Blunt Ashes

\r[intro: Nas]
\rYo, I Want The Langston Hughes And Alex Haley
\rGot Blazed Before They Told Stories
\rI'ma Get Blazed Before I Tell Y'all Stories
\rI Saw On Tv Today, This Man Lost His Son, His Son Died
\rSo He Had Him Cremated, Took His Ashes, And Then Made It To A Diamond Ring
\rNow He Watches His Son Shine Everyday
\rI Just Thought About That, While I Sit Here Ashing In This Ash Tray, Yea

\r[verse 1: Nas]
\rThe Makin' Of A Mad Band
\rIntricate Stories Of Devante Swing
\rAva Gardner, The Crashin' Of James Dean
\rBobby Brown Influenced By Rick James And It Goes..
\rPrince Wanted Alexander O'neal To Be Morris Day Or Jerome
\rBut Alex Was Puttin' Coke In His Nose, Nigga Whylin'
\rCould Be A Myth But I Swear That The Source Was Close, Phyllis Hyman
\rKilled Herself, It Was Crazy, Mommy Was Bad They Say
\rDonny Hathaway Freefall From A Balcony, He Swings

\r[hook: Nas]
\rAs The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash Tray
\rI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past Me
\rDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?
\rAnd Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?
\rThe Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash Tray
\rWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?
\rI'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?
\rDid I?... Anything Else You Wanna Know, Just Wanna Ask Me?

\r[verse 2: Nas]
\rSam Trusted Womack With His Main Lady
\rHe Tossin' In The Grave, Like, "this Is How You Repay Me"?
\rA Change Gon' Come, Wish You Didn't Trust Me So Much
\rMarvin Said "no Mountain's High Enough, Fly Stuff"
\rDavid Ruffin Was Punchin' Tammy Terrell, Gave Her Concussions
\rWhile The Funk Brothers Was Layin' Down The Percussion
\rWhen Flo From The Surpremes Died, Diana Ross Cried
\rMany People Said That She Was Laughin' Inside

\r[hook: Nas]
\rAs The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash Tray
\rI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past Me
\rDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?
\rAnd Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?
\rThe Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash Tray
\rWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?
\rI'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?
\rDid I?... Anything Else You Wanna Know, Just Wanna Ask Me?

\r[verse 3: Nas]
\rJohn F. Kennedy's, Enemies Dealt With Treachery
\rIt Interests Me, Judy Campbell In Gucci Sandals
\rShe's What A Temptress Be
\rThe Death Of Ennis Cosby, What A Mystery
\rOr The Chicagoan Harold Washington
\rSomeone Is Sabotaging Them
\rWatch Out For The Traps
\rLarry Troutman Killed His Brother Roger Troutman
\rThen He Killed Himself, That's The End Of Zapp
\rAnd I Wouldn't Change A Thing, Mistakes Of The Greats
\rThis Is What Came From Their Pain
\rFrom Their Hurt We Gain, An Unfair Exchange

\r[hook: Nas]
\rAs The Blunt Ash Falls Into The Ash Tray
\rI Could See My Whole Life Fly Past Me
\rDid I?, Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?
\rAnd Will The Money And Fame Out Last Me?
\rThe Blunt's Ash Falls Down In The Ash Tray
\rWill I See My Whole Life Fly Past Me?
\rI'm Askin' Did I Keep It Gangsta Or Keep It Classy?

\r[outro: Nas (over The Hook)]
\rI Could Smell Old Bogey Cigars
\rLong Record Perfumes, Smellin' Just As Sweet, Ha-ha
\rMe And My Wife K, Flyin' In A Drop-top Like Ruby And Ottis Davis Baby
\rKnaw'mean?, Yo Man, I Get Smoked Out, And Start Thinkin' About
\rPatty Mcdaniels Got A Oscar, For Playin' Mami In 'gone With The Wind'
\rAnd She Didn't Get Allowed, Wasn't Even Allowed To Go To The Premier
\rCould'ya'believe That?, Couldn't Go To Premier To Her Joint
\rTssk. Man, You Know They Were Strong Back Then Man
\rBlunt From My Ash Tray, Nothin' Gon' To Live Past Me, Yea, Yea, Yea