Dogs for Life Lyrics

[Intro]
Gotta have that...
Uh, uh, uh

[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on 'till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs?
Uh, there's my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs
Uh, there's my dogs

[Verse 1]
Now who I am is who I'll be until I die
Either accept it or don't fuck with it, but if we gon' be dogs then you stuck with it!
Let me go my way but walk with me
See what I see, watch me then, talk with me
Share my pain, make it a little easier to deal with it
'Cause despite all the fame youI'm a keep it real with it (true)!

Rob and steal wit' - dog nigga what
Ride till we die, on till it's up
Love is love and I enjoy the love
But when it's conflict then it destroys the love
You can't toy with love, niggas take it to the heart
You ain't gon' find too many niggas willing to, bark in the dark
(come on!) Keep your head from the start, don't fuck it up now
Later on it hit like, "Fuck it up how?"
You my dog and I die for you, keep it like that
Give me unconditional love and I give it right back
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on 'till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs?
Uh, there's my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs
Uh, there's my dogs

[Verse 2]
Most niggas make movies, but niggas like us make it happen'
The shit we used to do never thought we would make it rappin
But now we here, at the same place at the same time
And got jokes cause now niggas get it, with the same rhyme
Yeah niggas is living comfortable, cause life is all good
But one thing we must remember, is that life is all hood
And the casket's all wood and we all take there one day (shit)
Shit today is Sunday we both can be there on Monday
Life is funny like that (what) bugged the fuck out

Sometimes I take it to the church, Sometimes I thug the fuck out
Niggas get drugged the fuck out they boots, violatin' families rules
Motherfucker stay in your shoes!
Now see what you need to do, is chill shorty
'body please come and get him before I, kill shorty
I will do for my niggas as they would do for me
Bust a faggot like you for free, wanna see
COME ON!
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on 'till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs?
Uh, there's my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs
Uh, there's my dogs

[Verse 3]
I'm always surrounded by dogs, for the love
Only niggas I fuck with is thugs nigga what
Blood in Blood out vatos locos homes, theres no chocos homes
When we smoke them chromes
And how we broke them bones while the last niggas is ass niggas
The skimask niggas to trash niggas they ass niggas pussy
And half you cats can't even flow
And when I hear y'all niggas around my head, well you know
But that's a whole 'nother issuse, right now we own this
We keep spittin' like this, how the fuck we gon' miss?
'Cause the camp is strong, and the stamp is strong
Double R (love, love, love, love!)
Motherfucker, keep the caskets flowing
You done got yourself, caught up in some shit you can't handle
And you know I can't stand you, your man too
This one time I'ma letta dog be a dog
But I'ma see you in the ring and when it's on then it's on
[Chorus]
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on 'till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs?
Uh, there's my dogs
I will rob and steal with you, dog nigga what
Ride 'till we die, on till it's up
Thick like blood, where's my dogs
Uh, there's my dogs

[Outro]
Dog nigga what? On 'till it's up
Where's my dog?
Uh, uh there's my dog - Uh, uh there's my dog

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Track 12 from DMX’s sophomore album Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood

Dame Grease’s production gives this track a nice, chill-out vibe

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Recorded At
Alien Flyers in New York City, New York
Release Date
December 22, 1998
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