Revolutionary, scaryThought provoking, spokenWords of a chain I don't feel but I seeVisions from me at twenty three makingUs free in my communityOne day is what I live forAin't thinking about no hope no moreI got my boots I kick it till I get withAdapt and overcome, oh hum humGo get my gun, load up for fun, and put down with the frownWhat goes round comes round from M.L.K. to cascadeI know its through them plenty figuresCocaine dealers walk the wrong sideUp in they rides looking cleaner thenI seen them the last timeThen selling dimes, now its quarter keys, stacking g'sIn the South Indies, my nigga them folks ridingBicycles among vehicles off in the hoodKnowing each and every nigger sellin', but can you blameThe fact the only way a brother can survive the gameThe block hard to get by the dope dealing, fatal killingsIn fair times so writing rhymesIt ain't just the policeWe kill each other just lost another brotherFast living will get you tookThinking it can't happen to you and then it doOff crooked schemes its just a dreamFloating face down in the mainstreamThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamThey swan divin' fit they name be thrashing an albumGo kart rushin' to finish their album then you find themLost, dog paddling, back stroking, what done happened?Be rhymin' catching the day when the recipe calls for black andWrong ingredients maybe too much herbs and spicesMaybe you got hungry for the wrong dishSouthern greens and this entice them how them joke the sameSo I'm gonna sing just like them to get where they atI'll even break my by back to touch their rim if I gottaMy Alta Mater be that I followI bite whatever that's looking tasty, water it down then swallowI hope you vomit, won't call no names cause that's not my jobIt just applies to whom it may concern you know who you areBut if you don't you never will, you just receive the steelBut then it might get ugly cause trust me niggas do feelThe way that I felt when I wrote this, but we must stay in focusWe kings and queens up in this thing, get rid of all them jokersFace down, face down, face downThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamI let you stay in my crib, now you know where I liveWhen you was hungry, fed you a hot meal, look at the hand you dealMe crudball business giving niggers inches so here, take a footLuck only counts in rabbit's feet and horseshoesExperience is sometimes the best teacher until we get our own plateI hope you don't mind me eating off of yoursProcess momma moping like JerryMeanwhile, fairies of the street tinkling pixie dust over greeneryNever to obtain another level of con scienceOnly to test, to poke and see why laying hereThey scheme over one another mouth to feedDeceased with a decision to make, now words shake your destinyBut a missile will take it all the way just as quick as you can sayI wish I never did what I did now face this bidIt was the company you kept, the many places you sleptWhen you shouldn't have, geeking like a rat, jumping like a trapContributing to sin and your nigga bitch in the court showing paper thinGot you niggers where they want you againFloating face down in the mainstreamThats why, thats why, thats whyThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamEverybody's a player, rubbin' them kangols on their headThinking its all about your clothes, nigger its all about your selfThe way you feel about your life, the times that you done shared withYour friends and family, up and down like hoes give headTo dicks oh, six, serving them in the mix, but ain't no mysteryYou know the history about this clique bitchOh, what, you want me to call you slut?Then why you fucking all them niggers letting them all up in your gutsBut see that aids I'm afraid that's why I play the quiet roleI lay in the cut, every month thinking I'll let that fire rollLike chimneys, and smoke signals, maybe peace pipes evenMy partners call me big boy and my first name is not StevenIn the mainstream, home team banging them with these hitsIn the mix flowing like some motherfucking SwordfishThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstreamThink it is when it ain't all peaches and creamThat's why some are found floating face down in the mainstream
