N.Y. State Of Mind Ringtones

[Nas] Uhh Yo, yo-yo, y'all Whattup? Whattup It's time man (Word, it's time?) Straight up, it's time man Aight, set that shit off (Set it off then nigga, set it off) Broken glass in the hallway, bloodstained floors Neighbors, look at every bag you bring through your doors Lock the top lock, momma shoulda cuffed me to the radiator Why not? It might've saved later from my block N.Y. cops, hookers crawlin off the stroll, coughin Stitches in they head, stinkin and I dread thinkin they be snitchin But who else, could it be, shook at these, unmarked vans Parked in the dark -- NARC's, where's your heart? Hustlers starve; they bust a U-e I jog To my building -- come out later wearin camouflage See the sergeant and the captain -- strangle men Niggaz gaspin for air; til they move no more and just stare With dead eyes -- tired of riots, shit is quiet Simple-minded fools infiltrate grimy crews Overcrowded cribs, uncles home from bids, sister's pregnant Father's on drugs, moms is smokin, beds is piss-infested Had eight partners growin up, eight turned to seven Seven turned to six niggaz, got two in heaven Six of us, holdin it, now it's five rollin thick The sixth one's parole flipped; five niggaz, went to fo' quick When he went O.T., college life, converted into gangbangin Four niggaz still hangin, years passed and slang changin Three of us now, fourth nigga ain't around We all thought he was real -- he did the snake shit Fake shit -- beat his ass down, yo his mouth Could've got us all wasted, what a fuckin clown All I got left in the end is two of my best friends And we all goin out, to the death for these ends, WHAT? New York, New York ("New York state of mind" - Rakim) New York, New York ("New York state of mind" - Rakim) *Repeat while Nas is talking* You heard about it, you see about it You read about it, it's in your papers It's in your daily news ("Get money!") New York chronicles, every day The crime rate, the murder rate The money rate, the paper chase, youknowhatImean? New York state of mind baby, check it out [Nas] I'm at the, gamblin spot, my hands on a knot New York Yankee cap cover my eyes, stand in one spot I take a nigga dough, send him home, to a shoebox You lost that nigga I put your dollar in the jukebox Hear my favorite song, all these niggaz sing along All the ciggarette smoke's cloggin my lungs, hoodrats flashin they tongue Young thugs blastin they gun, we got reputations Bitches and niggaz both on parole or probation Shit is sick, niggaz got gats, army fatigues I got my eyes glued on, whoever walk in the lead Cause I ain't playin, niggaz'll run up in here and shoot up this shit Stick yo' ass up, niggaz'll find the loot in your kicks Bunch of triple-cross niggaz, just New York niggaz Lift you off your feet when they was just talkin with you Some of these dudes the Feds be on em, you knew em for years Be the type when you walk in a pub, they offer you beers That ain't gangsta, niggaz is up North with tatted tears Your name's on the affadavit, you ratted kid Faggot-ass niggaz that be scared to do they bids Fuck you, we run you out of N.Y, you can't live Got your quiet niggaz, that relocated down South Comin back to floss, then you got the jealous loudmouths All of a sudden we got Crips and Bloods, D.T.'s Runnin round quick to split your mug, it's ea-sy to score But it's hard to get the shit off Niggaz fightin over hundred sales, jump in the car and drive off When the fiend come around the block, happy as hell Niggaz, mad cause they ain't get a piece of that sale Cutthroat connivers, universal, ghetto survivors Go to any hood that's live and make it liver A lot of niggaz scheamin, some real, some niggaz frontin But I'm a big dreamer, so watch me come up with somethin New York, New York New York, New York

