[Verse 1: Havoc]
Yo...
Ain't no hard time invented that Havoc can't handle
If cats only knew all the shit I been through
Homicide, suicide, am I–losin' my mind?
Just standin' my ground, keep it bottled up inside
Practice what I preach, dunn, ride for my loved ones
Ask about my life, no doubt had a tough one
Did dirt, got dirt, shit only got worse
Been asked God why He put me on this Earth, yo
Not for nothin', dunn, I want it all, can you blame me?
N***as just be settlin' for crumbs – how dumb
How come? With no outcome –
Ten years later, n***as still in the slums
Strung off the next shit, dyin' for they next hit
Foamin' from the mouth for the next man necklace
And how about that? N***as too grown for that
I'm holdin' it down, now where your head at? Yo

[Chorus: Mobb Deep]
I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from

I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from
[Verse 2: Prodigy]
We do it the Mobb way
Leave 'em lookin' like a strawberry
My outlook on life is quite very
Positive, I'm a content fella
Until you tamper with my plans to go on further
Fuck the hassle, it ain't worth my energy unless I must
If you insist, I'll be more than glad to, it's beef marriage
Me and you, 'til death do us
Scrape my fingertips on bricks, forty-two shot clips
That's my shit, do it like the old-timers
I use a wide holster, it's more discrete while I post up
Or in motion, most n***as be floatin'
Don't even make eye contact, walkin'
Dunn, pay attention that's how n***as die sooner
Watch who you passing, it might be a reaper
Watch my n***as, we'll jump when you least thought
We came from the streets up, now we put G's up, so

[Chorus: Mobb Deep]
I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from

I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from
[Verse 3: Havoc]
Yo, had time to think, when just on the brink of death
At my front door, me receivin' slugs?
Only 25, got 50 more to go
And those that plot – I hope they ass die slow
How though? No dough, please don't show
Like my man Twist said, "Don't even see me when I blow"
Got issues with my foes, best believe I'ma solve 'em
And laugh at your petty-ass problems

[Verse 3.5: Prodigy]
From out the slums of Queens, came a bunch of young gun n***as
The Infamous Mobb Deep
With dreams, of one day makin' it big
With they Live N***a Rap music
Hard liquor swigs, dirty Timbs, thirsty grins
Smile all up in your face then'll break your chin
Went Platinum, now them n***as writin' scripts
'Murda Muzik: The Movie' – pushin' spaceships, like..

[Chorus: Mobb Deep]
I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from
I ain't goin' back, I ain't lookin' back
I'm movin' ahead, now how about that?
Hell no, black, I'm where the paper at
Long as I don't forget where I came from