THE GARDEN
CORNERSTONES
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There are 4 ways to die Choose one Now let me tell you about a great place They may hate the way we ballin' But you can't f*ck with the Garden I'll show you where the grace takes shape They praise and then they pardon No you can't f*ck with the Garden It's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said it's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) 4 seeds grew to flowers when this garden was cultivated We had to take in every element that Hip-Hop created That stemmed from greatness We jumped the broom and was gifted, something that's emulated Ghetto love, still put that woman first, our shit armor plated I could break this down and go make incisions and dissect it Niggas ask if we're blowing bloom, those are some odd questions They count me out tryna work it on me but I don't sweat it CS just gave me the green, nigga I'm John Legend No fly zone, niggas pull up on you like ten deep They don't sleep, learnt that from homies posted on prince street Frankly, this info is free I ain't tryna gate keep Hope you all make it back safely Now let me tell you about a great place They may hate the way we ballin' But you can't f*ck with the Garden I'll show you where the grace takes shape They praise and then they pardon No you can't f*ck with the Garden It's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said it's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) Better not be riding dirty when residing in New Jersey Cause the judges and the jury known for never showing mercy Controversy be the currency and niggas steady splurging Getting caught up in the hype until they pockets really hurting We keep it authentic Jersey's one of a kind And y'all niggas generic They tried to take our culture, made the shit look pathetic But when we do it back they never act empathetic I'm an Essex County resident Illtown president Standing at the podium New Jersey's what I represent Here to let y'all niggas know that we ain't with the f*ck around Come around here playing games, we gon' shut it down Now let me tell you about a great place They may hate the way we ballin' But you can't f*ck with the Garden I'll show you where the grace takes shape They praise and then they pardon No you can't f*ck with the Garden It's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said it's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) Live from the portraits of the stories that a couple can't stomach Same place where one word would probably have the gang running Homies paint the story vivid you can feel the pain coming If you listen to song you can smell the paint from it I treaded through from Bergenline and summit With the words of my father reminding me I could plummet So keep your head high and your fists tight In case you get right It's a straight right and a left hook But most don't fist fight Remember that they got the knives and guns equipped But that don't mean you need one to be running with We ain't fighting them on some sucka shit The other thing is we ain't here forever, shit is temporary Wisdom from the garden state, the Mecca of the legendary Now let me tell you about a great place They may hate the way we ballin' But you can't f*ck with the Garden I'll show you where the grace takes shape They praise and then they pardon No you can't f*ck with the Garden It's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said it's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said they not NJ oh ay oh They not in NJ oh ay oh Yo yo yo yo You are now about to witness revitalization of competition My gang is comin' to Hill like sugar or Lauryn's wisdom We been thinkin' out the box while you squars couldn't form a prism So we finna go set you free, at the least we reforming prison Down with O.P.P, but an opp I am not befriending When block was spinnin', it was B-Boys with lots of rhythm We from a land where suckers can't stand, if you got a vision Damn, before you pan our shit, you could give us a pot to piss in Ah, forget it We tryna spread the love from The Bricks to Trenton Now it's clear that we on a mission We don't care who we off to get it Have no fear with a raw intention Can't compare, cause you know how we gifted They was scared, so they rocked the entrance New York ill, but let me mention bout this Now let me tell you about a great place They may hate the way we ballin' But you can't f*ck with the Garden I'll show you where the grace takes shape They praise and then they pardon No you can't f*ck with the Garden It's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said it's Jersey, you heard me (North side, South side, Central, alright) I said they not NJ oh ay oh They not in NJ oh ay oh Yo yo yo yo
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Written by: Jahque McCaskill, Kwason Morris, Luis Lopez, Samad Thomas
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