A gangsta's born every day (yeah)
So make sure that you keep it G-A-N-G-S-T-A (oh, oh)
And now that I know the game (now that I know the game)
I'll make sure that I keep it G-A-N-G-S-T-A (T-A)

Deep in the ghetto, where the poor people hang
Please, pay attention, they do ghettoish thangs
One-out-of-three, yep, a third of 'em 'bang
The other motherfuckers? They be slangin' that 'caine
Always out for money 'cause the money's the game
Eastside, homie, it's a Long Beach thang
You heard me right, nigga, this is DPG
With the superwoman standin', claimin' CPT

I promise I'ma keep it G
Rep' my south team, hands in the street
Recognize game, and they recognize me
'Cause a G like me comes naturally
Those haters try to hate on me
But they got no choice but to do right by me
There's no way of dividing me
'Cause my OGs in the streets gonna ride for me
I promise to do ghetto things
'Cause I'm the closest thing to ghetto in this industry
That's why I be chillin' when it's 90 degrees
While ya' keep shit poppin', how I ride this beat
And people always saying to me: How can I tell I'm really a G
'Cause an OG told a gangsta, a gangsta told a playa
A playa told Nate and Nate just said to me

A gangsta's for every day, so, make sure that you keep it G-A-N-G-S-T-A
And, now that I know the game, I'll make sure that I keep it G-A-N-G-S-T-A

(Nate Dogg reppin')
(Look, X to the Z)

I'm shifty, verses runnin' a-buck-fifty
Trynna' get large enough bank to get Britney
I'ma do Britney like Bobby did Whitney
Fuck her whole life off, donate my kidney (yeah)
Wake up to vodka, crash with the whiskey
My name holdin' too much weight, you can't lift me
Came from my first-out, ghetto, with King Tipsy
Hold a torch over my city, you can't miss me
Niggas say fuck me, but can't fuck with me
Twist this shit, make ya fingertips sticky
I need me a wiffy, shit, I mean wifey
I'm so fucked-up, I couldn't read my own writin' (hehe)
Clash of the Titans (yeah), no propaganda
Big Sauce comin' for you, Tony Montana
T-shirt, khakis, tux 'n bandanas
Livin' amongst the most scandalous on the planet (yo)

A gangsta's born every day (yeah)
So make sure that you keep it G-A-N-G-S-T-A (oh, oh)
And now that I know the game (now that I know the game)
I'll make sure that I keep it (ooh) G-A-N-G-S-T-A (t-A)

A gangsta's born every day (a gangsta's born every day)
So make sure that you keep it (make sure that you keep it) G-A-N-G-S-T-A (ooh, every day)
And now that I know the game (now that I know the game)
I'll make sure that I keep it (make sure that I keep it) G-A-N-G-S-T-A