♪ The Blues has always
been totally American ♪
00:01
♪ As American as apple pie ♪
00:04
♪ As American as the Blues ♪
00:07
♪ As American as apple pie ♪
00:09
♪ The question is why ♪
00:11
♪ Why should the Blues
be so at home here ♪
00:13
♪ Well, America provided the atmosphere ♪
00:16
(record scratches)
00:19
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
00:21
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
00:23
♪ I take a look over my
shoulder as I get older ♪
00:25
♪ Gettin' tired of people
sayin', yeah, Warren, I told ya ♪
00:28
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
00:31
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
00:33
♪ With these funny bunny people ♪
00:36
♪ Ain't things changin' ♪
00:37
♪ Got my mama wonderin'
if I'm gang bangin' ♪
00:38
♪ But I don't pay attention
to that father figure ♪
00:41
♪ I just handle mine and I'm
rollin' with the trigger ♪
00:43
♪ Off to the VIP ♪
00:46
♪ You see ♪
00:47
♪ Snoop Dogg and Warren G ♪
00:48
♪ Unbelievable how time just flies ♪
00:50
♪ Right before your eyes ♪
00:53
♪ But you don't recognize ♪
00:54
♪ Now who's the real victim ♪
00:55
♪ Can you answer that ♪
00:57
♪ The brother that's jackin' ♪
00:58
♪ Or the fool gettin' jacked ♪
00:59
♪ Yeah ♪
01:00
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
01:01
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
01:04
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
01:06
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
01:08
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
01:11
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
01:14
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
01:16
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
01:19
♪ Another sunny day ♪
01:21
♪ Another bright blue sky ♪
01:22
♪ Another day, another
young brother died ♪
01:24
♪ These are the things I went
through when I was growin' up ♪
01:26
♪ There's only one hood a
brother should be throwin' up ♪
01:29
♪ And I knew it ♪
01:32
♪ There really ain't nothin' to it ♪
01:32
♪ Thinkin' every fool's
gotta go through it ♪
01:34
♪ Now let's go back ♪
01:36
♪ How far? ♪
01:37
♪ Back in time ♪
01:38
♪ Draggin' to these skirts
tryin' to mack for mine ♪
01:39
♪ I remember when we all
used to stop at the spot ♪
01:41
♪ Back then my homie name was Snoop Rock ♪
01:44
♪ Hmm. ♪
01:46
♪ It was all so clear ♪
01:47
♪ 87, 88, then 89's the year ♪
01:48
♪ You say everywhere we roll ♪
01:51
♪ You can say we roll thick ♪
01:52
♪ Way back then, 2-1-3 was the click ♪
01:54
♪ Somethin' to stay paid ♪
01:56
♪ I was just a young hog ♪
01:58
♪ Warren G, Snoop Rock and Nate Dogg ♪
01:59
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
02:02
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
02:05
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
02:06
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
02:09
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
02:12
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
02:15
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
02:17
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
02:19
♪ You make me wanna holla' ♪
02:22
♪ Get out the game ♪
02:23
♪ Too many people really know my name ♪
02:25
♪ Why Snoop Dogg servin'
time up in Wayside ♪
02:26
♪ I puts it down on the street ♪
02:29
♪ Don't try to take mine ♪
02:30
♪ I had to reassure the
homie that he wasn't alone ♪
02:31
♪ We'd talk, and him and Nate
would conversate on the phone ♪
02:34
♪ He kept sayin', Warren,
it won't be long ♪
02:37
♪ Before a little skinny
brother like me'll be home ♪
02:39
♪ I said, Snoop, things did change ♪
02:41
♪ It's not the same ♪
02:44
♪ We need to get up off the game ♪
02:45
♪ Cuz we could get paid ♪
02:47
♪ In a different way ♪
02:48
♪ With you kickin' dope rhymes ♪
02:49
♪ And I DJ ♪
02:50
♪ Well as time go past ♪
02:52
♪ Slowly we try to make it ♪
02:53
♪ But things are gettin' hectic ♪
02:54
♪ I just can't take it ♪
02:56
♪ Should I A: ♪
02:57
♪ Go back to slangin' dope ♪
02:58
♪ Or should I B: ♪
02:59
♪ Maintain and try to cope ♪
03:00
♪ Or should I C: ♪
03:02
♪ Just get crazy and wild ♪
03:03
♪ But no, I chose D: ♪
03:05
♪ Create the G Child ♪
03:05
♪ It's been known ever since ♪
03:07
♪ When me and Mista Grimm ♪
03:08
♪ That things are gettin' so hectic ♪
03:09
♪ That I can't even trust him ♪
