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