Shoot wit us.. [Hook: Royce da 5'9"](x2) You gon' need a lot more guns to shoot wit us A lot more j**els to floss wit us It's gon' take a lot more power to f** wit us And a lot more n***as to buck wit us [Verse 1: Royce Da 5'9"] I'm the King of Detroit, I'm the King of the Kings The King of the ring, cause y'all n***as be swingin the sting I'm doin my thing, you only worth TWO of my rings It's you and my team, at war for tryin to ruin my reign Imagine a thought of that It's Motown, it's where this black music sh** started at All I did was brought it back Get it right, I'm over your block and I must succeed I don't know how much you need, but it's more than you got These n***as rippin and robbin with the fifth in the closet Cause y'all n***as ignorant logic got you slippin and dodgin We bring to a violent halt whatever beef we have I hate losing, so you'll probably never see me mad Just here to rewind it back to where time had begun It's the size of the gun, the trigger and the n***a behind it I'm the King of the throne, I stood up to sing you a song To get the platinum plaques back to the city, bring it home [Hook] [Verse 2: Royce Da 5'9"] You welcome to floss and receive a consecutive loss All I need's a second to talk to get my message across
Out-of-towners come to Detroit with all they mens And that's a gamble, you know the house always wins I'm the savior of rap, y'all wanna be like the third verse missed Street this, thug that - rhymin my life in first-person You could never rise, no matter how high it seems I'm the man with a eye, in the land of the blind of Kings Trust this, no one could touch this - the difference is The average n***a brings it to jail, that's why I bring it to justice My sh** be well-thought out, y'all n***as just writin a rhyme That's why most of the time you bitin a rhyme I'm simple and plain, quick to speak a n***a in vain Cause n***as done changed, it's very few n***as with brain Speak from your heart, and I aim for your chest, I'm done wit it Y'all rap n***as want your respect? Then come get it [Hook] [Verse 3: Royce Da 5'9"] Yo, yo, yo.. we must, represent for us Cause where we from, we eat, sleep and sh** Detroit and that's us Y'all slide by, side by the real n***as Ain't nothin but stand by to get k**ed n***as - what! Tryna make the most of this time, we ain't inside forever This is life, nobody makes it out alive - NEVER I'm the King of the throne, I stood up to sing you a song To get the platinum plaques back to Detroit, bring it home [Hook](x2)