Power
High Rollers
Ice-T
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[Interlude]
That's right, you're high rollin'✦
You think you got it goin on, right?
You got money,✦ cars, jewelry
You think you got everything
Let me tell you, you ain't got nothin'✦
You ain't got nothin'✦ but a one way ticket✦ to death row
You gotta✦ get outta✦ the game, man
Or the game is gonna✦ get you
[Verse 3]
Now when I say high rollers,✦ I mean the best
Forget✦ the half-steppers, eject the rest
'Cause these high ranked✦ officials of our city✦ streets
Make millions✦ all triggered by electric beeps
They dress in diamonds and rope chains
They got the blood of Scarface runnin'✦ through their veins
Silk shirts, leather suits
Hair always fresh, eel-skin boots
Large hearts, though the sizes✦ vary✦
Bankrolls that take two pockets to carry✦
Cruising in their 500 Benz Sedan✦
With their systems peaked✦ out rockin'✦ Pusherman
Yes, their fashion's✦ high, but hard to beat
They buy their Gucci✦ at Gucci's,✦ not the swap meet, eat
Very✦ well, much clientele
Whatever you need, they probably✦ sell, the high rollers✦
[Interlude]
Yeah, and let me break down for the ladies✦
All you girls out there that think you gon' get that quick money✦ and ain't goin' to jail
You better✦ think again✦
[Verse 4]
Oh yes, I'm here to tell you females also✦ roll
Drive the same cars, sometimes✦ wear more gold
Cold as an igloo✦ or hot as a flame
They'll shake ya, break ya and you won't know their name
Gangsters to the max, all marks will be taxed✦
These girls drive Ferraris, not Cadillacs
Respect is demanded, most men don't understand it
'Til they peep the huge bank that these girls have landed,✦ they're
Junkies for fun, love life on the run
If things get hot, they will pull a gun
Prey on the lame, no shame to the game
They all seek power,✦ **** the fame, the high rollers✦
[Interlude]
Yeah, the high rollers✦
Street hustlers, the players
Out there gettin'✦ that long money,✦ you know what I'm sayin'?
But that fast money✦ leads to a fast life and a quick death
This is my word, this is Ice-T✦
And I ain't got no reason✦ to lie to you
[Verse 5]
Now radio✦ stations✦ probably✦ won't play
This record✦ because of the things I say
They'll say I'm glamorizing the hustling hood
And a record✦ like this can do no good
But I'm not here to tell ya right or wrong
I don't know which side of the law you belong✦
Yes, the game has flash, but sometimes✦ hurts
Behind any✦ mistake, hard time lurks
And jail's not your only✦ problem though it may seem
You just may die by a barrage from an M-16
But to each his own, choose your mobile✦ phone
Choose a tailored suit, the luxury✦ home
You'll never✦ get caught 'cause you got nerves✦ of ice
And you're much smarter than the crooks on Miami✦ Vice
Right?
[Outro]
You wanna✦ be a high roller✦
You wanna✦ be a high roller✦
Yo, Ice, they just shot up some brothers over✦ there on Crenshaw
Aw man, you know who they were?
Nah, they had bad cars, a whole bunch of gold and beepers on
You better✦ watch your back if you wanna✦ be a high roller✦
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