[Intro] (Heavy, dark orchestral strings drop) (DMX aggressive breathing and panting) GRRRRRR... WHAT?! They thought it was a game?! In the cold streets of the North?! Y'all must have forgot who I am! (Dogs barking furiously: WOOF WOOF WOOF!) They set the trap, but the dog don't die! UP IN HERE! UP IN HERE! (GUNSHOT: BANG!) LET'S GO! [Verse 1] Y'all thought Toronto was safe, thought the city was sweet? (WHAT!) 'Til you trap a hungry dog on a freezing cold street! Out in Region Park, midnight, snow on the ground, i Four vultures in the shadow trying to circle around! (GRRRR!) "Give it up X!"—That's what the coward said, With a chrome barrel pointed straight at my head! (BANG!) My heart rate jumped, but my eyes stayed dead, Thinking about the blood that was about to get shed! (C'MON!) They wanted the chain, wanted the cash from the show, Left me standing in the dark with nowhere to go! They took the gold, yeah, they ran in the night, But you can't strip a warrior of his will to fight! (NO!) I'm bleeding on the concrete, praying to the Lord, "Give me the strength to survive this sword!" They took the material, thought they took my pride, But they forgot the beast that's living inside! WOOF WOOF! GRRRRRRR! [Hook] They robbed the Dog in the six, thought the Dog was done! (WHAT!) Staring down the cold steel barrel of a gun! (C'MON!) You can take the chain, you can take the wealth, But you can never take the soul from the man himself! (BANG!) They robbed the Dog in the six, left me in the freeze, But I'm a soldier, never falling to my knees! (NEVER!) Talk that tough talk, run with what you got, 'Cause the streets don't forget when the block gets hot! (WOOF WOOF! DOGS BARKING WILDLY) [Verse 2] Now I'm pacing in the hotel, third floor suite, Blood on my knuckles, pacing on my feet! (UP AND DOWN!) Called up my riders from the L-O-X, Told 'em "Get the heat ready, see what happens next!" (YEAH!) You think you won because you ran with the gold? You just signed a contract for your soul to be sold! (LIAR!) The streets of Toronto, they talk to me now, They whispering the names, and they showing me how! I ain't standard, I ain't average, I'm a different breed, Ghetto gospel is the only book I need to read! (PREACH!) You clicked the trigger on a prophet, now you gotta pay, Ain't no hiding in the North, ain't no running away! (RUN!) I came for the music, came to show love, Now I gotta show you what I'm made of! (GUNSHOT: BANG! BANG!) [Hook] They robbed the Dog in the six, thought the Dog was done! (WHAT!) Staring down the cold steel barrel of a gun! (C'MON!) You can take the chain, you can take the wealth, But you can never take the soul from the man himself! (BANG!) They robbed the Dog in the six, left me in the freeze, But I'm a soldier, never falling to my knees! (NEVER!) Talk that tough talk, run with what you got, 'Cause the streets don't forget when the block gets hot! [Outro] (Heavy cinematic bass pulsing, low growling) Yeah. You took the ice. But you left the fire. You can't rob a man who already died a thousand times. Y'all Toronto boys better keep your eyes open. The Dog is loose. And I'm hungry. GRRRRRRR... (DMX manic laughter) AHAHAHAHA! WHAT?!
