Cover art for Now or Never by Big L
Feb. 18, 19971 viewer31.3K views

Now or Never Lyrics

[Hook]
It's time to make power moves and get the chedda
And buy the real nice things that makes life better

No foolish acts, moves must be clever
I'm down for whatever
I gotta blow, son, it's now or never

[Verse 1]
I walk through the ruggedest blocks with jewels flooded with rocks
Hustlin' on hot corners that be smothered with cops
I must warn — my Harlem crew roll strong
Word bond, we leave mics torn

Y'all brothers slept too long, now it's on!
L Corleone will never flop, my records are forever hot
Front on me — you better not, I keep the Beretta cocked
This goes out to my peoples Uptown
Downtown, mid-town, across town and outta town
You see me flossin' often at all the club sites
At the bars, buyin' Cristals like they Bud Lights
My style is hard like strong lumber
Dime pieces get the digits, chicken heads get the wrong number

[Hook]
It's time to make power moves and get the chedda
And buy the real nice things that makes life better

No foolish acts, moves must be clever
I'm down for whatever
I gotta blow, son, it's now or never
[Outro]
Word up, son, it's time to blow
Stack that dough, create a better life for me and my fam, 'nahmean?
I done seen the ghetto all my life, it's time I see somethin' different
Haha! Yeah, get the picture? The Big Picture

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February 18, 1997
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