Like Toy Soldiers
Step by step, heart to heart
Left, right, left, we all fall down (New York City! If you all know the words, sing it!)
Step by step, heart to heart
Left, right, left, we all fall down (Like what?)
Like toy soldiers (C'mon, y'all)
Bit by bit, torn apart
We never win, but the battle wages on (For what?)
For toy soldiers
I'm supposed to be the soldier who never blows his composure
Even though I hold the weight of the whole world on my shoulders
I ain't never supposed to show it
My crew ain't supposed to know it
Even if it means goin' toe-to-toe with a Benzino
It don't matter, I never drag 'em in battles that I can't handle
'Less I absolutely have to, I'm supposed to set an example
I need to be the leader, my crew looks for me to guide 'em
If some sx1t ever does pop off, I'm supposed to be beside 'em
That Ja sx1t, I tried to squash it, it was too late to stop it
There's a certain line you just don't cross, and he crossed it
I heard him say Hailie's name on a song and I just lost it
It was crazy, the sx1t went way beyond some Jay-Z and Nas sx1t
And even though the battle was won, I feel like we lost it
I spent so much energy on it, honestly I'm exhausted
And I'm so caught in it that I almost feel I'm the one who caused it
This ain't what I'm in hip-hop for, that's not why I got in it
That was never my object, for someone to get killed
Why would I wanna destroy something I helped build?
That wasn't my intentions, my intentions were good
I went through my whole career without ever mentionin' [Suge]
And that was just outta respect, for not runnin' my mouth
And talkin' about somethin' that I knew nothin' about
Plus Dre told me stay out, this just wasn't my beef
So I did, I just fell back, watched and gritted my teeth
While he's all over TV, down-talkin' the man
Who literally saved my life, like fvxk it, I understand
This is business, and this sx1t just isn't none of my business
But still knowin' the sx1t could pop off at any minute, 'cause—
Step by step (C'mon!), heart to heart
Left, right, left, we all fall down (Like what?)
Like toy soldiers (C'mon, y'all)
Bit by bit, torn apart
We never win, but the battle wages on (For what?)
For toy soldiers (One more time, just the ladies, just the ladies)
Step by step, heart to heart
Left, right, left, we all fall down (Like what? Like)
Like toy soldiers
Daxn, New York City
Y'all are makin' me feel right at home right now
Yo, I'm hearin' a lot from the people at front
I'm not hearin' too much from the people in the back
Everybody in the back and on top make some motherfvxkin' noise, y'all!
Okay, y'all mind if I bring on some friends right quick?