Dear As we here, struggle for as long as we know In search of a 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 best of bad Seems to be my life's Ain't no glory in pain, a soldier's story in And can't nobody live this for me It's a ride y'all, a hard ride
Somebody break me I'm dreamin, I started as a seed the Swimmin upstream, planted in the womb while on the top, was my pops, my screamin stop a single drop, this is what they got Not to disrespect my but my poppa was a loser Only plan he had for was to f**k her and abuse her as a little seed, I could see his plan for me Stranded on welfare, another broken 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, nobody gave a about me Pistol in my hand, this cruel world can do me How can I survive? Got me askin white will a live or die, cause the Lord can't see us in the deep dark of the projects, ain't no sunshine No sunny days and we only sometimes everybody's sleepin I open my window to the streets and get to creepin I can live or die, hope I get some 'fore I'm gone I'm only 19, I'm to hustle on my own on the spot where everybody and pops tryin to slang rocks I'd rather go to college, but this is the game stops Don't get it wrong cause it's always on, dusk to dawn You can buy rocks or a herringbone You can ask my man Ishmael Keep my heated all the time this is how we grind Meet up at the cemetary get smoked out, pa*s the weed ni**a Hennessey'll keep me keyed ni**a Everywhere I go ni**az holla at me, "Keep it G" And my til they kill me Act up if you me, I was born 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 Runnin ya bricks with blitz, through ya hallways Dumpin crews two's, ni**a all day Secrets of war me for the worst A that's lavish full of cabbage or a life that's in a hearse But now my dreams it seeems though, be placin beams and things bro Diamond ring got the loot poppin out my jeans
Now I plan to keep my cocked If trouble was for me then 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, makin cash it wasn't fast make me mad I'm just like, My on the corner with his gat tucked, in Youngest they buckin somethin the life he the life he need, don't we all know He tryin to up and we just go doe, still he rise
Dreams of lost I hit the broke where the fiends get coke and still I rise now I cowards ghost Whenever we come around, I'm down clutchin a pound, live as sirens, the sound I to hustle with my moms til the sun came My homey doin time from this drug game Stolen cars, war scars, a Outlaw Behind bars, go to sleep just to see the Freedom is ours, though we on a firm block Crackheads only ten learn to duck
In ninety-six my glock's my plastic, for blastin bastards No faces for open caskets, ya cap backwards Ya cowards ain't prepared for practice I send my missiles your mattress Leavin holes in your body a cactus me and my crew be boppin 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 softer than a 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
[some kid] ni**az fake All day So now I got roller blades, you knew Your is rich C'mon pops, go..