[nate dogg - chorus]. I need a light (light). So I can smoke away this pain. I need a drink (drink). So I can drink away this rain. Maybe a wife (wife). Somebody to share my name. I need a song. A brand new song to sing. [warren g]. Long beach back in the day was all hustling. Young niggaz in the neigborhood struggling. Praying to god we ammount to something. By living on the street where they constantly busting. Big warren told us that they can't hold us. Niggaz ain't shit 'till they pass away. So I watched my step. But when ola mae left I was a mothafucking basket case. For real. God bless me. Cuz I be on the east where they wanna arrest me. I break bread so they wanna suspect me. But look me in my eyes and say they wanna protect me. Yeah. Ruthless my style as a juvenile. Ran with a gang got me a profile. As a child in the beach I was wild. Ready to die and that's why. [nate dogg - chorus]. I need a light (light). So I can smoke away this pain. I need a drink (drink). So I can drink away this rain. Maybe a wife (wife). Somebody to share my name. I need a song. A brand new song to sing. [warren g]. Could it be it was all so simple. Dropping a slick instrumental. Snoop busting 'bout the shit we went through. Nate singing 'bout the city we came from. And niggaz so tight wasn't nothing we wouldn't do. Time keep slipping. But I ain't tripping nigga it's all about my children. So you can save that bullshit. Cuz if I pull my shit nigga I'ma kill you. The streets is watching. And niggaz fell victim from l. a. to watts and compton. But life goes on. It's just another song if you ain't to one gone. Listen. Ruthless my style as a juvenile. But now I got a brand new g-child. Big warren gotta stay trunk tight. Cuz he got the fly and that's why. [nate dogg - chorus]. I need a light (light). So I can smoke away this pain. I need a drink (drink). So I can drink away this rain. Maybe a wife (wife). Somebody to share my name. I need a song. A brand new song to sing. [warren g]. Listen. Caviar wishes twisting stitches all out race for the riches. Got a nigga missing what rich is. And what a life mean if you do it for the kids. It's for my family y'all. Really the only one who understand me y'all. Cuz it ain't hard to ball. But then who got ya back when it's time to fall. And it's amazing. To stay up on top your game so close to the pavement. Time brings change in mind. But then don't let the change bring your mind no time. Clearly a conspiracy. Niggaz right near me but still ain't hearing me. That's how it's always gone fly. 'till you ready to die and that's why. [nate dogg - chorus]. I need a light (light). So I can smoke away this pain. I need a drink (drink). So I can drink away this rain. Maybe a wife (wife). Somebody to share my name. I need a song. A brand new song to sing