[Intro: Ha ha ha ha, they say it all over again Whatever you goin through it's somebody goin somethin worse Let's do
[Chorus: Bone] And that's in the city kid Everybody ain't gon' make it out the (out the hood) You wanna flow Bizzy did Just keep the faith, and all to the good
Bone] Your is cheatin on you, you finna go to jail Now you just lost yo' job, yo' house is up for Your friend just passed away, before you said Your son goin to war, and you still know why Yo' mom AIDS, and right before she died She couldn't a word, but she can blink her eyes See she was paralyzed, and you so to cry You wanted to show her your strength, and tell her the provides The church is takin money, sellin a dream She wanna go to heaven, she can get it with green Yo' cousins gettin rich, off of a triple You see him losin weight, it started off with It to rocks, and now he's on the pipe He used to ride 22's, now cousin ride a Yo' momma got a man, her man he got a So he beat you right up, drunk and don't remember As soon as you go to school, yo' asked "What happened?" Your peers they the story, you say "Ain't nuttin crackin" Yo' money's low, and it ain't no welfare 'Pac said, "Who in the hell cares?" But Bizzy for ya, see I can only stare are the muddy waters, that I can see and hear 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 swiggin wines, singin about the ghetto Breakin bread, stealin cars, and in trouble House parties with the homies and watchin 'em rumble But soon yo' crumbles, as you grow up in life You reached the age of 30, and forget yo' plight What if they blew up, and became the biggest EVER? I guess never know; that's just the way it goes Havin school dreams of turnin pro Catch an and now the scouts ain't 'round no mo' Studyin to be a doctor but get pregnant in You to keep yo' child, now you must provide the food At the tender age of 50, reachin your golden are the muddy waters, that I can see and I hear Bizzy cared for ya, but baby I can stare These are the muddy waters, that I can see and I
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Bizzy] This for my momma, for my children This for my sister, and 'Pac, Biggie, Big Pun, Aaliyah, Capo in peace nigga