Turn your thoughts, away from sadness Don't be mad, be glad you're happy Fear is what, we cannot help We tell ourselves, what really hurts Crazed by attention, in your eyes Surprised to feel, the music thrive Disgusted that, I cannot find The spark within, my State Of Mind Turn your thoughts, away from sadness Don't be mad, be glad you're happy Fear is what, we cannot help We tell ourselves, what really hurts Crazed by attention, in your eyes Surprised to feel, the music thrive Disgusted that, I cannot find The spark within, my State Of Mind Being a rapper Don't mean you, talk faster Don't mean you got, Drops that drop from Where your tears, fall outta It mean you got rhymes that Flow with time, making points Like, crossing double lines On private streets, causing fines Messing with your mind Being a writer Don't mean you, type quicker Don't mean you, use words Outside of your, everyday language It means you put, pen to paper And your thoughts, all come with angles Touching hearts, around the nation Jot that down, you'll thank me later Turn your thoughts, away from sadness Don't be mad, be glad you're happy Fear is what, we cannot help We tell ourselves, what really hurts Crazed by attention, in your eyes Surprised to feel, the music thrive Disgusted that, I cannot find The spark within, my State Of Mind Looking funny, in a headset Just to get rid of the, head jack Wireless, is how we do shit Spend more money and, get way less Cuz nowadays, we reckless Put your money, where your mouth is I've been living, bland for ages Gotta stop, making excuses How the fuck you, gonna be famous Wanna be apart of ASAP But they don't know, I exist yet But I know that I, can change that Comfy Cozy's, gunna drop next It's a lifestyle, wrapped in blankets Check my IG, check my outfits Comfort's all that's on my mindset Turn your thoughts, away from sadness Don't be mad, be glad you're happy Fear is what, we cannot help We tell ourselves, what really hurts Crazed by attention, in your eyes Surprised to feel, the music thrive Disgusted that, I cannot find The spark within, my State Of Mind Going oppositely From apparently, normality But that's a chance, I must take This should be a, piece of cake For me, it's what's at stake Here's proof I'm gunna, be real great My thoughts mosaic, like Monet XXL I'm running real late I have a message to relay

None of those games, love I want none of those games, love None of those games, love I want none of those games, love Oh it took days to cross the desert It's like a copy of a copy My mind in a haze of delusion And nothing made sense there but you And if somebody holds you close You are mine, you are mine And if somebody tears your clothes off You are mine, you are mine An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating None of those games, love I want none of those games, love All lost years are illusion I'm like a mirror against a mirror In one ear and out the other We keep repeating, repeating, repeating And I'm wondering if you know You are mine, you are mine And if somebody tears your clothes off You are mine, you are mine, ooo An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating (I don't know if I'm hallucinating) I don't know if I'm hallucinating I don't know if I'm hallucinating Oh, I (If somebody tears your clothes off) (You are mine, you are mine) And I'm wondering if you know You are mine, you are mine And if somebody holds you close now You are mine, you are mine An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating An elastic state of mind, oh I don't know if I'm hallucinating (I don't know if I'm hallucinating) (I don't know if I'm hallu...) Oh, I (I don't know if I'm hallucinating) I don't know if I'm hallucinating

And if i ever knew what maybe, for these written lines. Then i'm sure to find out, I've been lied to, time after time. And if you're blind I'll give you sight just like the Jesus Christ. Well it's like welcome to a state of mind where reality aint so nice. There's astronomers, slap us just to prove Jesus don't exsist, say he's a myth but, what do you thinnk of this? Is there a guy that's so wise, tells you what's wrong or right, found by starlight, born by the virgin type? What I don't know, the odds fall, when it's factual now all stacks and cracks the natural, I don't wanna be rude, but do you consider that to be true? Or is somebody taking you for a fool, because you're not, you're an intellectual. Well maybe i'm the fool for asking question after all. But I just wanna know, more about my world, like how does it work? First people on earth? Adam and Eve nahh I don't believe. I won't be decieved by the philosphy, may help you but it don't help me. May help you but it don't help me. May help you but it don't help me. And if i ever knew what maybe, for these written lines. Then i'm sure to find out, I've been lied to, time after time. And if you're blind I'll give you sight just like the Jesus Christ. Well it's like welcome to a state of mind where reality aint so nice. Now it's like, political leaders, try to spoon feed us, but I'm not a baby, the rattle look, i'm giving up, eating up, why do they fight through the media, because it's fucked! They say they want to make change, system in place but it's had to rearrange, so how much change can they actually make? Well, all I know is it's not a square but a circle, round and round like a merry go round, they go, round and round like a merry go round, they go, round and round like a merry go round, they go, round and round like a merry go round. And if i ever knew what maybe, for these written lines. Then i'm sure to find out, I've been lied to, time after time. And if you're blind I'll give you sight just like the Jesus Christ. Well it's like welcome to a state of mind where reality aint so nice. And now I, don't believe I, don't believe no I, don't believe in god. I wish that, I believe yes I believe because I, need some guidance lord. But it's like, where were you, yes where were you? When the soldiers went to war? And it's like, where are you, yes, where are you? Because it's you there fighting for. Now it's like I'm made to think I don't believe but how can I believe if there ain't world peace? But there broke police, people living on the streets, fighting to breath and fighting to complete no I, don't believe I don't believe. No I don't believe in god. I wish that, I believe yes I believe because I need some guidance Lord. Yes I need some guidance, yes I need some guidance Lord, yes I need some guidance La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. And if i ever knew what maybe, for these written lines. Then i'm sure to find out, I've been lied to, time after time. And if you're blind I'll give you sight just like the Jesus Christ. Well it's like welcome to a state of mind where reality aint so nice.