| [00:22.405][Verse 1: 2Pac] | Sometimes it's hard |
| [00:23.917] | to wake up in the morning |
| [00:25.149] | Mind full of demons, I don't wanna hear 'em anymore |
| [00:26.652] | Got me heartbroken fine |
| [00:28.896] | so many babies screaming |
| [00:30.148] | ‘Cause they seeing destruction before they see a human being |
| [00:31.402] | So they start smokin' wd, |
| [00:33.158] | we'll never get our day |
| [00:34.159] | Until we learn to pray, |
| [00:36.660] | keep our families in shape |
| [00:37.662] | ‘Cause they all broken, |
| [00:39.144] | why do ghetto birds die |
| [00:40.414] | Before we learn to fly? |
| [00:41.405] | Somebody else should try |
| [00:42.651] | Cockin' guns, smokin' wd |
| [00:43.908] | we can all make a change |
| [00:45.153] | So I'm told, but I haven't seen a change unfold |
| [00:46.402] | I'll keep hoping, please, |
| [00:47.909] | if you prefer to breathe |
| [00:50.150] | Communities in need |
| [00:51.648] | of people that will lead |
| [00:52.662] | Keep your eyes open, |
| [00:54.145] | I can only say I'll try |
| [00:55.409] | Until the day I die, |
| [00:56.659] | I promise to be wise |
| [00:57.656] | With my heart open, |
| [00:59.166] | greed brings only misery |
| [01:00.399] | A way to tragedy, |
| [01:01.414] | so I stay sucker free |
| [01:02.912] | Only a few chosen rise, |
| [01:04.154] | my ghetto queens rise |
| [01:05.396] | Don't be afraid to try, |
| [01:06.894] | too many of us die |
| [01:08.159] | For the door to open wide, |
| [01:09.401] | my brothers speak wise |
| [01:10.642] | Stay focused on the prize, |
| [01:11.912] | though everybody dies |
| [01:13.149][Verse 2: Eminem] | We can only learn to take, |
| [01:14.394] | our anger and our hate |
| [01:15.659] | Control our mental states |
| [01:16.643] | settle down and set it straight |
| [01:17.907] | Maybe we can learn to take a second to pump the brakes |
| [01:19.152] | Before we said it, regret it later and let it escalate |
| [01:22.148] | ‘Cause by then it's just too late, |
| [01:23.402] | there's so much we can take |
| [01:24.662] | And there's only so much someone can swallow and tolerate |
| [01:25.642] | To the point that he just breaks, |
| [01:28.157] | snaps, and it's all it takes |
| [01:30.396] | You think that we was learnin' from other rappers' mistakes |
| [01:32.157] | But we ain't, |
| [01:33.911] | its grain to go against |
| [01:35.150] | With every artist comes the image he portrays |
| [01:36.649] | And the picture that he paints |
| [01:37.904] | But in the midst of all this anger and this angst |
| [01:39.402] | Never once did you heard me say |
| [01:40.907] | I'm a gangsterAnd I ain't hear no complaints |
| [01:42.399] | But I know that I will always continue to grow |
| [01:44.163] | As long as I lead, |
| [01:45.891] | and never follow in no one else's shadow |
| [01:47.907] | There will never be another me, |
| [01:49.397] | and that I can guarantee |
| [01:51.408] | That's why the **** I remain sucker free |
| [01:53.406] | To this day, the game will never be the same |
| [01:55.407] | No matter how much fame and success they attain |
| [01:59.164] | There will never be another me |
| [02:00.904] | And no matter what they do, |
| [02:02.413] | there will never be another you |
| [02:03.905] | You can search, but you'll never find |
| [02:06.152] | You can try to rewind time, |
| [02:07.405] | but in your hearts and your minds |
| [02:08.396] | We will never die, |
| [02:09.657] | we are forever alive |
| [02:11.399][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time |
| [02:14.164][Verse 3: Young Noble] | Don't get caught in the publicity and caught in the hype |
| [02:14.902] | Rappers are regular people minus money and lights |
| [02:18.145] | Searchin' for fortune and fame and superstardom |
| [02:20.654] | All the jewelry, all the cars, |
| [02:22.651] | whose crew's the hardest |
| [02:23.891] | There's not a hip-hop police, |
| [02:25.150] | the villains is watchin' |
| [02:26.143] | And the kids think beef is they only option |
| [02:27.399] | Outlawz born filthy, |
| [02:28.651] | guilty as charged |
| [02:29.908] | My memories took a dive, |
| [02:32.144] | my Machiavelli lives on |
| [02:33.407] | You think the industry is fun, |
| [02:34.901] | ain't no pity with guns |
