[Intro: Ha ha ha ha, they say start it all over Whatever you goin through it's somebody goin through somethin do this
[Chorus: Bone] And that's in the city kid ain't gon' make it out the hood (out the hood) You wanna flow Bizzy did Just keep the faith, and all to the good
[Bizzy Your girl is on you, you finna go to jail Now you just lost yo' job, yo' is up for sale Your friend passed away, before you said goodbye son goin to war, and you still don't know why Yo' mom contracted AIDS, and before she died She couldn't speak a word, but she can her eyes See she was paralyzed, and you so to cry You to show her your strength, and tell her the Lord provides The church is takin money, granny a dream She go to heaven, think she can get it with green Yo' cousins rich, off of a triple beam You see him weight, it started off with 'Premes It elevated to rocks, and now on the pipe He used to ride 22's, now ride a bike Yo' momma got a man, her man he got a So he beat you right up, gets and don't remember As soon as you go to school, yo' teacher "What happened?" Your peers they the story, you say "Ain't nuttin crackin" Yo' runnin low, and it ain't no welfare 'Pac said, "Who in the hell cares?" But Bizzy cared for ya, see I can only These are the muddy waters, that I can see and See and hear, see and hear, see and hear, see and See and hear...
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[Bizzy You had you four friends, and y'all up together On the corner swiggin wines, singin about the Breakin bread, cars, and stayin in trouble parties with the homies and then watchin 'em rumble But soon yo' friendship crumbles, as you grow up in You reached the age of 30, and forget yo' plight What if they blew up, and became the biggest EVER? I we'll never know; that's just the way it goes Havin school dreams of turnin pro an injury and now the scouts ain't 'round no mo' Studyin to be a doctor but get pregnant in You decided to keep yo' child, now you must the food At the tender age of 50, reachin golden years These are the muddy waters, that I can see and I cared for ya, but baby I can only stare These are the muddy waters, that I can see and I
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Bizzy] This for my momma, this for my This for my sister, and 'Pac, Biggie, Big Pun, Aaliyah, Capo rest in nigga