Family Business

How's your son? (All, all, all the thang, thang)

He made the team this year? (All, all, the thang, thang)

Aight, they said he wasn't tall enough (all, all that glitters is not gold)

Ma, we here, we gon' cook this Sunday, okay? (And all gold is not reality)

So come by (real is what you lays on me)

That's your new girlfriend?

This is family business

And this is for the family that can't be with us

And this is for my cousin locked down, know the answer's in us

That's why I spit it in my songs so sweet

Like a photo of your granny's picture

Now that you're gone, it hit us

Super hard on Thanksgiving and Christmas, this can't be right

Yeah, you heard the track I did, man, "This Can't Be Life"

Somebody please say grace so I can save face

And have a reason to cover my face

I even made you a plate, soul food, know how granny do it

Monkey bread on the side, know how the family do it

When I brought it, why the guard have to look all to it?

As kids, we used to laugh

Who knew that life would move this fast?

Who knew I'd have to look at you through a glass?

And look, you tell me you ain't did it, then you ain't did it

And if you did, then that's family business

And I don't care about (all, all, diamond rings, diamond rings)

They don't mean a thing (all, all, the thang, thang)

All these fancy things (all, all, the thang, thang)

I tell you that all my weight in gold (all, all that glitters is not gold, all good is not reality)

Now all I know, I know all these things (real is what you lays on me)

Yeah, yeah, this is family business

And this is for everybody standin' with us

Come on, let's take a family GRAMMY picture

Abi, remember when they ain't believe in me?

Now she like, "See, that's my cousin on TV"

Now, we gettin' it and we gon' make it

And they gon' hate it and I'm his favorite

I can't deny it, I'm a straight rider

But when we get together be Electric Slidin'

Grandma, get 'em shook up

Aw naw, don't open the photo book up

I got an Aunt Ruth that can't remember your name

But I bet them Polaroids'll send her down memory lane

You know that one auntie, you don't mean to be rude

But every holiday nobody eatin' her food

And you don't wanna stay there 'cause them your worst cousins

Got roaches at their crib like them your first cousins

Act like you ain't took a bath with your cousins

Fit three in the bed if it's six of y'all

I'm talkin' 'bout three by the head and three by the leg

But you ain't have to tell my girl I used to pee in the bed

Rain, rain, rain, go away (uh)

Let the sun come out and all the children say (uh)

Rain, rain, rain, go away (yeah, yeah, uh)

Let the sun come out and all the children say (yeah)

I woke up early this mornin' with a new state of mind

A creative way to rhyme without usin' nines and guns

Keep your nose out the sky, keep your heart to God

And keep your face to the risin' sun

All my niggas from the Chi, is my family, dawg

And my niggas ain't my guys, they my family, dawg

I feel like one day you'll understand me, dawg

You can still love your man and be manly, dawg

You ain't gotta get heated at every housewarmin'

Sittin' here, grillin' people like George Foreman

Why Uncle Ray and Aunt Shiela always performin'?

Second she storm out then he storms in

Y'all gon' sit down, have a good time this reunion

And drink some wine like Communion

And act like everything fine and if it isn't

We ain't lettin' everybody in our family business, uh

(All, all, diamond rings, diamond rings)

They don't mean a thing (all, all, all the thang, thang)

They don't mean a thing (all, all, all the thang, thang, thang)

(All, all that glitters is not gold, all gold is not reality)

They don't mean a thing, a thing (real is what you lays on me)

And I don't care about (all, all, diamond rings, diamond rings)

They don't mean a thing (all, all, all the thang, thang)

All these fancy things (all, all, all the thang, thang, thang)

I tell you that all my weight in gold (all, all that glitters is not gold, all good is not reality)

Now all I know, I know all these things (real is what you lays on me)

All these things (all these things)

CLK Mercedes Benz

These things (all these things)

All these things (all these things)

All these things (these things)

A whole lotta money

All these things (all these things)

Mommy and daddy, can you please stop fighting?

These things (and I don't care about)

All these things (these things)

All these things (all these things)

These things

Let's get Stevie out of jail