The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
You Played Yourself
Ice-T
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[Chorus]
You played yourself...✦
Yo, yo, you played yourself...✦
[Verse 2]
I'm no authority but I know the D-E-A-L
When it comes✦ to dealin'✦ with the females
What you got they want, cash is what they need
Slip sucker✦ and they'll break you with speed
But you meet a freak, you try to turn her out
Spendin' money's what I'm talkin'✦ about✦
But you fool out, your pockets got blew out
And after✦ the date, no boots, you got threw out
Mad and shook 'cause your ducats✦ got took
Call her up, phone's✦ off the hook
But who told you to front and flaunt your grip?
You can't buy no relationship
[Chorus]
You played yourself...✦
Yo, homeboy, you played yourself...✦
[Verse 3]
I'm in the MC game, a lot of MC's front
And for the money✦ they're sell out stunts
But they claim that they're rich and that they keep cash
Yo, let me straighten this out fast
Two hundred thousand records sold
And these brothers start yellin'✦ 'bout gold?
You better✦ double that, then double that again✦
And still don't get souped,✦ my friend
You think you've made it, you're just a lucky✦ man
Guess who controls your destiny, fans
But you diss 'em 'cause you think you're a star
That attitude is rude, you won't get far
'Cause they'll turn on you quick, you'll drop like a brick
Unemployment's where you'll sit
No friends 'cause you dissed✦ 'em too
No money,✦ no crew, you're through
[Chorus]
You played yourself...✦
That's right, you played yourself...✦
You played yourself...✦
Yo, yo, you played yourself...✦
[Verse 4]
You got problems, you claim you need a break
But every✦ dollar✦ you get you take
Straight to the Dopeman, try to get a beam up
Your idle time is spent trying to scheme up
Another way to get money✦ for a jumbo✦
When you go to sleep you count Five-O's
Lyin' and cheatin', everybody✦ you're beatin'✦
Dirty✦ clothes and you're skinny✦ 'cause you haven't✦ been eatin'✦
You ripped✦ off all your family✦ and your friends
Nowhere does your larceny end
And then you get an idea for a big move
An armed✦ robbery...smooth
But everything went wrong, somebody✦ got shot
You couldn't get away,✦ the cops roll, you're popped✦
And now you're locked,✦ yo, lampin'✦ on Death Row
Society's fault? No
Nobody✦ put the crack into✦ the pipe
Nobody✦ made you smoke off your life
You thought that you could do dope and still stay cool? Fool
[Chorus]
You played yourself...✦
You played yourself...✦
Ain't nobody✦ else's✦ fault, you played yourself✦
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