| [02:36.155] | And when your money is up, |
| [02:37.395] | that's when your enemies come |
| [02:38.649] | So if he died and came back, |
| [02:39.908] | would he try to save rap? |
| [02:41.399] | We needing a change, |
| [02:42.659] | the drama remains the same |
| [02:43.906][Verse 4: Hussein Fatal] | I spend my whole life |
| [02:44.903] | fightin' myself |
| [02:46.164] | That I can't win, |
| [02:47.157] | so I'm invitin' some help |
| [02:48.656] | And hey, now then, |
| [02:49.898] | I take rights and no lefts |
| [02:50.902] | I'm still, just like a kid, |
| [02:52.155] | lookin' for stripes on my belt |
| [02:53.646] | Yeah, that there is a fight in itself |
| [02:55.143] | So I just pray and hope God, |
| [02:57.398] | take a light to myself |
| [02:58.651] | No matter how much I try, stay alive |
| [03:00.148] | I'ma die a man, |
| [03:01.902] | still standin' and in love with my pride |
| [03:03.643][Verse 5: E.D.I. Mean] | Heard frivolous beats, |
| [03:04.900] | we past that |
| [03:06.151] | I'm tryin' to keep some income coming in And collect on my ASCAP |
| [03:07.647] | The rappers in the game ain't changed |
| [03:08.901] | And I finally realize that we're not in the same game |
| [03:10.412] | The hatin' will never end, |
| [03:13.150] | so I guess I'll deal with it |
| [03:15.147] | Them .45's will pop killas, yes, |
| [03:19.652] | I'm still with it |
| [03:20.407] | The streets is military, |
| [03:21.396] | you gotta be a soldier |
| [03:22.152] | Gotta stay leery, |
| [03:23.392] | and keep your eyes on the rollers |
| [03:24.404] | They do what they gotta do to shackle and hold us |
| [03:26.412] | So we gotta do what we gotta do to keep rollin' |
| [03:30.149] | One way at a time, |
| [03:31.149] | keep the faith in your mind |
| [03:31.903][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time, damn |
| [00:22.405][Verse 1: 2Pac] | Sometimes it' s hard |
| [00:23.917] | to wake up in the morning |
| [00:25.149] | Mind full of demons, I don' t wanna hear ' em anymore |
| [00:26.652] | Got me heartbroken fine |
| [00:28.896] | so many babies screaming |
| [00:30.148] | ' Cause they seeing destruction before they see a human being |
| [00:31.402] | So they start smokin' wd, |
| [00:33.158] | we' ll never get our day |
| [00:34.159] | Until we learn to pray, |
| [00:36.660] | keep our families in shape |
| [00:37.662] | ' Cause they all broken, |
| [00:39.144] | why do ghetto birds die |
| [00:40.414] | Before we learn to fly? |
| [00:41.405] | Somebody else should try |
| [00:42.651] | Cockin' guns, smokin' wd |
| [00:43.908] | we can all make a change |
| [00:45.153] | So I' m told, but I haven' t seen a change unfold |
| [00:46.402] | I' ll keep hoping, please, |
| [00:47.909] | if you prefer to breathe |
| [00:50.150] | Communities in need |
| [00:51.648] | of people that will lead |
| [00:52.662] | Keep your eyes open, |
| [00:54.145] | I can only say I' ll try |
| [00:55.409] | Until the day I die, |
| [00:56.659] | I promise to be wise |
| [00:57.656] | With my heart open, |
| [00:59.166] | greed brings only misery |
| [01:00.399] | A way to tragedy, |
| [01:01.414] | so I stay sucker free |
| [01:02.912] | Only a few chosen rise, |
| [01:04.154] | my ghetto queens rise |
| [01:05.396] | Don' t be afraid to try, |
| [01:06.894] | too many of us die |
| [01:08.159] | For the door to open wide, |
| [01:09.401] | my brothers speak wise |
| [01:10.642] | Stay focused on the prize, |
| [01:11.912] | though everybody dies |
| [01:13.149][Verse 2: Eminem] | We can only learn to take, |
| [01:14.394] | our anger and our hate |
| [01:15.659] | Control our mental states |
| [01:16.643] | settle down and set it straight |
| [01:17.907] | Maybe we can learn to take a second to pump the brakes |
| [01:19.152] | Before we said it, regret it later and let it escalate |
| [01:22.148] | ' Cause by then it' s just too late, |
| [01:23.402] | there' s so much we can take |
| [01:24.662] | And there' s only so much someone can swallow and tolerate |
| [01:25.642] | To the point that he just breaks, |
| [01:28.157] | snaps, and it' s all it takes |
| [01:30.396] | You think that we was learnin' from other rappers' mistakes |
| [01:32.157] | But we ain' t, |
| [01:33.911] | its grain to go against |
