [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I listen to my first INSTINCT When nothing feels fine Pop, pop, goes my nine [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I stick with the INSTINCT [Verse 3: Capitol I-Man] Well, of course tonight, it's the night I'm out with aggression After what I read that led me to learn a lesson So I grabbed my nine double M and extra clip It can't be headline: "Capital I-Man Just Slippped" Dipped down the avenue gotta get my crew Bumped the oldies, got reunited with the homies No room for kharma deep in my aerostar van Swinging shit like my name was Tarzan And can't fumble, soon as we hit this jumble Tree felt like "Me was George Of The Jungle" Cruising down the boulevard about the speed limit Looking for schtookie thinking about digging in it Wait a minute! I think I smell bacon right behind me Which reminds me, you can't trust a pig in the '90s Try to find thee automobile stolen I guess because I'm Mexakin and deep is how I'm rolling In the rear view I see them run a make on my plates Couldn't find shit I'm legit but I'mma stick to Fuck with me seeing that I'm clean as a whistle Except for the moment I'm high and got my pistol From behind the swin accelerates right up Will they harrass us, luckily they roll right passed us You never knew could this spot fills too hot with cops Back to the hood, back to the block, cause! [Hook 3] When I've been lost Felt I've been crossed [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I listen to my first instinct When nothing feels fine Pop, pop, goes my nine [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I listen to my first INSTINCT When I've been lost Felt I've been crossed [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I stick with the INSTINCT When nothing feels fine Pop, pop, goes my nine [I-Man] Not too soon but before I just can't think [I-Man] I stick with the INSTINCT!