Game's Pain

Aye, yeah
 Yeah
 Hey, yeah
 See, ever since the day I got the chance to make a change
 I've been in this game, it's a new day
 And I'm making it known 'cause I just want the world to know
 I'm paying my dues, and I got the utmost, I just wanna let you know
 I'm paying homage 'cause you've paved the way for me, yeah
 I swear to god, it feel like every day is my birthday
 Let the top down, California's my birthplace
 So I'm a take you there like big took niggaz to New York
 "Juicy" had us feeling like we was from New York
 And that's real shit blazed the Philly
 It's summertime shout out to will smith
 'Cause who didn't wanna be the fresh prince
 Flat top, gold chain and some fresh kicks?
 My nigga nas told me money make the world go round
 And Uncle Luke showed me how to make my girl go down
 I've been around hip hop since '85
 She had her ups and downs but she stayed alive
 I used to think ll stood for love la
 He from queens, how the fuck he put that with cool j?
 Red kangol hat, red sweat suit to match
 Red adidas, nigga, game is back
 And ever since the day i got the chance to make a change
 I've been in this game, it's a new day
 And I'm making it known 'cause i just want the world to know
 I'm paying my dues, and i got the utmost, I just wanna let you know
 I'm paying homage 'cause you've paved the way for me, yeah
 Public enemy and N.W.A is on my boom box, had to say
 Today was a good day, had the hood buzzing
 Ice cube my favorite rapper, y'all nigga can't tell me nothing
 Everybody's first bootleg was boys and the hood
 Whoever thought gang star rap would make noise in the hood
 When the cars ride by with the booming system
 Two door mustang and the roof was missing
 Every girl at yea school had the new extensions
 Even gangsters was dancing like new edition
 'Cause the house parties stayed rocking all night
 Niggas came through and shot it up but it was alright
 'Cause after the cops left, it was a party then
 You down with OPP, then bring naughty in
 They say it never rain in southern California, tony Toni lied
 Sit back, watch game throw his money in the sky
 And ever since the day i got the chance to make a change
 I've been in this game, it's a new day
 And I'm making it known 'cause i just want the world to know
 I'm paying my dues, and i got the utmost, I just wanna let you know
 I'm paying homage 'cause you've paved the way for me, yeah
 Cash rules everything around me, cream get the money
 In the back, I relax with all the hunnies
 Dj bring it back, let it go
 Mix it in with black rob, make them say whoa!
 Everything full circle, game living major
 Girls on my hip like a skytel pager
 Now I'm on the top, let the champagne pop
 Throw ya hands in the sky 'cause the game don't stop
 Just a little more change, gotta benz and the range
 Every rap metaphor always ends in my name
 The kool hercs, dj red alerts
 Before i was born they was talking about the game
 Ask a jay-z fan about big daddy kane
 Don't know him, game gonna show them
 Just like they showed me, my lyrics is og
 When it's all said and done, you niggas gone quote me
 And ever since the day I got the chance to make a change
 I've been in this game, it's a new day
 And I'm making it known 'cause I just want the world to know
 I'm paying my dues, and i got the utmost, I just wanna let you know
 I'm paying homage 'cause you've paved the way for me, yeah
 See, Mary J. I want you to understand you paved the way (for me)
 I'm giving homage (to you)