Ain't a thing promised to ya Except livin' your life, and dyin' one day, I'm bein' honest to ya It take a lot, just to get a little Gettin' caught up in the middle the answer to life's Never, come that easy, but it was To lead me, but it wasn't to see me Get up off the to the TV And sell a couple million CD's, believe me
You see these on my soul? Couldn't let hate and paralysis, take 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 can't walk to the light 'Cause my work ain't finished on earth, for what worth From the cradle to the hearse, God and 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 withstand, the weak will fall) 'Cause tomorrow may not at all ('Cause may not come at all)
Life long, it's more like a snapshot You can the top, I live for the hop take a day I'm breathin' on this planet for granted Time for change, for growth, peace understandin' See but niggaz keep my hand, disturbin' my plans Bringin' out the soldier in a man It's tryin' to build a house on sand, you never get A solid foundation, one man can change the
Yo, I put on all creation, Haitian, Jamaican African, Asian, Caucausian, Whatever your persuasion, this is the Time is of essence when you're countin' your blessings Lessons learned from the deepest of pain, it's not a Keep my name outta mouth and I'ma keep it the same, ya dig? It's a shame, graduated to the rap Only to find out crack and rap was the thang, damn
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time he must understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the weak fall (The withstand, the weak will fall) 'Cause tomorrow may not at all ('Cause may not come at all)
Who got skill? Who got Who got they with 'em? Who pay for they muscle? Yo, it's all gon' come out in the wash, the Angel dirty wings, bullets ricochet off my halo I lay low for no one, I my life Ain't afraid of no work and sacrifice Was born twice through the of my seed Makin' he see a side of life, I was never able to see
Hittin' like 'ground zero', move over now Peace to the heroes, still underground I put it for the homies that came that's hard in the paint I'm livin' proof it's never to late, you Once in a I go back to the main strip And see the niggaz still doin' the same shit And all I can do is increase the Put it out, let it soak in, and hope grow, c'mon
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time when he understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the will fall (The strong withstand, the will fall) 'Cause tomorrow may not 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 will fall) 'Cause may not come at all ('Cause may not come at all)