Dear As we down here, struggle for as as we know In search of a to touch (my ni**a Johnny J) Dreams are dreams, and reality seems to be the only to go The place for us I know, try to make the of bad situations Seems to be my life's Ain't no glory in pain, a soldier's story in And nobody live this life for me It's a ride y'all, a long hard
Somebody break me I'm dreamin, I started as a seed the Swimmin upstream, planted in the while screamin on the top, was my pops, my screamin stop From a single drop, this is they got Not to disrespect my peoples but my poppa was a plan he had for momma was to f**k her and abuse her Even as a seed, I could see his plan for me on welfare, another broken family Now what was I to be, a product of heated pa*sion Momma got pregnant, and poppa got a of a*s Look how it began, gave a f**k about me Pistol in my hand, this cruel world can do me How can I survive? Got me askin white will a ni**a live or die, the Lord can't see us in the deep dark clouds of the projects, no sunshine No sunny days and we only play everybody's sleepin I open my window to the streets and get to creepin I can live or die, I get some money 'fore I'm gone I'm only 19, I'm to hustle on my own on the spot where everybody and they tryin to slang rocks I'd rather go to college, but this is where the stops Don't get it wrong cause it's on, from dusk to dawn You can buy rocks glocks or a You can ask my man Reed my nine heated all the time this is how we grind Meet up at the cemetary then get smoked out, the weed ni**a That keep me keyed ni**a Everywhere I go ni**az at me, "Keep it real G" And my til they kill me Act up if you feel me, I was not to make it but I did The tribulations of a ghetto kid, still I
Still I (still I) I (I rise) give 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 with blitz, through ya project hallways Dumpin 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 beams and bro Diamond pinkie got the loot poppin out my jeans
Now I plan to keep my glock If trouble was for me then why not? Show em what I'm made of raised on, on my block Chancellor Ave, where many turn to the street, thugs snatchin We out for power, makin cash it fast it'll make me mad I'm like, pimpin My homey on the corner his gat tucked, in they buckin somethin the life he leads the life he need, don't we all know He tryin to rise up and we go doe, still he rise
Dreams of lost I hit the strip broke the fiends get coke and I rise now I float cowards ghost Whenever we around, I'm runnin down clutchin a pound, as sirens, duckin the sound I used to hustle with my til the sun came My homey Harm doin from this drug game Stolen cars, war scars, born a Behind bars, go to just to see the stars Freedom is ours, though we on a firm block Crackheads only ten learn to duck
In ninety-six my my plastic, pa*sion for blastin bastards No faces for caskets, peelin ya cap backwards Ya ain't prepared for pistol practice I send my missiles through mattress Leavin holes in your body like a me and my crew be boppin more greens than topic and to keep the seams in my motherf**kin jeans poppin Leavin ya to pick up Half of you is softer than a Snicker go to war and see who draw quicker 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 don't you to cry
Still I (still I) I (I rise) give me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I don't you to cry
little kid] Y'all ni**az All day So now I got blades, bi**h you knew Your is rich C'mon pops, go..