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