Remember Where You Came From

Celly Cel - Remember Where You Came From Lyrics

[Intro]Don't let that money change yaDon't let that money change yaDon't be switchin' for that moneyDon't switch up for the money[Verse 1]I see these fools on the under, broke with no scratchStrugglin' in the hood, and came up on they first batchOf A-1 yay, workin' for the homieGettin' 20 off the 100, drop a sack and watch him run itDone it for about six month, it's they turn to frontThe homies drinkin' Hen, splittin' Vegas, rollin' bluntsRemember yo folks is out there doin' bad in the streetsAnd help yo folks, who's out there smokin', get back on they feet'Cause them the same G's you knew before you had them ki'sWhen you was sippin' Cool Breeze and eatin' government cheeseDon't let that money change ya, 'cause that money'll change itselfAnd don't be switchin' up on yo partners 'cause ya got some wealthSittin' on them thangs, mobbin' through town and gettin' yo clownPoppin' at them ratheads, man you know how it be goin' downShakin' all yo folks, to take a broad to the movies or the mallBack when you was stuck, you couldn't pay 'em for a phone callNow that you ballin', you ain't there when you homies callin'Ain't got no love, and in yo hood they wanna see you fallin'For gettin' that scratch and flash, switchin' up and actin' dumbCheck yourself playa, remember where you came from[Chorus]You know up in the hood is where you got yo game fromAnd when that money come, remember where you came fromFools get the scratch and forgetBack when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhhYou know up in the hood is where you got yo game fromAnd when that money come, remember where you came fromFools get the scratch and forgetBack when they was strugglin' and didn't have shhhh[Verse 2]Don't forget about yo struggle playa, when that money comin' inAll that's gonna end when the task force is runnin' inThem hot and sunny days gonna turn into stormy weatherYou ain't too clever, thinkin' the dope game gonna last foreverYou get one chance to be real, but once you fail, you outShook all yo homies, now it ain't nobody to bail you outShot yo woman to the left, 'cause you was busy trampin'Won't accept yo collect calls because she vampin'With one of the real homies in yo hood, that you turned to back onWhen you got yo scratch on, now latch onTo the bars, with yo head down, wishin' you could do it againBut they sendin' you to the penYou wasn't real, now nobody care what happens to yaBe true to the game, or see how quick the game'll switch and do yaThrow you a curve, when you lookin' for a straight pitchLocked down, 'cause ya start actin' like a straight uhhhGet some act right, don't switch up on the playas on yo teamBe the same through it all, with or without them greensJust keep yo feet on the ground, don't let yo head swellAnd umm, if you start ballin', remember where you came from[Chorus][Verse 3]Yo closest doggs, man the ones you feel everydayMoney'll make 'em shake you, like that quake we had in The BayI've seen go from flat broke to ballin, overnightSee me in the traffic, nod they head, and keep mobbin', rightIt ain't no thang, 'cause mine done came, but I ain't switchin' upI still be kickin' it in the cut with Mac Reese and ChuckHoopin' at the schoolhouse, loungin' at the pool hallLivin' in the hood and I'm down when my homies callLong as I know what goes up comes down fastWhen that money gone, I'm gonna still have my ghetto pastTrue to this game, 'cause this game done made me realSo I spit what they feel, and ain't changin' for no dollar bill'Cause I remember how it feel not to have a centDiggin' in my pockets, comin' out with nothing but some lintDependin' on my momma, not even knowin' how much she hadLookin' at my fits, and in my fridge, I know we doin' badNow I'm on my toes and I ain't slippin' for youBack up off my bumper, before I do y'all in, really tho'You know I know fo' sho' where I got this game fromAnd I ain't never switchin', I remember where I came from[Chorus]