One More Day

We would like for you to help us welcome a very distinguished speaker He hails from the DPG Would you please stand and welcome the one the only OG Nate Dogg Now I was about eight when I caught my first case My mother she turned her back and bowed her head in disgrace Now I didn't do a thing I was just standing by Here's a message to the youngsters today: standing by you can die Usually I'm in the house but today I snuck home And when I walk down the Long Beach streets, what a lesson they taught While walkin' to the cornerstore a big mistake was made My big homey I was walkin' with decided he needed to get paid So he loaded up his .32 and walked right in the store He said "Dear God, forgive me please but I can't be broke no more" Now remember I was just eight, I thought this was a joke What I'm sayin' I ain't playin', it was funny til that nigga got smoked Can you guess who that could've been quite easily? But it wasn't so I'm lucky to be standing right here to see [Chorus] One more day, one more One more day One more day, one more One more day One more day, I'm hangin' around so I can see Little Nate have a pocket full of money just like his daddy Everyday I'm sellin' big dope, it's all that I know I ain't workin' and I got a baby so don't axe me what for One more day, gather round everybody and listen to me I gotta another story about the penitentiary One more day, see while I was servin' cavi I forgot to think Say for instance they catch me, little Nate'll never see Now remember I'm sellin' big dope but I'm packin' my thangs And every corner police watchin', I ain't crazy so I'm leavin' the game (I'm Leavin' the game) But I guess I waited too late 'cause they just caught me Now I'm locked up, every mornin' I am prayin' for my son's safety One more day, I'd like to thank you for watchin' over my D-O-double G's And would you keep an extra eye on Nate Dogg especially I guess I'll just continue liftin' from day to day And if I live to see tomorrow, thank you for one more day [Chorus]