[Skit]
Mr. Lennon, Mr. Lennon!
John, John, could, could I get your autograph?
Could I get your autograph? (Sure kid)
Oh, yeah yeah yeah, just
Could you sign this for me please? (Sure, what's your name?)
Thanks thanks, I'm a real big fan, thanks thanks
(Here you are) Thanks a lot!
{*Screaming*}
"Yo! Yo!"
"Is he alright!?"
"Ay someone call an ambulance! Call an ambulance!"
"Who did it!?"

[Intro: J-Hill]
Word, uh
Could do that, young as hell though
What, it's ganster right?
Yo, uh, what
Belle Isle hop to this
Set it down dawg, word

[Bridge: All]
ONE BY ONE!

[Verse 1: J-Hill]
Rule one up in this bitch for real
Roll with a couple n***as like Dave SeVille
Cause they'll, uh - clean you out like some golden seals
Put your hands up, give me yo' scrilla n***a, uhh
[Bridge: All]
TWO BY TWO!

[Verse 2: Obie Trice]
Your bucket is clean, you riding mean
Pull up at the light on them Spree's (Gimme that!)
School Craft wanna jingle your keys
Whatchu 'bout to do? Bleed!

[Bridge: All]
THREE ONE THREE!

[Verse 3: Proof]
Y'all don't run the streets, the streets run you
Put a gun to your kids, "Art of War" - Sun-Tzu
In the jungle stay humble or stumble and fumble
'Til death inside a rumble

[Bridge: All]
FOUR BY FOUR!

[Verse 4: J-Hill]
Rule four better get this down
Before n***as go beef better have that four-pound (Uh)
And bust like four rounds, kick the door down
Get yo' ass up outta town n***a, uh, uh
[Bridge: All]
FIVE BY FIVE!

[Verse 5: Obie Trice]
N***as connive, I thought you knew it
Your mane there setting you up, n***a you blew it
Told him what you doing, n***a you're ruined
You ain't knowin?

[Bridge: All]
SIX SIX SIX!

[Verse 6: Proof]
The Devil's your man, the ghetto's your land
When you got knocked yo' block turned yellow and ran
When you got sugar, why settle for sand?
Never snitch when you clip and put your metals in cans

[Bridge: All]
SEVEN BY SEVEN!

[Verse 7: J-Hill]
Rule seven kinda where my heart at
You want beef in the street? Don't start that
'Cause we'll have some n***as up in yo' apartment
Jumping outta places where it's real dark at, uh
[Bridge: All]
EIGHT BY EIGHT!

[Verse 8: Obie Trice]
You're carrying weight, hey but wait
A lot of hungry n***as know where you stay
Address your address, change your place
Before you're sprayed n***a

[Bridge: All]
NINE BY NINE!

[Verse 9: Proof]
I learned a lot from stank if you got bank
Fuck buying gats bitch, get a tank
Fuck a firearm, get a wired bomb
'Cause when you blow yourself up at least you dying warm (Ten jewels)
{*Explosion*}

[Chorus: Proof & J-Hill]
Ten reasons, nine Glocks, eight shots
Seven cops, six dropped on five blocks (Fo' sho'!)
Three cousins, too hot, one law, family
We put no man befo', ten jewels now tell 'em
It's one purpose, one goal, two halves
Get it whole, three n***as, one soul (Fo' sho'!)
Five ways, six days, seven plus
A.K., we can let the .9 spray y'all

[Bridge: All]
NINE BY NINE!

[Verse 10: Proof]
Oh I'm not real 'cause I pop pills?
Bring your block to my block n***a, get your whole block killed
Don't let the "Purple Pills" shit confuse you
When not in my head, the life will lose you n***a

[Bridge: All]
EIGHT BY EIGHT!

[Verse 11: Obie Trice]
You lay at your wake, you was played
Slugs struck the Escalade
Your brain rest on what Motor City paved
No more sunny days

[Bridge: All]
SEVEN BY SEVEN

[Verse 12: J-Hill]
Rule seven, something you better tell 'em
Good coke, good weed, y'all better sell 'em
'Cause they'll put something up into your cerebellum
Proof, you better tell 'em

[Bridge: All]
SIX BY SIX!

[Verse 13: Proof]
Assume it's only for conversation
Let's conversate, simple n***a, the .38 and dip
Mine'll set trip, empty out the clip
Hold up, a .38 ain't got clips

[Bridge: All]
FIVE BY FIVE

[Verse 14: Obie Trice]
N***as be live before they die
'Til the test the wrong animal then they spirit fly
Just know the game while you playin the tough guy
That's yo' life

[Bridge: All]
FOUR BY FOUR

[Verse 15: J-Hill]
For all you n***as think this rap shit's a joke
You get smacked and choked, bring the dagger and cloak
I put my fucking heart into this shit that I wrote
You muthafuckers on some dope?

[Bridge: All]
THREE BY THREE

[Verse 16: Proof]
Watch who near you, focus on your rear-view
Outta life, yo' the trife wanna clear you
Don't get caught on E and fought on streets
Be a victim of Grand Theft Auto 3

[Bridge: All]
TWO BY TWO

[Verse 17: Obie Trice]
Trust no one when you're getting them
Put your life in perspective, you're killin 'em
Envious n***as stay jealousy driven
N***as need to be listening

[Bridge: All]
ONE BY ONE

[Verse 18: J-Hill]
It's one reason why I still let you breathe
It's one reason why the fuckin Tec won't squeeze
It's one reason why you ain't gone like N*Sync
That's 'cause it's one other n***a that'll do it for me, yo

[Chorus: Proof & J-Hill]
Ten reasons, nine Glocks, eight shots
Seven cops, six dropped on five blocks (Fo' sho'!)
Three cousins, too hot, one law, family
We put no man befo', ten jewels now tell 'em
It's one purpose, one goal, two halves
Get it whole, three n***as, one soul (Fo' sho'!)
Five ways, six days, seven plus
A.K., we can let the .9 spray y'all (Ten jewels!)