High Rollers

Speed of life, fast, it's like walkin' barefoot over broken glass It's like, jumpin' rope on a razor blade All lightning quick decisions are made Lifestyle plush, females rush This high profile personality, who earns his pay illegally Professional liar, schoolboys admire Young girls desire, very few live to retire Cash flow extreme, dress code supreme, vocabulary obscene Definition-street player, you know who I mean High rollers Yeah the high rollers, street hustlers Fast money, fast life But you don't care, 'til you end up with a bullet in your head, boy People of the city, stop foolin' yourself Crime rules the streets, who the hell else All the police have gone out to play Because for enough cold cash they'll look the other way Look at the cars as they roll by Benz, Ferraris, trucks up high Beepers connecting players to big-time deals With all of this technology who needs to steal Just live a life of leisure every night and day And you're livin' proof that crime does pay Your life is dangerous and reckless You eat fly guys and girls for breakfast You're a titan of the nuclear age Your muscles flex with a Uzi or 12 gauge And you love the game, that's why you boast Because you're high priced, high speed high post High roller That's right, you're high rollin' You think you got it goin' on right? You got money, cars, jewelry You think you got everything Lemme tell you, you ain't got nothin' You ain't got nothin' but a one way ticket to death row You gotta get out of the game man Or the game is gonna get you Now when I say high rollers, I mean the best Forget the half-steppers, eject the rest Because these high ranked officials of our city streets Make millions all triggered by electric beeps They dress in diamonds and rope chains They got the blood, Scarface runnin' through their veins Silk shirts, leather suits, hair always fresh Eelskin boots, large hearts, though their sizes vary Bankrolls that take 2 pockets to carry Cruisin' in their 500 Benz Sedan With their systems peaked out rockin' "Pusher Man" Yes, their fashion's high but hard to beat They buy their GUCCI at GUCCI'S, not the swap-meet Eat very well, much clientele Whatever you need, they probably sell High rollers Yeah and let me break it down for the ladies All you girls out there that think you gon' get that quick money and ain't goin' to jail You better think again Oh yes, I'm here to tell you females also roll Drive the same cars, sometimes wear more gold Cold as a igloo, or hot as a flame They'll shake ya, break ya and you won't know their name Gangsters to the max, all marks will be taxed These girls drive Ferrari's not Cadillacs Respect is demanded, most men don't understand it Till they peep the huge bank that these girls have landed They're junkies for fun, love life on the run And if things get hot, they will pull a gun Prey on the lame, no shame to the game And they all seek power, fuck the fame The high rollers Yeah, the high rollers Street hustlers, the players Out there getting that long money, you know what I'm sayin' But that fast money leads to a fast life and a quick death This is my word, this is Ice-T And I ain't got no reason to lie to you Now radio stations probably won't play This record because of the things I say They'll say I'm glamorizing the hustlin' hood And a record like this can do no good But I'm not here to tell ya right or wrong I don't know which side of the law you belong Yes, the game has flash but sometimes hurts Behind any mistake, hard times lurks And jail's not your only problem, though it may seem You just may die by a barrage from a M-16 But to each his own, choose you mobile phone Choose a tailored suit, the luxury home You'll never get caught, 'cause you got nerves of ice And you're much smarter than those crooks on Miami Vice Right You wanna be a high roller You wanna be a high roller