Songtexte Code of the Streets - Ice-T

Yeah, Iceberg, nigga, 2006
SMG, bitch
Niggas out here got nerve to tell me to keep it real
Faggot ass motherfuckers have no motherfuckin' reference point to real
Thorough niggas know, there's rules to this shit

Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul

When I was 19 I learned the game unpolitely
Niggas threw me in the back of a 'Lac, told me to shut up
Put me in a crack spot, made me chop rocks
Put me on the streets, taught me how to lock blocks
Told me never snitch, never trust man nor bitch
Rock revolvers, never trust gats with clips
Speak in low tones, even when you think you're alone
'Cause phones'll get you sent upstate 'cause feds rotate
And all that code-talk you talk about birds and cake
They talk it better than you, so advise your crew
And anybody new, watch 'em with both eyes
'Cause the DEA's crafty and they'll send in spies

Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul

Feds get gangster, hard niggas tell
Bitches get jealous and they'll send you to hell
Your best friend's a rat, I can tell by the smell
You'll get cracked for the gat, they can tell by the shell
Truth is, most of these bitches is harder than men
Fact is, most of these gangsters turn gay in the pen
And if I let you rob me once, you probably rob me again
That's why some niggas lives must end
They tell ya, keep your friends close, I keep 'em closer than most
My enemies could do whatever, I'm a
Live your life low in secret, you should be like a ghost
When you get illegal paper, it ain't too smart to boast, nigga

Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul

Yeah, niggas out there talkin' 'bout how real it is
Niggas got this shit twisted
Niggas is snitchin' like motherfuckin' bitches
Niggas got this shit all fucked up

Nowadays you niggas idolize the shot, not the shooter
Gotta go semi, choose the Glock, not the Ruger
Don't leave your conversations on your goddamn computer
Listen to me close, it might extend your life
Don't trust all your homies, some'll bend your wife
'Cause there's two games, one that respects the laws
And one that's straight scandalous and lives for the cross
If you fuckin' with the second one, you in for a loss
They play another game, blast, kill, collect the cash
No runnin' when they gunnin' and they don't wear a mask
Them little niggas mobbin' just tryin' to eat
They don't give a fuck about the code of the streets

Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul
Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul
Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul
Original gangster, I respect the laws
Of the crime lords and the gangster wars
My only religion is the code of the streets
We never use cops, we just handle our beef
The penalty for snitchin' is an instant death
Never disrespect or betray your set
Love and loyalty is the ultimate goal
To the code of the streets I hereby pledge my soul