Dear As we down here, for as long as we know In of a paradise 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 the best of bad situations Seems to be my life's Ain't no in pain, a soldier's story in vain And can't live this life for me It's a y'all, a long hard ride
Somebody break me I'm dreamin, I started as a the semen Swimmin upstream, in the womb while screamin on the top, was my pops, my momma stop From a single drop, this is they got Not to disrespect my but my poppa was a loser Only plan he had for momma was to her and abuse her Even as a seed, I could see his plan for me Stranded on welfare, broken family Now what was I to be, a product of heated pa*sion Momma got pregnant, and got a piece of a*s Look how it began, nobody a f**k about me Pistol in my hand, this world can do without 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 of the projects, ain't no sunshine No sunny days and we only sometimes When everybody's I open my jump to the streets and get to creepin I can or die, hope I get some money 'fore I'm gone I'm 19, I'm tryin to hustle on my own on the spot where everybody and they pops tryin to slang I'd rather go to college, but this is where the stops get it wrong cause it's always on, from dusk to dawn You can buy glocks or a herringbone You can ask my man Ishmael Keep my heated all the time this is how we grind Meet up at the then get smoked out, pa*s the weed ni**a Hennessey'll keep me keyed ni**a Everywhere I go holla at me, "Keep it real G" And my reply til kill me Act up if you feel me, I was not to make it but I did The tribulations of a ghetto kid, 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 sharp as always ya bricks with blitz, through ya project hallways Dumpin crews like two's, all day Secrets of war prepare me for the A life that's lavish full of cabbage or a life in a hearse But now my dreams it though, be placin triple beams and things bro Diamond pinkie ring got the loot out my jeans
Now I plan to keep my cocked If trouble was searchin for me then why Show em I'm made of plus raised on, on my block Chancellor Ave, where turn to the street, thugs snatchin bags We out for power, makin cash it wasn't fast make me mad I'm like, pimpin My on the corner with his gat tucked, in Youngest they somethin the life he leads the life he don't need, we all know He tryin to rise up and we just go doe, still he
Dreams of hope I hit the strip broke the fiends get coke and still I rise now I cowards ghost Whenever we around, I'm runnin down clutchin a pound, live as sirens, duckin the I used to hustle with my moms til the sun My homey Harm doin time from this game Stolen cars, war scars, a Outlaw Behind bars, go to sleep just to see the is ours, though we trapped on a firm block Crackheads ten learn to duck cops
In ninety-six my my plastic, pa*sion for blastin bastards No for open caskets, peelin ya cap backwards Ya cowards ain't prepared for practice I send my missiles your mattress Leavin holes in your body like a While me and my 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 ni**az is than a Snicker Let's go to war and see who quicker and I rise, and 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 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 don't you to cry
[some little Y'all fake All day So now I got roller blades, you knew Your is rich pops, let's go..