[Intro: phone conversation]
Hello?
Yo, FahBoy man. Yo, they just raided the jugg spot, man. They aired that bitch out, bro. Like, real time, man, they huntin' for you right now, man. The bounty hunter’s out

[Hook]
Just got a call
Said they bagged a homie
Told me be careful 'cause he heard they lookin' for me
I’m like, "Damn", hang up the phone
Pistol off the dresser, then I'm straight out the door
Now I'm in my zone (holla from my zone, my zone)
This is all I know so I'm stickin' to the code
Rollin' up smoke, I'm just tryin' to cope
This the life I chose so I’m stickin’ to the code
Live and die by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Live my life by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Pledge allegiance to the code
(To the code, to the code)
This the life I chose, this is all I know
Live and die by the code

[Verse 1: King Lil G]
It was dangerous
Past eleven, Mac-11, hittin' ups
Adolescence, I was destined for the record I finessed
Semi-automatic weapons, drugs in my kitchen drawer
Learned about the code, learned a lesson from my generals
King, you got mad potential (yeah, yeah)
Speakin’s Spanish to my soldiers, ask for my credentials (vamanos)
I remain respectful
Movin' to a different temple
You the type to be upset and want address no issues
I got some brand new pistols
I let my guns speak
California kush is where my lunch reach
Never be afraid now where you from, G
Even my mama knows, sorry, but I can't deny it
I kept my mouth closed when all my homies got indicted
Got excited, got a lawyer
Got to fight and beat the case
Twenty five to life, I was afraid I'd never see your face
(See your face, see your face)
But you see, I stayed loyal to the code
A soldier never talks
I mean, a soldier never folds
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Hook]
Live and die by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Live my life by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Pledge allegiance to the code
(To the code, to the code)
This the life I chose, this is all I know
Live and die by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Live my life by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Pledge allegiance to the code
(To the code, to the code)
This the life I chose, this is all I know
Live and die by the code

[Verse 2]
[?] with the cutthroats
Savages
Guns with their drum-bum
Automatics standing through that burn smoke
Made to this portrait of them streets and follow one code
And kings move in silence, play that role and watch it unfold
The life I chose, it wasn’t given either way
This life I'm livin' to them limits, seein' all of that dough
I'm put them diamonds on my chain, watchin' all of it glow
Just to remind all of them n*s I ain't goin' back to broke
Now, me twista with that ro-leaf[?]
Lift it when I'm mob deep
Still the real boss, makin' sure my all of my squad eat
Plowed[?] it with that codeine, to Sprite by it
We still livin' by them codes with them OGs that'll die by it
[Hook]
Live and die by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Live my life by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Pledge allegiance to the code
(To the code, to the code)
This the life I chose, this is all I know
Live and die by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Live my life by the code
(By the code, by the code)
Pledge allegiance to the code
(To the code, to the code)
This the life I chose, this is all I know
Live and die by the code

[Verse 3]
G code, gangster code's what I live by
Heard they lookin' for me, if they find me I'mma let'em fly
Victim of society, my family's priority
You can't buy respect, treat loyalty like royalty
Nowadays crazy 'cause everybody's snitchin'
Quick to get amens[?] up, they scared to face the sentence
It's death before the sign as I'm cockin' back the hammer
Wipin' fingerprints offa bullets with black bandanas
Rather die on my feet then live on my knees
Paid so many dues I got stacks of receipts
I smoke to clear my thoughts, codin'[?] cups to kill fears
Last man standin' when heart of[?] smoke clears
True story
[Outro]
Just got a call
Said they bagged a homie
Told me be careful 'cause he heard they lookin' for me
I'm like, "Damn", hang up the phone
Pistol off the dresser, then I'm straight out the door
Now I'm in my zone (holla from my zone, my zone)
This is all I know so I'm stickin' to the code
Rollin' up smoke, I'm just tryin' to cope
This the life I chose so I'm stickin' to the code
Live and die by the code