03:10
♪ Now what would you
do for a Warren G cut ♪
03:12
♪ Would you act a fool ♪
03:15
♪ And nut the hell up ♪
03:15
♪ Back the hell up ♪
03:17
♪ Act the hell up ♪
03:18
♪ If a sucker talk trash ♪
03:19
♪ You can smack the hell up ♪
03:21
♪ Straight up ♪
03:22
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
03:23
♪ Everyday as Warren G ♪
03:25
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
03:27
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
03:30
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
03:32
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
03:35
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
03:37
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
03:40
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
03:42
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
03:45
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
03:48
(music fades)
03:50
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
♪ The Blues has always
been totally American ♪
♪ As American as apple pie ♪
♪ As American as the Blues ♪
♪ As American as apple pie ♪
♪ The question is why ♪
♪ Why should the Blues
be so at home here ♪
♪ Well, America provided the atmosphere ♪
(record scratches)
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ I take a look over my
shoulder as I get older ♪
♪ Gettin' tired of people
sayin', yeah, Warren, I told ya ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ With these funny bunny people ♪
♪ Ain't things changin' ♪
♪ Got my mama wonderin'
if I'm gang bangin' ♪
♪ But I don't pay attention
to that father figure ♪
♪ I just handle mine and I'm
rollin' with the trigger ♪
♪ Off to the VIP ♪
♪ You see ♪
♪ Snoop Dogg and Warren G ♪
♪ Unbelievable how time just flies ♪
♪ Right before your eyes ♪
♪ But you don't recognize ♪
♪ Now who's the real victim ♪
♪ Can you answer that ♪
♪ The brother that's jackin' ♪
♪ Or the fool gettin' jacked ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ Another sunny day ♪
♪ Another bright blue sky ♪
♪ Another day, another
young brother died ♪
♪ These are the things I went
through when I was growin' up ♪
♪ There's only one hood a
brother should be throwin' up ♪
♪ And I knew it ♪
♪ There really ain't nothin' to it ♪
♪ Thinkin' every fool's
gotta go through it ♪
♪ Now let's go back ♪
♪ How far? ♪
♪ Back in time ♪
♪ Draggin' to these skirts
tryin' to mack for mine ♪
♪ I remember when we all
used to stop at the spot ♪
♪ Back then my homie name was Snoop Rock ♪
♪ Hmm. ♪
♪ It was all so clear ♪
♪ 87, 88, then 89's the year ♪
♪ You say everywhere we roll ♪
♪ You can say we roll thick ♪
♪ Way back then, 2-1-3 was the click ♪
♪ Somethin' to stay paid ♪
♪ I was just a young hog ♪
♪ Warren G, Snoop Rock and Nate Dogg ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ You make me wanna holla' ♪
♪ Get out the game ♪
♪ Too many people really know my name ♪
♪ Why Snoop Dogg servin'
time up in Wayside ♪
♪ I puts it down on the street ♪
♪ Don't try to take mine ♪
♪ I had to reassure the
homie that he wasn't alone ♪
♪ We'd talk, and him and Nate
would conversate on the phone ♪
♪ He kept sayin', Warren,
it won't be long ♪
♪ Before a little skinny
brother like me'll be home ♪
♪ I said, Snoop, things did change ♪
♪ It's not the same ♪
♪ We need to get up off the game ♪
♪ Cuz we could get paid ♪
♪ In a different way ♪
♪ With you kickin' dope rhymes ♪
♪ And I DJ ♪
♪ Well as time go past ♪
♪ Slowly we try to make it ♪
♪ But things are gettin' hectic ♪
♪ I just can't take it ♪
♪ Should I A: ♪
♪ Go back to slangin' dope ♪
♪ Or should I B: ♪
♪ Maintain and try to cope ♪
♪ Or should I C: ♪
♪ Just get crazy and wild ♪
♪ But no, I chose D: ♪
♪ Create the G Child ♪
♪ It's been known ever since ♪
♪ When me and Mista Grimm ♪
♪ That things are gettin' so hectic ♪
♪ That I can't even trust him ♪
♪ Now what would you
do for a Warren G cut ♪
♪ Would you act a fool ♪
♪ And nut the hell up ♪
♪ Back the hell up ♪
♪ Act the hell up ♪
♪ If a sucker talk trash ♪
♪ You can smack the hell up ♪
♪ Straight up ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Everyday as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
♪ But it's so hard to
live through these years ♪
♪ You don't see what I see ♪
♪ Every day as Warren G ♪
♪ You don't hear what I hear ♪
(music fades)
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