Ain't a damn promised to ya Except livin' life, and dyin' one day, I'm just bein' honest to ya It take a whole lot, to get a little caught up in the middle the answer to life's riddles Never, come that easy, but it was To lead me, but it easy to see me Get up off the to the TV And sell a million CD's, best believe me
You see these callouses on my Couldn't let hate and paralysis, control I pick you up you down 'til I can't no mo' My name's sting in mouth like canker sores at war my whole life, sleepless nights Endless fights, but still can't to the light 'Cause my work ain't finished on earth, for what it's From the to the hearse, God and family first, for real
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a when he must understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the weak fall (The strong withstand, the will fall) tomorrow may not come at all ('Cause may not come at all)
Life ain't long, it's more a snapshot You can the top, I live for the hop Never take a day I'm on this planet for granted for change, time for growth, peace understandin' See but niggaz keep my hand, disturbin' my plans out the soldier in a peaceful man It's like tryin' to build a house on sand, you get A solid foundation, one man can the nation
Yo, I put on all creation, Haitian, Jamaican African, Asian, Caucausian, your persuasion, this is the message Time is of especially when you're countin' your blessings Lessons learned the deepest of pain, it's not a game Keep my outta your mouth and I'ma keep it the same, ya dig? a shame, graduated to the rap game Only to find out crack and rap was the thang, damn
Somewhere in the of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time he must understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the weak fall (The strong withstand, the weak fall) tomorrow may not come at all ('Cause tomorrow may not at all)
Who got skill? Who got Who got they family 'em? Who pay for they muscle? Yo, all gon' come out in the wash, the lost Angel With dirty wings, bullets ricochet off my I lay low for no one, I love my Ain't afraid of no work and sacrifice Was born twice the life of my seed sure he see a side of life, I was never able to see
Hittin' home like 'ground zero', move now Peace to the real heroes, underground I put it down for the that came that's hard in the paint I'm livin' proof never to late, you straight Once in a while I go back to the strip And see the same still doin' the same shit And all I can do is the flow Put it out, let it soak in, and they grow, c'mon
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a when he must understand (When he understand) The withstand, the weak will fall (The strong withstand, the weak fall) 'Cause may not come at all ('Cause may not come at all)
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time he must understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the will fall (The strong withstand, the weak fall) tomorrow may not come at all ('Cause may not come at all)