I Love to Give You Light

Say, man, hey, ushers, deacons, lock the do'

I love to give you light

Geah, first of all, givin' honor to God

An' all the ministers on the pulpits, ushers

Deacons, an' my lovely Choir, they sound so beautiful

Don't you agree? Sing it, sister

Yeah, we'd like to welcome y'all inside this R an' G

Rhythm an' Gangsta, The Masterpiece, such a heavenly experience

Alchemist, break it down for me nephew

Let me preach to 'em one time, church

In the beginnin', as a child I was chosen

Though not knowin' the reason while still my eyes opened

Whatever the purpose, I surfaced above the fog

Love was given to all, outside livin' the ball

As an adolescent, one black child, I had a message

To reach teachin' the masses, I wrote my first passage

It was jotted down, created in the form of a rap

I'm young, livin' in the city of jackers an' gangbangin' an' dope dealin'

Cold feelin' to be a product of niggaz around you

Once you get on top, they down you

But the temptation got me, streets caught me watchin'

I found myself grindin' on the streets quite often

With a blue rag, bangin' the dub, fo' fifth coffin'

At the spot, 61st, 40 blocks from the Eastside

Where most of the big homies had a glock an' flossed the G ride

Niggaz throwin' up hands but it wasn't no peace signs

Never fo' a second did I think to let my light shine

Hardheaded, thought I was grown, messin' up

Disrespectin' my home, not carin' 'bout what mom was sayin'

An' then I found out that Mom wasn't playin'

Today, I love you for it, back then, I couldn't understand

Get my life right, step it up, nigga, be a man

Never be a victim of what the system might hit you with

Through the stripes still gotta shine my light

I've grown, to comprehend the game

My name is Big Snoop Boss Dogg, just a block an' a phone call away

I've reached the status, of a modern day John Baptist

I'm preachin' just what I practice to each an' all

I got a word from the beach to across the globe

Man, woman, young an' old

Don't gain the world, lose your soul to spite

Many circumstances, Doggy gon' shine my light 'cause I love you

An' the people that is locked up, locked down

An' the people that's locked down

Also God should purchase the new Escalade

On 24's, with the spinnin' thangs, ha-ha

I need you to, right now, look at your neighbors

'Cause a lot of y'all think y'all goin to Heaven, huh? An' you ain't gon' go

So I need you right now to look at your neighbor

An' say, "Neighbor", say, "Neighbor, you ain't goin', you ain't goin'"