Lighter Shade of Brown — Homies Chillin’ Remix

[Intro Chours: Shiro Stokes] Ain't no friends like my homies Yes, my homies They'll always be around I'm just chilling with my homies Yes, my homies A Lighter Shade of Brown [Verse 1: ODM] Well you ask me what the definition of a homie is A friend till the end but some start when you're kids Little traviesos that are always into something Doing something bad, acting like they did nothing Well here's a little story about a homie named Frankie Had another little homie that was down for hanky panky Sort of like Spanky and Alfalfa, Little Rascals Doing what they doing getting away without a hassle Like going to the schoolyard for your late passes to class Cutting in lunch lines, leaving other students last And strolling to the movies to see a rated "R" When mom's dropped them off, it's where E.T. would be the star Still, it was an issue that just could not be ignored Taking tapes of 45's from the local record store Being good kids till there was nothing but bologna Cause this is what you do when it's you and your homies [Chorus: Shiro Stokes] Ain't no friends like my homies Yes, my homies They'll always be around I'm just chilling with my homies Yes, my homies A Lighter Shade of Brown [Verse 2: DTTX] My situation with my homies wasn't all fun Sometimes sad, sometimes bad, but had to have one I wouldn't change it for a thing cause it's priceless Your homies are your down, yup! Can I get a righteous As kids, we saw and we did what most kids never did Took my first swig chilling at my homies crib Searching for ways so that we could make presidents Life was hard being a product of my residence But me being the youngest, I had to stay strong Mom's was my teacher cause pop's was already gone Hung out in the streets doing my own thing Living in the varrio, but I never gangbanged Coming up was a must, growing up with who I grew up I found out just who I can trust Me, Myself, and I not fronting like a phony I'm true to the game and I'm down with my homies [Chorus: Shiro Stokes] Ain't no friends like my homies Yes, my homies They'll always be around I'm just chilling with my homies Yes, my homies A Lighter Shade of Brown [Verse 3: ODM & DTTX] You want to be my homie, well hey I'll tell you something Hanging with my crew doesn't really mean nothing Blabbing when I get off tour, doing my songs You gonna want to kick it, well listen up here holmes It goes way back before you ever knew me I hung with my friends and not male groupies Just goes to show everybody where I'm coming from Hey yo! D' break em off something So many people want to hang now that I'm in the rap game They say that they're down and they don't even know my name Well I could say that I got many friends But a homie is true, through and through until the end And ain't a damn thing changed We're still hanging in the hood and doing the same thang Cause I ain't one to be a phony I'm still true to the game and I'm down with my homies [Chorus: Shiro Stokes] Ain't no friends like my homies Yes, my homies They'll always be around I'm just chilling with my homies Yes, my homies A Lighter Shade of Brown