Dear As we down here, for as long as we know In search of a to touch (my ni**a Johnny J) Dreams are dreams, and reality seems to be the place to go The only for us I know, try to make the of bad situations Seems to be my story Ain't no glory in pain, a soldier's story in And nobody live this life for me a ride y'all, a long hard ride
Somebody break me I'm dreamin, I as a seed the semen Swimmin upstream, planted in the womb screamin on the top, was my pops, my momma stop From a single drop, this is they got Not to disrespect my peoples but my was a loser Only he had for momma was to f**k her and abuse her Even as a seed, I could see his plan for me Stranded on welfare, another broken Now what was I to be, a product of this pa*sion Momma got pregnant, and poppa got a of a*s Look how it began, nobody a f**k about me Pistol in my hand, this cruel world can do me How can I survive? Got me white Jesus will a ni**a live or die, cause the can't see us in the deep dark clouds of the projects, no sunshine No sunny and we only play sometimes When everybody's I open my jump to the streets and get to creepin I can live or die, hope I get some money 'fore I'm I'm only 19, I'm tryin to on my own on the spot where everybody and they pops tryin to rocks I'd rather go to college, but is where the game stops Don't get it wrong it's always on, from dusk to dawn You can buy rocks or a herringbone You can ask my man Reed Keep my nine all the time this is how we grind Meet up at the cemetary then get smoked out, pa*s the weed That Hennessey'll keep me keyed I go ni**az holla at me, "Keep it real G" And my reply til kill me Act up if you me, I was born not to make it but I did The tribulations of a kid, still I rise
Still I (still I) I (I rise) Please me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I don't you to cry
Fatal] I stay sharp as Runnin ya bricks with blitz, through ya project crews like two's, ni**a all day Secrets of war me for the worst A life that's lavish full of cabbage or a that's in a hearse But now my dreams it seeems though, be placin triple and things bro Diamond ring got the loot poppin out my jeans
Now I plan to keep my glock If trouble was searchin for me why not? Show em what I'm of plus raised on, on my block Chancellor Ave, where many turn to the street, thugs bags We out for power, cash it wasn't fast it'll make me mad I'm just like, My homey on the with his gat tucked, in Youngest they buckin the life he leads the life he don't need, we all know He tryin to up and we just go doe, still he rise
Dreams of lost I hit the strip broke the fiends get coke and still I rise now I float ghost Whenever we come around, I'm runnin clutchin a pound, live as sirens, duckin the I used to hustle with my moms til the sun My homey Harm doin time this drug game cars, war scars, born a Outlaw Behind bars, go to sleep to see the stars Freedom is ours, though we on a firm block Crackheads only ten to duck cops
In ninety-six my glock's my plastic, pa*sion for blastin No for open caskets, peelin ya cap backwards Ya cowards ain't prepared for pistol I send my missiles your mattress Leavin holes in your like a cactus While me and my crew be boppin greens than topic and loot to keep the seams in my jeans poppin ya spleen to pick up Half of you ni**az is softer than a Let's go to war and see who draw and still I rise, and I rise...
Still I (still I) I (I rise) Please me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I want you to cry
I (still I) I rise (I rise) Please me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I want you to cry
[some kid] Y'all ni**az All day So now I got roller blades, Thought you Your mouth is pops, let's go..