From Scratch

Yo, just think if you could rewind time

And start your life all over again

What would you give and what would you keep?

You heard me, what would you keep?

[Loon]

Yo, yo, if I could go back, I wouldn'ta sold no crack

Wouldn'ta never put my hands around no gat

But you know Loon, bein' all hard-headed

And don't listen, even if God said it

I didn't have to stick with folks that sniff no coke

I didn't have to fix the block when shit was broke

Same cats I helped was twistin' smoke

Now imagine if I went to school, went to class

'Stead of bein' a young cat sent to blast

Sent to slash criminal's necks in half

For playin' dumb when I come to collect my cash

And cuz of that cats will respect my past, I ain't playin'

[Shyne]

If I start from scratch I'd sign with Def Jam

Nah, fuck am I saying? Puff's the best man

Plus I'mma Bad Boy, I'm more like a bad man

Put mo' nigga's in pits than Brad, man

Can't dodge bullets? Too bad, man

Shit, I'd a copped the five instead of the six

That way wouldn't of crashed and killed my cousin

Keep quiet instead of having the industry buzzin'

Do a devil's advocate style, don't let 'em see you comin'

Use the revolver when bustin' and sluggin'

That way no evidence

But fuck it, got money to be tried, worse come to worse

Who God bless, no man curse, hatin' niggas, lay in the dirt

[Mase