Takin my word, y'all want this
 They don't want none of me
 They don't want none of me
 Yeah, please believe it
 Rule baby, unquestionable
 Uh, uh, but you know that
 Heck, I know that
 Uh, ha, yeah, uh

 [Verse 1]
 What has this world come to
 When a nigga like me could be perceived the American Dream
 Life aint always what it seems, my younguns
 Please believe strugglin, always provokes the hustlin
 To that we accustomed
 You get acquainted with everybody throughout the hood
 Still don't trust 'em
 Trust is a serious thing
 Most niggas don't trust nobody they aint know since sixteen
 Does that mean the devil is in us, of course
 Who you think is holdin us up to fall short
 Touch but don't taste, taste but don't swallow
 And these are the rules that we 'posed to follow
 People pray for eternity, never see tomorrow
 They just, wishin the Lord would take 'em away from the horror that
 I'm currently, bringin, y'all motherfuckers gonna hafta
 Murder me, swingin bud, I won't die

 [Verse 2]
 Hear what I'm sayin, y'all niggas better start sayin prayers
 Cuz a nigga wit no cares, is finally here
 Say what I want, when I want, fuck police
 Cuz my gangsta niggas know we own the streets
 With the wind beneath my wings, ground under my feet
 I'm the black rose nigga that grew from concrete
 It's the Rule, get it right, or get it real hot
 A whole lotta shots sent flying through your block [gunshot]
 The one I need, and, oh, before I leave
 Does anybody else feel they don't wanna breathe
 Been menacing this society since conceived
 And nigga you know cold hearts don't bleed
 Still they, pray for eternity, never seein tomorrow
 They just, wishin the Lord would take 'em away from the horror that
 I'm currently, bringin, y'all motherfuckers gonna hafta
 Murder me, swingin, the Rule won't die