promise you this

Singer: snoop dogg

say man that nigga snoop dogg promised me a record deal man

that nigga promised me he was gon' come over man and do some things with me man

that nigga snoop dogg promised me

man the nigga promised a whole lotta stuff man

but he didn't come through man

look nigga

i'ma promise you this

one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

nigga had to walk 'bout four days

these niggas actin' like hoes nowadays

when i was young i used to hustle for my own shit

a 20 nigga slanging with them insane crips

i made my way out they call me snoop eastwood

didn't forget where i came from

went back to the hood

signed niggas

gave jobs and i made bail

and kept a lot of motherfuckers from goin' back to jail

retail

hoe sale

og's won't tell

oh yeah they will

oh yeah they will

but i paid no mind i get back on my grind

i had a football dream to have a football league and i did that

one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

niggas said something outta place

dawg

i'ma let it go

i can't catch a case dawg

these motherfuckers prayin' on my downfall

i run the paint when it comes to this roundball

see i'm a legendary nigga doin' legendary shit

smoking on the blunt with your temporary bitch

one thing's for certain

two thangs for sho

i'm a long beach nigga everywhere that i go

if i do

if i don't

if i will

if i won't

see time is money and it's the first of the month

quit actin' funny my nigga

and go get your money my nigga

he do

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one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

say man

look i don't even promise my wife or my kids nothin'

so what i look like promising you something nigga

look here you need to get a get something

one thing i never do is promise motherfuckers shit but i'ma promise you this

with your hand up you need to man up

lil' bitch

i'ma promise you this

Lyric Context: promise you this - snoop dogg