[Intro: Children singing] (5X)nPeople say they came to appreciatenn[Verse 1: C.L. Smooth]nFirst of all, you better count your blessingsnCause when you got C.L. now you got back all your connectionsnIn return, while we live and we learn, then you know what it isnTo only build a bigger future for the kidsnIn peace, in war, let's take it to the floornEvery time we take two steps the crowd take fournLay the heatnHow I come to the street, how I cut through the beefnLet me handle that, that's why you make me chiefnIt's packed, what they wantin' is herenCan we weather the storm, six minutes, C.L. Smooth you're onnAll the anger and the fear, was in the dressing room prayernNow we came out to light it up and put it in the airnThat's real, so holler back at ya boy, step aside LeroynTo all my ladies who bought tickets, enjoynCause I spit it and you gotta get with itnAnd you'll never forget itnYes, I bought the best out, count 'em allnn[Chorus]nPeople say they came to appreciatenTo the fans and to all my people that supported usnPeople say they came to appreciatenTo the mama and the daddy and everything they taught usnPeople say they came to appreciatenTell them kids they gotta stay in school to ride with usnPeople say they came to appreciatenWhen it all goes down, baby, All We Got Is Usnn[Verse 2: C.L. Smooth]nTell 'em this is history in the making, avoiding disastersnThis run is for the green jacket, I fit the mastersnMy crew have me business savvy, put it in through my officenThe security is tight and the secretary is gorgeousnThat's official, me and Pete in the lab, that's what they wantnPushin that real hip hop, up to the frontnThe game's been good to me, preserved my youthnNot only did it capture my goals, it told me the truthnLook how my hustle made a living, paid and drivennSee why the tour around the world came to save us from prisonnIt's great, I'd rather love than hatenYou think it fell out the sky, I'm here to tell you whynBelieve in faithnHard work payin off, and them wishes comin' truenVault open and you out to lunch and left us twonNow you know we can't let that pass to get that cashnWe in the big numbers, count 'em allnn[Chorus]nn[Verse 3: C.L. Smooth]nWhy my Uncle Doc left me everything when he diednAnd when pop passed, two weeks later I criednAnd when great grandma left it all went crazy nownAll I have is Grandma Pam, that's my babynCan't talk bad about me, she tell 'emnWhy we need to give her all her roses while she could smell 'emnI live for this moment just to stay how we werenHow my mother came to her in a dream and told hernCorey will come out of this deep dark depression, stand by menGive my insides the resurrection to heal menAnd fill me with your God's lovenGot a dangerous little woman who brought back the thugnLet's grindnGhettos Of The MindnWhile I'm in my primenI left, so y'all can catch up, I'm ahead of my timenYour legacy and that lazy boy say it ain't fearnMy next generation triple my digits, add 'em up like...nn[Chorus]