Lil Kim: Lighters Up

[Verse 1]I come from Bed-Stuy, niggas either do or they gon' dieGotta keep the ratchet close bySomeone murdered, nobody seen, nobody heard itJust another funeral serviceNiggas will get at you, come through shinin' they yap youIn broad day light kidnap youFeds get clapped too, police stay on us like tattoosNiggas only grind cause we have toMoney is power, sling crack, weed and powderFiends come through every hourIt's about that dollar and we nuh deal with cowardsWeak lambs get devoured by the lionIn the concrete jungle, the strong stand and rumbleThe weak fold and crumble, it's the land of troubleBrooklyn, home of the greatest rappersBIG comes first, then the Queen comes after[Chorus]Now put ya lighters upBed Stuy put ya lighters upNew York put ya lighters upDC keep puttin' ya lighters upPhiladelphia put ya lighters upDetroit put ya lighters upChi-Town keep puttin' dem lighters upNo matter where you from put ya lighters up[Verse 2]Now lemme give you a walk throughShow ya what to do and ya don't doWhere it's not safe to go toDem boys approach youBetter say quick who you close toDon't come through if niggas don't know youCuz people is talkin', the streets is watchin'The thieves is lurkin' stash da nine in the garbageThe life of a hustla, the life of a gamblerDice games kill' mo' niggas than cancerYa know who ya fuck withBrooklyn don't run we run Roll up and just bum rush We don't play that out in B.K not at all4 pound leave ya face on the wallR.I.P in memory ofNever show thy enemies loveWe get it on where we liveBetter have a pass when you cross that bridge[Chorus]Welcome to Brooklyn put ya lighters upLA put ya lighters upVA put ya lighters upTexas keep puttin' ya lighters upNew Orleans put ya lighters upSt Louis put ya lighters upATL keep puttin' dem lighters upNo matter where you from put ya lighters up[Bridge]Damn homie I'm so to'I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'But fuck it, bartender you can gimmie one mo'(We in the club like) Damn homie I'm so to'(Lightin' the dutch like) I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'(Passin' the cup like) And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'(Back at the bar like) But fuck it baretender, you can gimmie one mo'[Verse 3]See BIG done told youI'm the hottest bitch on the planetBiggest sex symbol since JanetThe Zanotti banditLayin' in the cut like a bandageCome through Fulton St. in a VanquishDoin' dem damageAnd if you don't understand itThen lemme give it to you in SpanishSoy la senorita mas linda del barrioY lo hago afuera del espacioStill over in Brazil sippin' MascotoYou must have forgot thoughSo, I'ma take it back to the block yoPut u on to how we rock yoSome are boostin 12 year olds prostitutin'Hitmen hired for execution there's no solutionNiggas still piss in the hallwaysFiends get high in 'em all dayThe yute, dem bang at the cops off the roofYou don't know my town is the truth[Chorus]Welcome to Brooklyn now put ya lighters upNew Jersey put ya lighters up Boston put ya lighters upBoston put ya lighters upB'More keep puttin' ya lighters upMiami put ya lighters upPuerto Rico put ya lighters upKingston, Jamaica put ya lighters upNo matter where you from put ya lighters up[Bridge]Damn homie I'm so to'I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'But fuck it, bartender you can gimmie one mo'(We in the club like) Damn homie I'm so to'(Lightin' the dutch like) I don't think I'm ever gon' smoke no mo'(Passin' the cup like) And I don't think I'm ever gon' drink no mo'