Dear As we down here, struggle for as as we know In of a paradise to touch (my ni**a Johnny J) are dreams, and reality seems to be the only place to go The only for us I know, try to make the of bad situations to be my life's story Ain't no glory in pain, a soldier's in vain And can't live this life for me It's a ride y'all, a long ride
Somebody break me I'm dreamin, I started as a seed the Swimmin upstream, planted in the womb screamin on the top, was my pops, my momma stop From a single drop, is what they got Not to disrespect my peoples but my was a loser Only plan he had for momma was to her and abuse her Even as a little seed, I could see his 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 in my hand, this cruel world can do without me How can I survive? Got me askin 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 days and we play sometimes everybody's sleepin 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 pops 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 or a herringbone You can ask my man Reed Keep my heated all the time this is how we grind up at the cemetary then get smoked out, pa*s the weed ni**a That Hennessey'll keep me 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 of a ghetto kid, still I rise
Still I (still I) I (I rise) give me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I want you to cry
Fatal] I sharp as always ya bricks 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 ring got the poppin out my jeans
Now I plan to keep my cocked If trouble was searchin for me why not? em what I'm made of plus 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 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 rise up and we go doe, still he rise
Dreams of hope I hit the strip broke where the fiends get and I rise now I float cowards ghost we come around, I'm runnin down clutchin a pound, live as sirens, the sound I used to hustle with my moms til the sun My homey Harm doin time from drug game Stolen cars, war scars, a Outlaw bars, go to sleep just to see the stars Freedom is ours, though we trapped on a firm Crackheads ten learn to duck cops
In my glock's my plastic, pa*sion for blastin bastards No for open caskets, peelin ya cap backwards Ya cowards ain't prepared for pistol I send my missiles through your holes in your body like a cactus While me and my crew be more greens than topic and loot to 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 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
little kid] Y'all fake All day So now I got blades, bi**h Thought you mouth is rich C'mon pops, go..