Ain't a damn promised to ya Except livin' your life, and dyin' one day, I'm bein' honest to ya It a whole lot, just to get a little Gettin' caught up in the middle the answer to 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 sell a million CD's, best believe me
You see these on my soul? let hate and paralysis, take control I you up when you down 'til I can't no mo' My name's sting in mouth like canker sores Been at war my whole life, nights Endless fights, but can't walk to the light my work ain't finished on earth, for what it's worth From the cradle to the hearse, God and family first, for
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time when he understand (When he understand) The strong withstand, the weak will (The withstand, the weak will fall) 'Cause tomorrow may not at all ('Cause tomorrow may not at all)
Life long, it's more like a snapshot You can have the top, I for the hop take a day I'm breathin' on this planet for granted Time for change, time for growth, peace See but niggaz forcin' my hand, disturbin' my plans out the soldier in a peaceful man It's tryin' to build a house on sand, you never get A solid foundation, one man can the nation
Yo, I put that on all creation, Haitian, African, Asian, Caucausian, Whatever persuasion, this is the message Time is of essence when you're countin' your blessings Lessons learned from the of pain, it's not a game Keep my name outta mouth and I'ma keep it the same, ya dig? a shame, graduated to the rap game Only to out crack and rap was the same thang, damn
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time when he understand (When he understand) The withstand, the weak will fall (The withstand, the weak will fall) tomorrow may not come at all ('Cause tomorrow may not at all)
Who got Who got hustle? Who got they with 'em? Who pay for they muscle? Yo, it's all 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 work and sacrifice Was born through the life of my seed Makin' he see a side of life, I was never able to see
Hittin' home like 'ground zero', move now to the real heroes, still underground I put it down for the homies came that's hard in the paint I'm livin' proof it's to late, you straight Once in a while I go to the main strip And see the same still doin' the same shit And all I can do is increase the Put it out, let it soak in, and they 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 may not come at all ('Cause may not come at all)
in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere) There comes a time when he 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)