Brother To Brother - Stop Smoking by Rennie Ren Lyrics
[Verse 1]
There's no explanation, no justification
No exoneration for your obligation
To a down for brother, you're killing yourself
You've got to break the pipe, not put it back on the shelf
'Cause every time you take a good glance at it
You turn into a base fanatic
You're a base-ball player, an MVP
Most Vulnerable to the Pipe, brother, can't you see?
Does the thought of quitting escape your mind?
You better catch that thought, 'cause you're running out of time
[Chorus]
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know thе flame on the pipe's what I had to smothеr
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
[Verse 2]
I cut off my girl, from a crazy world
I excluded, not included, the love of my life
I traded in my wife just for the pipe
She said "Quit today, or, Rennie, I'll be leaving"
I said "If that's how you feel you can leave this evening"
I packed her bags, I called her a cab
And as the cab drove off I started to laugh
I went in my kitchen, cut on my stove
Baking soda, a little water, my package took mold
From the bottle to the screen, how good it look
Tasted twice better when it started to cook
But when my high wore off it was plain to see
What had become most important to me
It was a time for a change, had to change my mind
To advance in the world, must leave the pipe behind
So I went cold turkey for six months
I knew inside myself, this was no fun
So I called up my baby, said "Girl, come home
I swear on my life I left the pipe alone"
She came back to me the very same night
And since then, my friends, I haven't looked at a pipe
Shame, shame on you, stop
Stop smoking
Shame, shame on you, stop
Stop smoking
[Verse 3]
To increase your gain and minimize your loss
I had to think of a way to get this message across
So here I am, with a God-gifted tool
Using skill and occupation from the old school
I called my producer, said it's very important
We got to go to a studio and make a recording
So I can tell all the people about all I've learned
My reason for my actions is I'm very concerned
Now these are my deep and inspired thought
Orally communicated and a lesson taught
I articulate my intellect so you can hear
The knowledge, the science, understandably clear
So listen very close to these words I mention
When I say listen close, I mean pay attention
I might get rich by the records I sell
But a goal-minded me is wishin' you do well
So take my advice, change the course of your life
I want a-you to do right and stay away from the pipe
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know the flame on the pipe's what I had to smother
From brother, to brother
From me to another
Now the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
From brother, to brother, from brother to brother
From me to another
I said the flame on the pipe's what I had to smother
From brother, to brother
From me to another
I said the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
You've got to stop
You've got to stop
You've got to, you've got to stop!
There's no explanation, no justification
No exoneration for your obligation
To a down for brother, you're killing yourself
You've got to break the pipe, not put it back on the shelf
'Cause every time you take a good glance at it
You turn into a base fanatic
You're a base-ball player, an MVP
Most Vulnerable to the Pipe, brother, can't you see?
Does the thought of quitting escape your mind?
You better catch that thought, 'cause you're running out of time
[Chorus]
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know thе flame on the pipe's what I had to smothеr
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
[Verse 2]
I cut off my girl, from a crazy world
I excluded, not included, the love of my life
I traded in my wife just for the pipe
She said "Quit today, or, Rennie, I'll be leaving"
I said "If that's how you feel you can leave this evening"
I packed her bags, I called her a cab
And as the cab drove off I started to laugh
I went in my kitchen, cut on my stove
Baking soda, a little water, my package took mold
From the bottle to the screen, how good it look
Tasted twice better when it started to cook
But when my high wore off it was plain to see
What had become most important to me
It was a time for a change, had to change my mind
To advance in the world, must leave the pipe behind
So I went cold turkey for six months
I knew inside myself, this was no fun
So I called up my baby, said "Girl, come home
I swear on my life I left the pipe alone"
She came back to me the very same night
And since then, my friends, I haven't looked at a pipe
Shame, shame on you, stop
Stop smoking
Shame, shame on you, stop
Stop smoking
[Verse 3]
To increase your gain and minimize your loss
I had to think of a way to get this message across
So here I am, with a God-gifted tool
Using skill and occupation from the old school
I called my producer, said it's very important
We got to go to a studio and make a recording
So I can tell all the people about all I've learned
My reason for my actions is I'm very concerned
Now these are my deep and inspired thought
Orally communicated and a lesson taught
I articulate my intellect so you can hear
The knowledge, the science, understandably clear
So listen very close to these words I mention
When I say listen close, I mean pay attention
I might get rich by the records I sell
But a goal-minded me is wishin' you do well
So take my advice, change the course of your life
I want a-you to do right and stay away from the pipe
From brother, to brother
From me to another
You know the flame on the pipe's what I had to smother
From brother, to brother
From me to another
Now the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
From brother, to brother, from brother to brother
From me to another
I said the flame on the pipe's what I had to smother
From brother, to brother
From me to another
I said the flame on the pipe's what you got to smother
You've got to stop
You've got to stop
You've got to, you've got to stop!