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Screwed Up Click, Intro Southside... (Lil' Keke) Herschelwood, Sunnyside, South Park Dead End, Cloverland, Yellowstone, Inyard Southwest, Braeswood, S.A., 3rd Ward West Square, Blueridge, Mo City, Hiram-Clarke G.I. down version, A-Leaf and the 4 At the trap by the block, on the corner at the sto' Houston, Dallas, New Orleans it's on Beaumont, Austin, Kaleen, San Anton' Don on a mission, trying to do what he do Lake Charles, Lafeyette they some Screw Heads too Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Tennessee, Alabama Jackson, Pensacola, Chasville and Atlanta 7-1-3, is protected by the pistol Props for Lil' J, Rap-A-Lot and the Nickel S.U.C., DJ and P-A The Take Over album, is coming your way Scarface, 8 Ball, MJ, Bun B Big Hawk, Lil' Ke', please free Pimp C Lil' Flip, Z-Ro, Slim Thug, Sensei Mike D, Lil' O, E.S.G. and Trae Big Moe, Chris Ward and the list goes on Lil' C, A.G., Paul Wall, Mike Jones C.M.G., Ghetto Dreams for life And it's welcome to H-Town, it's going down tonight (Hook - 2x) Get your block up, and rep your hood Fire some weed, it's going down it's all good Homie get your block up, and rep your hood Turn it to a slab, with chrome leather and wood (*talking*) That's right, Young Don, Teflon Hottest underground on the street, what's up Southside Know I'm saying, all the hoods all the real niggas C.M.G., Matics, Al, Hard D that's what it is mayn Yeah, we getting it on out here we grinding C.M.G. for life, Herschelwood Texas Inyard Southside, that nigga Beatsie home D.P., Larro what it is mayn, you know I'm saying It's going down, Turf Hogg, Roll, Scott, T.C. holla back nigga Tone, Lil' Rick, Lil' D, it's going on out here Them boys in the 4 gauge, you know I'm saying Big Troy, what it is mayn all these boys repping on the West China Mike, Lil' Ty get it on niggas, you know I'm saying Kool-Aid, everybody holla back Southside Young Don up in here Northside, what's up Lil' J what's up Slim Thug Mike Jones, Paul Wall, Swishablast, T. Farris Hollin' at my niggas Big Hawk, S.U.C., Big Pokey, Mike D You know I'm saying, Chris Ward you my B.G. nigga Yeah, Lil' C, A.G. we the future Icon Independent Cash Organized Networking Screwed Up Click - Intro w Teksciory.pl.

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