UGK — Diamonds & Wood

[Interlude] Niggas in here, man, they outta sight And what's fucked up about it The motherfuckers from your own city Your little town or whatever, you know what I'm sayin' Them be the worst ones Niggas in here, man, can't stand to see a nigga havin' nothin', nigga I be eatin' free world steak and shrimp And shit like that, know what I'm sayin'? Chokin' like a motherfucker got a bone in his throat On that smin-oke, they can't stand it You know? But fuck 'em [Intro: Pimp C] Yeah, huh Coming down Dedicated to them boys riding slab [Chorus] I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood [Verse 1: Pimp C] I fli— I flip down the Ave., you know I'm looking tight These jealous niggas looking at me and my car so shife Wanna take my life and wanna jack, but I see all through that Never let these bitch niggas take what's mine, nigga, never do that Who say he going through a thang when y'all ain't never lied I got a baby, but his mama act like he ain't mine Wicked women using children to live on Wanna hurt and try to hate 'cause she know the thrill is gone Say, man, I stopped smoking with haters back in '94 But niggas thinking that a Sweet gonna get 'em through my door And niggas talk a lot of shit in a safe place I know 'cause he can't look me eye-to-eye when he in my face Now, nigga, listen to my beats and see just what I mean Nigga, I ride dirty every day, but still I shine so clean Glitter and gleam ain't all what it look like So I keep swanging out here clanging tryna live my life [Chorus] I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood [Verse 2: Bun B] I fli— I flips down the Ave. and see these niggas and days go and come And for me, just to wake, I know I'm blessed, I grab my sess and split my Swisher with my thumb Some of my Sweets be tight, now some of my Sweets be fucked up But all of my Sweets gon' blow, so killa, smoke get sucked up I lucked up today and didn't fall prey to none of that pistol play But who is to say tomorrow they won't be blasting this-a-way I'm puffin' spliffs of hay, still upset about the drama here At this time of year, I'm wiping away my dead homies mama tears (Shit) But naturally, them fucking laws was always after me So I have to be in that manor on that five-oh-three I'm living dastardly, must be all about survival, G These niggas passing me, streets just keep on getting live with me They said there has to be another way, but I ain't feeling that They tried to steal a 'Lac, and my wig, they wanna peel it back But still the fact remains, it's all about the 'caine Swang and bang, peace to ESG and all the victims of the game, mane [Chorus] I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood [Verse 3: Pimp C] Flippin' through P.A., I'm trynna see some good But everything is still the same in my neighborhood Niggas frown when you up and smile when you down And when you change for the better, shife fools stop comin' around I see the jealousy and hatin' and the wicked ways We all lost children, praisin' paper, smokin' our life away Got to the point where I could not decipher day from night She say she love me, but all we do now is fuck and fight My conscience fuck with me so much that I can't eat or sleep The other side of selling dope and out there running the streets And even though I'm gaining street fame comin' from this rap game Lustful thinking and compulsive drinking is a normal thang Some get erased and misplaced tryin' to win the race Some try to hold on to they place by smoking wet lace But, see, drugs and plastic thugs ain't gon' change the hood I'm smoking skunk and popping the trunk to make me feel good [Chorus] I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood (I'm smoking skunk and popping the trunk to make me feel good) I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, nigga, diamonds up against that wood I fli— I flips down the Ave., know I'm looking good I'm banging Screw, aggin, diamonds up against that wood So it's your life