Ragtop records may I help you?

Can I speak to Fo?

One moment please he′s aroundYeah wassup?

Wassup Fo'? Man I know you finished that cut for the radio

As a matter of fact Fly I just finished it baby boy

Don′t worry about nothin I'll be around

Regardless if I'm chillin′ backstage or on tour

With my homie Young Fly even Al B. Sure

Never hesitate to call me after I′m done

'Cause homie I′m real and always true to my loved ones

Too many wakes and funerals full of tears

You say there's something on your mind well here I′m all ears

'Cause ain′t nobody thinking about the funk that you're choosin it

A lot of my homies stuck in the pen for life for losin it

Call up your folks you keep thinkin' about home

Recorder keeps repeatin′ there′s a block on the phone

And all this is enough to make a brother's nerves bad

Reminds me of a sitution that I once had

Spent that, spent this, endless relentless tremendous

Women on my jock and don′t nobody mind their business

He say, she say, throwin' salt about

They choose to talk about you cause there′s nothin' else to talk about

Talk about the show and the flow and all the clout

And then be real with yourself and talk about who turned it out

It′s not hard to compete with one whose name is poppin'

A scary man can never win that's why I stay clockin′

Sticky like a cactus and I practice with tysta

Ain′t trippin' on these suckas ′cause I know they ain't tight enough

Put ′em on a platter like a station they get scared

Waitin' for a intro from the Fo′ and I'm well prepared

Fools be huffin' and puffin′ don′t wanna see me 'bout nothin′

I'm down and if you ever need me Fly, I′ll be around

Whenever you call me, I'll be there

Whenever you want me (Cause I′ll be around)

I'll be there (You know I love you boy)

Whenever you need me, I'll be there

I′ll be around

Life ain′t based on peaches and cream

This new generation holds a whole lot of dreams

Future doctors, producers and mothers

The list goes on but now we're killin′ our brothers

And if we're killin′ our brothers, that mean we're killin our own kind

These kids who watch now it goes to their mind

Rat-ah-tat-tat ′cause you got a gat

Then they want a gat, you livin' like that?

But I'm not surprised, just look what′s televised

It shouldn′t take a bullet for a brother to realize

We run into hard heads that run into hot lead

If this is their death bed I feel that's enough said

Enough is enough, too much crime buildin′

No I'm not a role-model, but I think of the children

That hang out late night ′cause they feel that's right

To watch the gun play or bloody street fight

So I′ma be around with a funky rap G'

I know how it is and hopefully you feel me

'Cause where I come from we rap to tight beats

And if you don′t hustle, that′s the day you don't eat

Mom′s ain't cookin′, she worked the week straight

If anything she's the one deserves the hot plate

The ghetto? The ghetto ain′t nothin' to dream about

Tryna get out, now that's somethin to think about

Fools might disagree but I′m a stay sucka free

Man I′m so black and so strong they can't fade me

Blacks are blacks worst enemy there′s still no remedy

You got me for a grip, still you call yourself kin of me?

Jealousy, envy, I see it in your eyes

Tell me what's wrong with seeing a black man rise?

I keep it funky, it′s pretty hard to miss it

Now it isn't non-explicit

A message for the mind and the moral for statistics

So I′m doin' what we call a roll call

Callin' out the ones who won′t rap to take a downfall

I spit the street life and then I go underground

You silly, it′s called versatility and I'll be around

Whenever you call me, I′ll be there (Yeah, all you bustas)

Whenever you want me (Y'all was down)

I′ll be there (But I'll be around)

Whenever you need me, I′ll be there

I'll be around

Things are gettin crucial you gotta exercise your mind

Or learn about life before you're left behind

But how you gonna get it right, when you′re not doin′ right?

When you gettin' mad all you want is a gunfight

′Cause you ain't havin′ that, but understand that

You're really hard to talk to holdin′ a gat

So here's a new concept before you agenda

You'll live to be old if you control your temper

′Cause tension causes a gang of madness

Now you want funk that results to sadness

Sadness results to a lot of revenge

And you′re so called friends really ain't you′re friends

So how do you know who you're able to trust?

If you think about the past, look what happened to us

I never trust no one I only trust myself

Or I would′ve been a victim like everyone else

In friendship or hardship whenever you need me

Just give me a call G' I won′t deceive thee

These fools be shakin', best believe they're fakin

Just tryna get a grip of all the money you′re makin′

This ain't race a mind is a terrible thing to waste

I drop the rap and J drops the bass

To the flow cause ain′t nobody get with Fo'

I′m a down young brother comin straight outta Frisco

Droppin a message out of love to your town

Love your brothers and sisters

Whenever you call me (And I'll be around)

I′ll be there

Whenever you want me, I'll be there

Whenever you need me, I'll be there

I′ll be around