Space & Abe tha' Babe - "Born by the River" (live at the Gramophone)

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[hook]
I was born by the mighty Mississippi in fact, where the
nation's most dangerous city is at, they say it's
home of where the guns, thugs and drugs is at, but thoughts of
my home, don't bring no bad memories back...[x2]

[Space the Cashdronaut]
They say it's
St. Louis Blues cause it's St. Louis, Misery, so
niggas off the court house steps, in my ci-ity.
Lemme give you history: built on the banks of the
shitty Mississi-ippi, cops watch the block so we
get our money quick-ily, if not you get popped, and I
do mean it literally. I'm talkin' to you straight, no
metaphors or similes, my peeps in Atlanta, New
York, I know you're feelin' me, dropped that lady in her own
spot, popped in '93, pitiful life, shot the
day before he tied the knot, widowed his wife, I know what
it's like. Forever peace, Katt, I still ain't speaking on
that, and fuck niggas who thought Committee'd be weaked by
that, just stronger, so now, we go harder, more
hunger, we stay at the table longer and eat like
boss, so we was taught no manners when we was brought up,
born as the nigga with the goal to get the dough and not
shot up (click, BLOW!)
[Abe] Put your sawed-off away Space!

[hook]

[Abe tha Babe]
When I heard the news, it was new to me.
Is it true? Not likely. Don't a-
gree what you see and less of what they write,
most importantly, don't believe the hype.
(Why?) I've seen my fair share of
crime yeah, asking crack-heads for a
dimebag, but it's really 'bout being
in the wrong place at the wrong time,
but if you're out in Kirkwood or
Webster or west of Lind-
berg and Manchester, I
bet you crime won't catch ya.
(Why's that?) I live in Brentwood, where the
neighborhood's been good, a little too
good. Cops make a livin' givin'
tickets for going 1 over the speed limit.
(Damn!) But I bet you think,
they might just let you drink,
in the streets since Budweiser
owns damn near everything,
that's cause they began in old bling,
so they can get those things,
well all except nose rings,
and a West County Metro Link,
cause that's a real danger,
for some under cover race haters,
suddenly your block's got strangers, and
Northside's practically a neighbor.
(Whoops!) Don't come 'round here,
unless you drive the truck that delivers beer,
and don't be queer, stay in the
Central West End and don't come near.