[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [00:02.12]Freestyle [00:06.14]P.O.D [00:07.90] [00:14.22]Kids coming up from the alleys not like the valleys [00:16.65]Southtown San Diego rats out here in Cali [00:19.28]So Cal with the crew to show'em how [00:21.79]You like me now, with the sound straight underground [00:24.73]Putt'n it down, lift up this jewel that I have found [00:27.05]And pass it around, flowing against the crowd [00:29.83]Hip-hop hardknox rhym'n soon as the tune drops [00:32.32]Negative small talks, homie star kick'n rocks [00:35.28]and thake it all down the blocks where it belongs [00:37.77]A demo of songs but they wouldn't put me on [00:40.43]Thought I was gone, too late, but who's to say [00:42.87]My pockets are empty and I got dues to pay [00:45.84](B section) [00:46.11]To the tic tock you don't stop [00:50.58] [00:50.80]chorus [00:51.21]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [00:51.26]To the tic tock you don't quit, hit it [00:53.09]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [00:56.20]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [00:59.27]That's how it is homie like it or not [01:01.50]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [01:03.91]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [01:06.90]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [01:08.91]That's how it is homie like it or not [01:12.28] [01:12.68]It's bad enough late bills keep stacking up [01:14.98]No one ever told me that it would cost this much [01:17.53]So buckle up and come along for the ride [01:20.09]Catching the vibes and staying true to my tribe [01:22.70]I got mad love for the ones that still around [01:25.23]Knew you'd be down from the get-go here and now [01:27.99]You make me proud from the diapers to the grave [01:30.24]No masqurade, stayed the same like in the day [01:33.34]On day when we all get saved [01:35.64]We're gonna change the world no matter what they say [01:38.70]And stay real playing what we feel [01:40.75]I'll keep praying for you while you shoot to thrill [01:43.64](B section) [01:43.93] [01:44.08]To the tic tock you don't stop [01:45.99]To the tic tock you don't quit, hit it [01:46.34](B Section) [01:49.17] [01:49.35]chorus [01:49.47]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [01:51.65]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [01:54.59]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [01:57.24]That's how it is homie like it or not [01:59.73]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [02:02.09]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [02:04.40]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [02:07.73]That's how it is homie like it or not [02:10.31] [02:10.85]It's been a long time [02:12.57]It's been a long time com'n [02:15.12]It's been a long time [02:17.62]It's been a long time com'n [02:30.58] [02:30.96]Hated by many and loved by less [02:33.39]Hold the thresh, resurrected here in the West [02:36.13]Clinch the fist; dismiss the stereotype myths [02:38.40]Loose lips sing ships, then plead the fifth [02:41.34]You hated this, no reason you hated this [02:43.87]If you only know you'd be the first one to enlist [02:46.52]We come in love cause its just how we does [02:48.82]Fit the frame staying the same as it ever was [02:51.66](B section) [02:51.91]To the tic tock you don't stop [02:53.98]To the tic tock you don't quit, hit it [02:56.99] [02:57.19]chorus [03:02.34]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [03:04.89]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [03:07.77]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [03:10.23]That's how it is homie like it or not [03:12.61]Freestyle, freak with the flava it's the sure shot [03:15.15]Floss up the Ave, when the spot gets hot [03:18.19]Still pay'n dues and knock'em out the box [03:20.57]That's how it is homie like it or not [03:23.04] [03:23.22]It's been a long time [03:25.43]It's been a long time com'n [03:28.32]It's been a long time [03:30.73]It's been a long time com'n [03:36.62]