been on every stage in every place been around the world and back again a million times but some things they never change no matter what i do it"s always you that"s on my mind even when i"m out of this game i"m always gonna be the same are you gonna change [chorus] i gotta know if you"re still gonna care for me after the show when i"m no longer on mtv i gotta know will you be there when the times get tough are you still gonna give me love or are you gonna leave me in the cold after the show when i"m steppin" out of the spotlight and i"m on this stage for the last time will you walk away will you be there look me in the eyes then i"ll know it was worth the sacrifice even when i"m out of this game i"m always gonna be the same are you gonna change i gotta know if you"re still gonna care for me after the show when i"m no longer on mtv i gotta know will you be there when the times get tough are you still gonna give me love or are you gonna leave me in the cold after the show (after the show) will you give me love, will you still care are you gonna be the same when i step down, will you be there are you gonna go and change will you give me love, will you still care even when i leave this game when the lights out, will you be there are you gonna change i gotta know if you"re still gonna care for me after the show when i"m no longer on mtv i gotta know will you be there when the times get tough are you still gonna give me love or are you gonna leave me in the cold after the show after, after the show after, after the show after, after the show _________after the show On the firing line... lock, one round load Ready on the right? Ready on the left? Ready on the firing line? Watch for ya targets (Yeah, yeah, yeah...) pay attention (Raekwon:) Welcome to the fish fry where niggaz get burnt to a crisp Jump out the pot, "Yeah yo I got this" Long armor, construction"s on, I"m pro-drama Catch me in the wildest beefs, I bring bombers Bearded like Talibans, booted, my black ninjas "ll come through, tuxedos on with the gold llamas Priceless like emeralds, check out the ski mask King Tut"s nephew gave it to me for three bags Of heron, Don Baron, sniff a bag of blow Fifth out, runnin" up in Saks with the I"ll army Shake feds, play dead, yo check out what Rae said Lay on ya hands, let the Branson break bread High energy, all my niggaz a kin to me Regardless how it go down I still get ten a ki Beware of my enemies, y"all remember me Nikes with the low goose on and I"ve been a beast Wilding in my headphones, red in my stones Good ganja out, if I die fill up my headstones With water, dough, acid and gold classics All my niggaz who pump, the spirit"ll jump out and grab shit Max with the laser on "em, staircase caskets (caskets) Broke bugged thugs in the hallway maxing (maxing) Still them 1-6-Ooh niggaz, straight up (whoa, hold up, hold up) (Inspectah Deck:) The nozzel aim, rip through ya frame for pocket change Fiend for the Rush Hour 4, then pop a vein Thousand dollar corks pop, pause or get off top Used to be a general, just lost your spot Animal House, two grand"ll handle ya mouth Beast mode with the G-Code, cancel "em out Son, I"ve seen hell, fell into the palms of Satan arms Don that I am made "em bow in the face of God Graveyard Shifting, different day, the same thing The name ring then the chain swing and dames cling Money green, Maury kicks, whips and new fitteds (It was all a dream) Advocated by the few who do live it Bloomberg, make a nigga cop the Mausberg Shorty ain"t a shorty, he a Shooter like Wahlberg Old man told me, don"t be, blind to deception, only Sharp with perfection, homey, ya mind is a weapon (Interlude: movie sample) Relax, you got ya muscles tight, relax Word... Word... First we told y"all niggaz, then we showed y"all niggaz, huh? (We gon" take it back with this) By the time you get a show, we"ve been all around the globe, huh? (We gon" take it back with this) Before you even had a name, you was screaming "Wu-Tang" (We gon" take it back with this) When we was running on the block, you was under ya pops, remember (We gon" take it back with this... let"s go) (Ghostface Killah:) Armored truck money, Shazam bangles, play the throne like Julius Caesar, gorilla mob, slash, Killah"s gaurd Fake passports and visas, all of my goons They be carrying spoons, because boom, he had a massive seizure Hot chocolate lovers, guns is published Detroit bitches out of town be dying to fuck us This is real talk, shank lullabyes Ben Franks, we like Jet Blue we stay hella high Curl on the dumbell L, we can"t even S-P-E-L-L MTV or TRL"s Supreme novelists, we rank superior, guarding the post Down low in the "jects, got it locked in ya area Ain"t tryin" to hurry up We like rebel niggaz powdered up wilding in the streets of Liberia No matter the crime, I"m beating the case If I"m a wrong, a chair hit a judge right in his face Shitting shanks out, come to court dates Mittens on shines with blood Wally"s that"s the color of wine (U-God:) Talk to me, my criminal mystique Kick back the boards, six thousand a week Pay homage, what the don beat, you"re a minor threat I see ya sweat roll down ya cheek And ya soft and sweet, ya talk is pork Get murdered in New York when I enforce the heat And the cost ain"t cheap, my advice is priceless Bring back the life that ya thought was lifeless The Way of the Gun, son, who the nicest? S.K., no stungun, smooth devices Time Crisis, I played the game, low lifers In a brawl, ripped the phones out the walls in Riker"s Vipers in the infirmary rooms with slicers Shiesters with hate in their blood might bite ya Fuck that bitch, ya wife don"t write ya Cancel her, buy another one just like her Pipers in the bucket of ice taste righteous Today"s mathematics when we build in cyphers The baby automatic kill like Air Force strikers I"m still Asiatic when I spill the hypeness (Interlude: movie sample) The dark, and this place will come here That"s right! (chorus)First we told y"all niggaz, then we showed y"all niggaz, huh? (We gon" take it back with this) By the time you get a show, we"ve been all around the globe, huh? (We gon" take it back with this) Before you even had a name, you was screaming "Wu-Tang" (We gon" take it back with this) When we was running on the block, you was under ya pops, remember (We gon" take it back with this... let"s go) (Ghostface Killah:) ___________welcome to the show
