Chess not checkers ft. Sly Russ Jr Lyrics

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

We playin' chess not checkers

No more moving reckless

No more ho bag's in my bed

I wake up to a boo with breakfast

Playing chess not checkers with life

Move the pieces right, Bishops to knights

Kings and Queens... That's me and you boo

Everything else to us is a pawn

That be the type of shit I'm on

I used to park a bucket on it

Now it's benzes on my lawn

I used to fuck my friendships up

And now them fruitful growing strong

Bad examples of manhood when I was growing up

The OG's on my block tried to teach me

Man I was fucking up

But life don' kicked my ass a couple hundred times

And now I got it right

Grown up shit is a progression

It don't happen overnight

Hard headed as a youngster, steady putting up a fight

I saw everything is a challenge

Cause I ain't have no balance

To put it all in perspective I had to do it reckless

For me to understand Yin and Yang

Chess not checkers

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

We playin' chess not checkers

King on the board

Take a square whether black or white

My act is tight

Left those who ain't acting right

Packing light so I travel much quicker

Won't fonk with you, my aim is much bigger

To clutch figure, stay low, duck quitters

Counter punch, Philly Shell, the Monk's hitters

Tough winters lead to pleasant summers

I spring when they fall

Stay present when they slumber

I ain't the one to sleep on, get a futon

I grew beyond the usual

School of crews like Groupons

Croutons on a salad

My taste palette exquisite

Ex-bitches double back on they exit

Specialist from apprentice. My business

Grew to lunch deals from battles in the trenches

No straddles on fences... I'm in it or I'm out it

Night shift run the gambit

Checkmate don't doubt it

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

Now why you have to go and do that

And do that huh

When I can make a move like that, like that

We playin' chess not checkers