[00:07.065] Dead man's shoes, double day to rock 'em[00:10.198] Slip 'em on smooth, they gonna fit no problem[00:12.893] They always do[00:14.063] It's like they were made for your two feets[00:16.674] Kids laid out in the streets[00:18.191] No kicks, limbs askew[00:20.172] That's how they did my cousin in '86[00:23.461] Auntie saw it on the news[00:24.783] He had one on, one off was by the bare foot that she knew[00:28.319] My wife said the baby feet look just like you and I thought about that[00:32.461] When they went to sleep, I cried too[00:34.497] Dog eared Timberland boot[00:36.962] Sauconys on a Brooklyn stoop, in pretty good shape[00:40.363] Toothbrush the suede[00:41.960] Mouth full of toothpaste lookin' in the mirror, like[00:44.509] "I know my day comin', I pray it's not today."[00:46.996] Seen 'em coming like, "Hold on hold on wait!"[00:50.076] Doctor read the X-Rays while you read the doctor's face[00:53.879] I rock a clean pair of socks every day, just in case[01:01.613] Born alone die alone no matter who ya mans is[01:04.930] Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids[01:08.381] Born alone die alone no matter who ya mans is[01:11.758] Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids[01:15.263] Born alone die alone[01:16.962] Born alone die alone[01:18.678] Born alone die alone[01:20.242] Born alone die alone[01:22.103] I had a zipper brick on the night stand[01:24.035] Woke to a pile of 12s, it had a skunky smell[01:27.519] Shoemaker in the Ls[01:29.197] I'mma go back in time, tell that young boy, "Give 'em hell."[01:32.535] If it's a fight, fight to the bell[01:34.906] Peep the six CD carousel, Skytel pager, my eyes well[01:39.089] I wager he never realized he was talkin' to himself (just as well)[01:43.736] Back in the present[01:44.503] Bustin' open a pack, fingers sticky with resin[01:47.009] I've heard it all before like Russian peasants[01:50.209] That's that loop for you, that's what the loop do[01:54.276] Sebb Bash pulled it out the dollar bin where he had his stash[01:57.789] Handed it to Al and said, "Track two." (It's true)[02:00.708] History never repeats, it do rhyme though[02:03.188] Trying to catch the loop[02:04.521] Loophole like a gunshow[02:05.980] Dropped out of JUCO like it's doneso, puto[02:09.598] Let's get it out the mud[02:10.595] Son was barefoot by the end of the month[02:14.617] (You know how it goes)[02:16.981] (You know how it goes)[02:18.262] (You know how it goes)[02:20.445] Born alone die alone no matter what your plans is[02:27.301] Born alone die alone no matter what your plans is[02:30.815] Hope he live long enough to tell it to his grandkids