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How I Could Just Kill a Man Lyrics

Cypress Hill’s debut single and first big hit. “How I Could Just Kill A Man” was actually the b-side of the single but it quickly overshadowed its a-side, “The Phuncky Feel One”. The video, featuring the… Read More [Intro]It's another one of them ol' funky Cypress Hill thingsYou know what I'm sayin?And it goes like this[Verse 1: B-Real]Hey don't miss out on what you're passin'You're missin', the hoota of the funky BuddhaEluder of your fucked up styles, I get wickedSo come on as Cypress starts to kick it'Cause we're like the outlaw stridin', when suckers are hidin'Jump behind the bush when they see me drivin'By, hangin' out the windowWith my Magnum takin' out some putosActin' kinda loco, I'm just another localKid from the street gettin' paid from my vocals[Hook: B-Real & Sen Dog]Here is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something ya can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something ya can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something ya can't understandSee Cypress Hill LiveGet tickets as low as $60You might also like[Verse 2: DJ Muggs]I'm ignorin' all the dumb shitYo, because nothing is comin' from itI'm not gonna waste no time fuckin' aroundMy gat straight hummin'Hummin'... comin' at cha...And you know I had to gat ya[Verse 3: B-Real]Time for some action, just a fraction of frictionI got the clearance to run the interferenceInto your satellite, shinin' a battle lightSen got the gat, and I know that'll gat ya rightHere's an example, just a little sampleHow I could just kill a man!One-time tried to come in my homeTake my chrome, I said "Yo, it's onTake cover son, or you're assed-outHow you like my chrome?" Then I watched the rookie pass outDidn't have to blast out, but I did anyway...Hahaha... that young punk had to pay(So I just killed a man!)[Hook]Here is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a man[Verse 4: B-Real]It's gonna be a long time before I finishOne of the many missions that I have to establishTo light my spliff, ignite ya with insightsAnd if you ain't down: bullshit!Say some punk try to get you for your autoWould you call the one-time, play the role model?No, I think you play like a thugNext ya hear the shot of a Magnum slugHummin', comin' at chaYeah ya know I'm gonna gat yaSo how do ya know where I'm at, when you haven't been where I've been?Understand where I'm comin' from?When you're up on the hill in your bigger homeI'm out here riskin' my domeJust for a bucket, or a fast ducatJust to stay alive, ay yo I gotta say "fuck it"[Hook]Here is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understandHow I could just kill a manHere is something you can't understand[Outro](What does it all mean?)All I wanted was a Pepsi(What does it all mean?)10EmbedCancel

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Cypress Hill’s debut single and first big hit. “How I Could Just Kill A Man” was actually the b-side of the single but it quickly overshadowed its a-side, “The Phuncky Feel One”.

The video, featuring the group strolling around New York City, was released after the song had become a hit (presumably with a much lower budget than the cool, arty video for “Phuncky Feel One”). It has cameos from Ice Cube and Q-Tip.

In 1999, Cypress released a Spanish version of the song, “No Entiendes La Onda”.

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