| [01:35.150] | With every artist comes the image he portrays |
| [01:36.649] | And the picture that he paints |
| [01:37.904] | But in the midst of all this anger and this angst |
| [01:39.402] | Never once did you heard me say |
| [01:40.907] | I' m a gangsterAnd I ain' t hear no complaints |
| [01:42.399] | But I know that I will always continue to grow |
| [01:44.163] | As long as I lead, |
| [01:45.891] | and never follow in no one else' s shadow |
| [01:47.907] | There will never be another me, |
| [01:49.397] | and that I can guarantee |
| [01:51.408] | That' s why the I remain sucker free |
| [01:53.406] | To this day, the game will never be the same |
| [01:55.407] | No matter how much fame and success they attain |
| [01:59.164] | There will never be another me |
| [02:00.904] | And no matter what they do, |
| [02:02.413] | there will never be another you |
| [02:03.905] | You can search, but you' ll never find |
| [02:06.152] | You can try to rewind time, |
| [02:07.405] | but in your hearts and your minds |
| [02:08.396] | We will never die, |
| [02:09.657] | we are forever alive |
| [02:11.399][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time |
| [02:14.164][Verse 3: Young Noble] | Don' t get caught in the publicity and caught in the hype |
| [02:14.902] | Rappers are regular people minus money and lights |
| [02:18.145] | Searchin' for fortune and fame and superstardom |
| [02:20.654] | All the jewelry, all the cars, |
| [02:22.651] | whose crew' s the hardest |
| [02:23.891] | There' s not a hiphop police, |
| [02:25.150] | the villains is watchin' |
| [02:26.143] | And the kids think beef is they only option |
| [02:27.399] | Outlawz born filthy, |
| [02:28.651] | guilty as charged |
| [02:29.908] | My memories took a dive, |
| [02:32.144] | my Machiavelli lives on |
| [02:33.407] | You think the industry is fun, |
| [02:34.901] | ain' t no pity with guns |
| [02:36.155] | And when your money is up, |
| [02:37.395] | that' s when your enemies come |
| [02:38.649] | So if he died and came back, |
| [02:39.908] | would he try to save rap? |
| [02:41.399] | We needing a change, |
| [02:42.659] | the drama remains the same |
| [02:43.906][Verse 4: Hussein Fatal] | I spend my whole life |
| [02:44.903] | fightin' myself |
| [02:46.164] | That I can' t win, |
| [02:47.157] | so I' m invitin' some help |
| [02:48.656] | And hey, now then, |
| [02:49.898] | I take rights and no lefts |
| [02:50.902] | I' m still, just like a kid, |
| [02:52.155] | lookin' for stripes on my belt |
| [02:53.646] | Yeah, that there is a fight in itself |
| [02:55.143] | So I just pray and hope God, |
| [02:57.398] | take a light to myself |
| [02:58.651] | No matter how much I try, stay alive |
| [03:00.148] | I' ma die a man, |
| [03:01.902] | still standin' and in love with my pride |
| [03:03.643][Verse 5: E.D.I. Mean] | Heard frivolous beats, |
| [03:04.900] | we past that |
| [03:06.151] | I' m tryin' to keep some income coming in And collect on my ASCAP |
| [03:07.647] | The rappers in the game ain' t changed |
| [03:08.901] | And I finally realize that we' re not in the same game |
| [03:10.412] | The hatin' will never end, |
| [03:13.150] | so I guess I' ll deal with it |
| [03:15.147] | Them . 45' s will pop killas, yes, |
| [03:19.652] | I' m still with it |
| [03:20.407] | The streets is military, |
| [03:21.396] | you gotta be a soldier |
| [03:22.152] | Gotta stay leery, |
| [03:23.392] | and keep your eyes on the rollers |
| [03:24.404] | They do what they gotta do to shackle and hold us |
| [03:26.412] | So we gotta do what we gotta do to keep rollin' |
| [03:30.149] | One way at a time, |
| [03:31.149] | keep the faith in your mind |
| [03:31.903][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time, damn |
| [00:22.405][Verse 1: 2Pac] | Sometimes it' s hard |
| [00:23.917] | to wake up in the morning |
| [00:25.149] | Mind full of demons, I don' t wanna hear ' em anymore |
| [00:26.652] | Got me heartbroken fine |
| [00:28.896] | so many babies screaming |
| [00:30.148] | ' Cause they seeing destruction before they see a human being |
| [00:31.402] | So they start smokin' wd, |
| [00:33.158] | we' ll never get our day |
| [00:34.159] | Until we learn to pray, |
| [00:36.660] | keep our families in shape |
| [00:37.662] | ' Cause they all broken, |
