Lyrical Breakdown of That's How It Goes Down - A Journey through Words and Rhymes

Welcome to the detailed analysis of "That's How It Goes Down" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.

• Lyric Overview: Witness how Too Short weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "That's How It Goes Down" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
• Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that Too Short employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
• Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to Too Short's narrative.

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You're thugging and you love the streets Hugging the block, selling rocks, getting major heat And niggas hating, and you ain't stop to think about Niggas running they mouth, niggas 'cessed you out That's how it goes down What happened to the days when we could hug a block Flipping rocks and just get money I remember when you and me used to ball We had it all, and we took a fall I came up in Coke land, better known as Oakland Your weed could sell, are you smoking? Eighteen with a big Mercedes Selling dope in the mid-eighties Homie talking 'bout I'm about to win Now when you goin' let them all out the pen You sold crack to hell and back Whoever would have thought you could fail at that? Being broke ain't never been cool And it ain't no hope when you're failing in school You might as well flip the sack Roll out of town and take a trip with that Or you could just hit the block Staying on the corner, come and get the rocks Being out on the streets as a young teen Wasn't always a fun thing You're thugging and you love the streets Hugging the block, selling rocks, getting major heat And niggas hating, and you ain't stop to think about Niggas running they mouth, niggas snitched you out That's how it goes down What happened to the days when we could hug a block Flipping rocks and just get money I remember when you and me used to ball We had it all, and we took a fall That's how it goes down Dope fiend still get high While dope dealers barely get by You better get your life right You wanna live in the 'burbs with your white wife Do your own thing, I know you want change And I can't play you wrong man I'm laced with that long game It's just not a lot of choices man You ain't planning to go to jail with the poison clan So you could be another number in the system, stuck for years Got a brother in the pen fucked up All the stashes you know you kept And everything that the police left It's too late when you notice it It's all gone, motherfuckers done stole yo' shit You wanna kill them and you still do But realize real killers get killed too You're thugging and you love the streets Hugging the block, selling rocks, getting major heat And niggas hating, and you ain't stop to think about Niggas running they mouth, niggas 'cessed you out That's how it goes down What happened to the days when we could hug a block Flipping rocks and just get money I remember when you and me used to ball We had it all, and we took a fall He's disappeared into thin air, he's nowhere When the last time he been here, we don't care 'Cause he don't come around no more Nigga live with his momma, down in brough He's just trying to survive I guess it's alright 'cause at least he's alive 'Cause nowadays a lil' kid might shoot you down Life's wild in the town, young fools like to clown He did the same thing, fall for the lies Hold your head up high and swallowed the pride Caught in a trap, but don't know what you in Had a million, now you ain't got two cents You can't say nothing, now what I don't hear you talking all that loud stuff If you live and you die by the game and you lose At least you did spend your life trying to change You're thugging and you love the streets Hugging the block, selling rocks, getting major heat And niggas hating, and you ain't stop to think about Niggas running they mouth, niggas 'cessed you out That's how it goes down What happened to the days when we could hug a block Flipping rocks and just get money I remember when you and me used to ball We had it all and we took a fall That's how it goes down That's how it goes down That's how it goes down That's how it goes down I remember when we had it all And I remember when we used to ball, we used to ball I remember, don't you remember? When we had it all, we used to ball That's how it goes down That's how it goes down That's how it goes down