I come from Bed-Stuy Niggas either do or they gon die Gotta keep the Ratchet close by Someone murdered, nobody seen, nobody heard it Just another funeral service Niggas will get at you, come through shinin there yap you In broad daylight kidnap you Best get clap through Police stay on us like tattoos *(bleep) niggas only grind cause we have to Money is power, sling crack,weed, and powder Fiends come through every hour It's all about that dollar And we nah deal wit cowards Weak lambs get devoured, by the lion in the concrete jungle The strong stay and rumble,the weak fold and crumble It's the land of trouble Brooklyn home of the greatest rappers Big comes first and the queen comes after
Hook: Now put ya lighters up, Bed-Stuy put ya lighters up New York, put ya lighters up D.C., keep puttin ya lighters up Philadelphia, put ya lighters up Detroit, put lighters up Chi-Town, keep puttin dem lighters up No matter where you from put ya lighters up
Now let me give you a walk-through Show you what to do and you don't do Where it's not safe to go to The boys approach you You better say quick who you close to Don't come through if niggas don't know you Cause people is talkin, the streets is watchin The D's is lurkin, stash the nine in the garbage The life of a hustle, the life of a gambler Dice game kill more niggas than cancer Know who you fuck wit, Brooklyn don't run, we run shit Hold up and just bumrush We don't play dat (out in BK not at all, four pound leave ya face on the wall R.I.P in memory of), never show thy enemies love We get it on where we live Better have a pass when you cross that bridge Welcome to Brooklyn
Hook2:Put ya lighters up, L.A. put ya lighters up V.A., put ya lighters up Texas, keep puttin ya lighters up New Orleans, put ya lighters up St.Loius, put lighters up A-T-L, keep puttin dem lighters up No matter where you from put ya lighters up Bridge: Damn homie im so tore I don’t think im ever gone smoke no more And I don’t think im ever gone drink no more But f** it bartender you can give me one mo We in da club like Repeat 2X
See f** wat dem told you Im tha hottest b*tch on tha planet Biggest sex-symbol since Janet, theres an ----- bandit,layin in da cut like a bandage Come thru Fulton street in a Vanquish doin dem damage And if you don’t understand it then let me give it to you in Spanish Soy la senorita mas Linda del barrios y lo es abo tu eves despacio Still don’t remember still sippin Mescotto you musta forgot though So ima take you back to da block yo Put you on ta how we rock yo Some are boostin’, twelve year olds prostitutin Hitmen hired for execution theres no solution Niggaz still p*ss in da hallways Feinds get high in dem all day, the youth dem bang at the cops off tha roof You don’t know my town is the truth Welcome to Brooklyn
Hook 3: now Put ya lighters up, New Jersey put ya lighters up Boston, put ya lighters up B-More, keep puttin ya lighters up Miami, put ya lighters up Puerto Rico, put lighters up Kingston,Jamaica keep puttin dem lighters up No matter where you from keep putting ya lighters up