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once 
Measure, measured it twice, twice

Cut once but measure twice
Precise
Cut once but measure twice
Precise
Whole time youngin's be
Getting all

jump 
Me and mine only trying to double up 
Me and mine trying to build, come out front 
Measure twice cut once, what we on 
Measure twice cut once, what

no more
I can't even feel the paper cuts
Let me see my son and let me ball, let me ball yeah
Measure twice, cut once, fucked up
On that other night

Were born with a purpose, So fulfill your purpose
You people don't make me nervous but you make me nauseous
Measure twice, cut once and i/m always

on, on

Measure twice, cut once just like a carpenter
Replace the beam with a beat, the saw with a pen
Build a song, to bond with any connoisseur
My

am
On the life that I command, come on

Check It

I sit still, meditate
Contemplate next moves to make
Measure twice, cut once, that's how you minimize

twice, cut once the ties
Of those who peddle scandalous lies.
Don't deceive yourself into thinking
There's anything alive behind their eyes

The days feel

the ice
Skinny slot, measure twice
Cut once, string the gill
Bloody boat is good for the grill
I'm gone gone gone
Birds at the beach at the break of dawn

twice cut once,
Find your line square it up, 
Put that brand new blade on,
I want a nice clean cut,
We ain't leaving here till we get this job done.

watch em
They do this that and the third yeah the whole nine
When they see you as a stain nigga the whole time
Boom boom boom boom
Measure twice cut once

the storm any weather
How that boy so clever, he be out gettin cheddar
Measure twice cut once rip your head now it’s severed
Better sit your ass down you

TWICE, CUT ONCE

AND DIE BEFORE THE DAWN

(AND DIE BEFORE TOO LONG)

at me cause their life is a tragedy
Pops told me son measure twice cut once 
It’s why I own my shit can’t no bitch touch my funds 
It’s why I take my time

once
Measure me twice
Cut all my hair and bare the vice
Unsew me once
You know you're right

Leave me your sadness
And all of your tears
Leave me your

Look at me behind my glass
Make the border by staircase
Tell "it's not my cup of tea"
Yellow holes on a green field
Measure twice and cut once

Workingman's Hands

Fountains of Wayne

Sky Full of Holes

of the workingman's hands

Let the tool do the work
Pull and don't push
Drag that wagon over the hill

Measure twice and cut once, son
Clear the felled brush

Hi-Fi Serious

A

Hi-Fi Serious

2002

we'd done enough before
Now we're kicking down your door

Come on, rock it up, to the back
Measure twice, cut it once
Clear the room, we're barbequeing

Meditation never harmed a soul how bout you think twice
Measure twice you cut once reducing all your mistakes
I been great but unsuccessful looms against my

Connect dots 
Leave wet spots
I been hot 
Measure twice 
And cut once 
I headshot 
Make chess moves 
My next moves 
My best yeah
When they zig
I zag

Yeah
Cuz you da man now

Bet it
I don't get it
Not sympathetic
To today's ways
They don't measure up
Kids today
Cut twice
Measure once
It's all backwards

I learned about hard work from daddy's example
And by following all of his rules
He said measure twice, and only cut once
And always take care

twice just to cut once 
Type cocky ill ask i just do what i want
When u first in line its no time to front 
The whole squad eating nigga like its free

I adjust
Measure twice 
cnd cut it once
Trying to ball like lebron
Lay up, turn into a dunk

Damn
I hit em with a left 
Left him dizzy, like he drunk

outsmarted by a faultiness in tools
 I don't fault my precision because I learned in school 
to measure once cut twice placate the rules
 as I hold my hand