Lyrics by Outkast
13th Floor (Growing Old) 13th Floor/Growing Old 13th Floor/Growing Old"(feat. Big Rube 13th Floor\/growing Old 85 A Bad Note A Day In The Life Of Benjamin Andre A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andr?.. A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andr%E9 (Incomplete) A Life In The Day Of Benjamin André (Incomplete... A life in the day of Benjamin Andre A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete) A Life in the of Benjamin Andre (Incomplete) Again (Stankonia Remix) Ain't No Thang Ain't No Thang Akshon (Yeah!) All N My Grill Aquemini Art Of Storytellin Art Of Storytellin' (Pt. 2) Art Of Storytellin' (Pt. 2) Atliens B.O.B. B.O.B. - Bombs Over Baghdad B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) B.O.B. [Multimedia Track] Babylon Bad Note Bamboo Bamboo (Interlude) Bamboo & Cross (Interlude) Bamboo & Cross (Interlude) Behold a Lady Benz Or Beamer Benz or Beemer Black Ice Boi Bombs Over Bagdad (B.O.B.) Bombs Over Baghdad Bowtie Bowtie (Postlude) Buggface Bust Call Before I Come Call of da Wild Call The Law Cell Therapy [Instrumental] Chonkyfire Chronomentrophobia Chronomentrophobia Church Claimin True Claimin' True Club Donkey Ass (Interlude) Cruisin' in the ATL (Interlude) Crumblin' Erb Crumblin' Erb D-Boi (Interlude) D.E.E.P. D.F. (Interlude) Da Art of Storytellin' Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 1) Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 2) Da Art Of Storytellin' (Remix) Da Art of Storytellin' (Remix)"(feat. Slick Rick Da Art of Storytellin', Pt. 1 Da Art of Storytellin', Pt. 2 Da Art Of Storytellin'(Part1) Da Art Of Storytellin' (Part 2) Decatur Psalm Decatur Psalm"(feat. Cool Breeze, Big Gipp Deep Dez Only 1 Dirt Work Dracula's Wedding Dracula's Wedding Drinkin' Again (Interlude) Drinking Again (Interlude) Drinking Again [Interlude] Dyin' to Live Dyin' To Live E-Mac (Interlude) E.T. (Extraterrestrial) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Elevators Elevators (DNP 86 mix) Elevators (Me & You) Elevators (Me & You) Elevators (Me and You) Elevators (Me and You) [Instrumental] Elevators (Me and You) [ONP 86 Mix] Elevators (Me and You) [ONP 86 Remix] Elevators (ONP 86 Mix) Everlasting Extraterrestrial Flim Flam (Interlude) Flip Flop Rock Follow The Light Funkanella Funkanella Funkin' Around Funkin' Around Funky Ride Gangsta Sh*t Gangsta Sh*T Gangsta Shit Gangsta Shit"(feat. C-Bone, Slimm Calhoun, T-Mo Gasoline Dreams Gasoline Dreams"(feat. Khujo (Goodie Mob) Get Rich To This Ghetto Music Ghetto Musick GhettoMusick Git Up, Get Out Git Up, Git Out Git Up, Git Up God God (Interlude) Gonna Be Fine Good Day, Good Sir Good Hair (Interlude) Greatest Show on Earth Greatest Show On Earth - Macy Gray, OutKast Half Man Half Machine Happy Valentine's Day Happy Valentine's Day Happy Valentines Day Hey Ya Hey Ya! Hey Ya! (Andre 3000) High Schoolin High Schoolin' High Schoolin' Hold On Be Strong Hold On, Be Strong Hollywood Divorce Hollywood Divorce - Lil Wayne, , OutKast, Snoop Do... Hootie Hoo Humble Mumble Humble Mumble (Ft Erykah Badu) Humble Mumble"(feat. Erykah Badu I Can't Wait I Can't Wait I Like The Way You Move I Love The Way You Move I'll Call Before I Come I'll Call Before I Come"(feat. Eco, Gangsta Boo I'm Cool I'm Cool (Interlude) I'll Call Before I Come I'm Cool I'm Cool (Interlude) Idlewild Blue Idlewild Blue (Don't Chu Worry 'Bout Me) Idlewild Blues Idlewild Blues (Don'tchu Worry 'Bout Me) In Da Wind In Due Time In Due Time"(feat. Cee-Lo (Goodie Mob) In Your Dreams Infatuation (Interlude) Interlude Intro Intro It's OK It's OK Jazzy Belle Jazzy Belle [Album Version] Jazzy Belle [Album Version] Jazzy Belle [Album Version] Jazzy Belle [Instrumental] Jazzy Bells Jazzybelle Kim & Cookie (Interlude) Kim & Cookie (Interlude) Knowing Kryptonite (I'm On It) Land Of A Million Drums Land of a million drums (Ost. Scooby-Doo) Land Of A Million Drums"(feat. Killer Mike Last Call Letter Liberation Liberation"(feat. Erykah Badu, Big Rube, Cee-Lo Life Is Like a Musical Love And War Love Hater Love in War Makes No Sense At All Mamacita Mamacita"(feat. Masada, WitchDoctor Mighty O Millenium Millennium Morris Brown Morris Brown - Sleepy Brown, OutKast, Movin Cool (The Afterparty) Movin' Cool Movin' Cool (The After Party) Movin' Cool (The After Party) (feat. Joi) Movin' Cool Mrs Jackson Ms Jackson Ms. Jackson Ms. Jackson [Mr. Drunk Remix] Ms. Jackson [Mr. Drunk Remix][*] Ms. Jackson [Multimedia Track] Ms. Jackson [Radio Mix] Murton Angel Mutron Angel Mutron Angel - OutKast, Whild Peach, My Favorite Things My Melody Myintroletuknow Myintrotoletuknow N2U Nathaniel Neck uv da Woods Neck uv da Woods [Instrumental] No Bootleg DVDs No Bootleg DVDs (Interlude) Oh No On And On And On Ova da Wudz Peaches Peaches - Sleepy Brown, OutKast, Peaches (Intro) Phobia Pink & Blue Pink & Blue Pink and Blue PJ & Rooster Pj & Rooster Playa's Ball (Original Version) Player's Ball Player's Ball (Original Version) Player's Ball (Original) Player's Ball (Reprise) Player's Ball [Original Version] Player's Ball Player's Ball (Reprise) Poppin' Tags Poppin' Tags Pre-Nump (Interlude) Pre-Nump (Interlude) Pretty Hair Prototype Question (?) Red Velvet Reset Return Of The 'g' Return Of The "g" Return Of The \"G\" Return of The & Quot;G & Quot ; Return Of The "g" Return Of The G Rosa Parks Roses Roses [Album Version] Roses(Clean) She Lives in My Lap She's Alive She's Alive Six Minutes (Dungeon Family It's On) Six Minutes (Dungeon Family It's On) Skew It on the Bar-B Skew It on the Bar-B"(feat. Raekwon the Chef Slum Beautiful Slum Beautiful"(feat. Cee-Lo Goodie Slump Slump"(feat. Backbone, Cool Breeze SmokeFest 1999 Snappin' & Trappin' Snappin' & Trappin' (Featuring Killer Mike & J-Swe... Snappin' & Trappin' Snappin' and Trappin' Snappin' & Trappin' So Fresh And Clean So Fresh, So Clean So Fresh, So Clean [Fatboy Slim Mix] So Fresh, So Clean [Instrumental] So Fresh, So Clean [Multimedia Track] So Fresh, So Clean [Radio Mix] So Fresh, So Clean [Radio Mix][Edit] Sole Sunday Southernplayalisticaddilacmusic Southernplayalisticadillacmuzi Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik Spaghetti Junction Speedballin' Speedballin' Spottieottiedogaliscious SpottieOttieDopalicious SpottieOttieDopalicious"(feat. Patrick Brown Spottieottiedopaliscious Spread Stanklove Stankonia Stankonia (Stanklove) Street Talkin' Street Talkin' Sumthin Wicked This Way Comes Synthesizer Synthesizer"(feat. George Clinton Take Off Your Cool The Art of Storytellin, Pt. 4 The Love Below The Love Below (Intro) The New Conspiracy (Rap Version) The Rooster The Train The Way U Move The Way You Move The Way You Move [Clean Version] The Way You Move [Club Mix] The Way You Move [DVD] The Way You Move [Full Phatt Radio Mix] The Way You Move [Johnny Toobad Full Length Vocal] The Way You Move [Johnny Toobad Radio Mix] The Way You Move [Multimedia Track] The Whole World The Whole World (Featuring Killer Mi) The Whole World"(feat. Killer Mike Throw Your Hands Up Toilet Tisha Tomb of the Boom Tough Guy Train - Sleepy Brown, OutKast, Trans DF Express True Dat True Dat (Interlude) Two Dope Boyz Two Dope Boyz (In A Caddillac) Two Dope Boyz (In A Cadillac) Unhappy Vibrate Wailin' Wailin' War Watch For The Hook (Dungeon Family Mix) Way You Move [Johnny Toobad Radio Mix] We Love Deez Hoez We Luv Deez Hoez Welcome To Atlanta Welcome to Atlanta (Interlude) Were Are My Panties West Savannah What About Your Friends (Extended Remix) Wheelz of Steel When I Look In Your Eyes Where are My Panties? White Guts Whole World Xplosion Xplosion"(feat. B-Real Y'All Scared Y'All Scared"(feat. Goodie Mob Y'all Scared You May Die You May Die (Intro) You're Beautiful You're Beautiful (Interlude) You're Beautiful (Interlude) Zora Zora (Interlude)