| [00:39.144] | why do ghetto birds die |
| [00:40.414] | Before we learn to fly? |
| [00:41.405] | Somebody else should try |
| [00:42.651] | Cockin' guns, smokin' wd |
| [00:43.908] | we can all make a change |
| [00:45.153] | So I' m told, but I haven' t seen a change unfold |
| [00:46.402] | I' ll keep hoping, please, |
| [00:47.909] | if you prefer to breathe |
| [00:50.150] | Communities in need |
| [00:51.648] | of people that will lead |
| [00:52.662] | Keep your eyes open, |
| [00:54.145] | I can only say I' ll try |
| [00:55.409] | Until the day I die, |
| [00:56.659] | I promise to be wise |
| [00:57.656] | With my heart open, |
| [00:59.166] | greed brings only misery |
| [01:00.399] | A way to tragedy, |
| [01:01.414] | so I stay sucker free |
| [01:02.912] | Only a few chosen rise, |
| [01:04.154] | my ghetto queens rise |
| [01:05.396] | Don' t be afraid to try, |
| [01:06.894] | too many of us die |
| [01:08.159] | For the door to open wide, |
| [01:09.401] | my brothers speak wise |
| [01:10.642] | Stay focused on the prize, |
| [01:11.912] | though everybody dies |
| [01:13.149][Verse 2: Eminem] | We can only learn to take, |
| [01:14.394] | our anger and our hate |
| [01:15.659] | Control our mental states |
| [01:16.643] | settle down and set it straight |
| [01:17.907] | Maybe we can learn to take a second to pump the brakes |
| [01:19.152] | Before we said it, regret it later and let it escalate |
| [01:22.148] | ' Cause by then it' s just too late, |
| [01:23.402] | there' s so much we can take |
| [01:24.662] | And there' s only so much someone can swallow and tolerate |
| [01:25.642] | To the point that he just breaks, |
| [01:28.157] | snaps, and it' s all it takes |
| [01:30.396] | You think that we was learnin' from other rappers' mistakes |
| [01:32.157] | But we ain' t, |
| [01:33.911] | its grain to go against |
| [01:35.150] | With every artist comes the image he portrays |
| [01:36.649] | And the picture that he paints |
| [01:37.904] | But in the midst of all this anger and this angst |
| [01:39.402] | Never once did you heard me say |
| [01:40.907] | I' m a gangsterAnd I ain' t hear no complaints |
| [01:42.399] | But I know that I will always continue to grow |
| [01:44.163] | As long as I lead, |
| [01:45.891] | and never follow in no one else' s shadow |
| [01:47.907] | There will never be another me, |
| [01:49.397] | and that I can guarantee |
| [01:51.408] | That' s why the I remain sucker free |
| [01:53.406] | To this day, the game will never be the same |
| [01:55.407] | No matter how much fame and success they attain |
| [01:59.164] | There will never be another me |
| [02:00.904] | And no matter what they do, |
| [02:02.413] | there will never be another you |
| [02:03.905] | You can search, but you' ll never find |
| [02:06.152] | You can try to rewind time, |
| [02:07.405] | but in your hearts and your minds |
| [02:08.396] | We will never die, |
| [02:09.657] | we are forever alive |
| [02:11.399][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time |
| [02:14.164][Verse 3: Young Noble] | Don' t get caught in the publicity and caught in the hype |
| [02:14.902] | Rappers are regular people minus money and lights |
| [02:18.145] | Searchin' for fortune and fame and superstardom |
| [02:20.654] | All the jewelry, all the cars, |
| [02:22.651] | whose crew' s the hardest |
| [02:23.891] | There' s not a hiphop police, |
| [02:25.150] | the villains is watchin' |
| [02:26.143] | And the kids think beef is they only option |
| [02:27.399] | Outlawz born filthy, |
| [02:28.651] | guilty as charged |
| [02:29.908] | My memories took a dive, |
| [02:32.144] | my Machiavelli lives on |
| [02:33.407] | You think the industry is fun, |
| [02:34.901] | ain' t no pity with guns |
| [02:36.155] | And when your money is up, |
| [02:37.395] | that' s when your enemies come |
| [02:38.649] | So if he died and came back, |
| [02:39.908] | would he try to save rap? |
| [02:41.399] | We needing a change, |
| [02:42.659] | the drama remains the same |
| [02:43.906][Verse 4: Hussein Fatal] | I spend my whole life |
| [02:44.903] | fightin' myself |
| [02:46.164] | That I can' t win, |
| [02:47.157] | so I' m invitin' some help |
| [02:48.656] | And hey, now then, |
| [02:49.898] | I take rights and no lefts |
| [02:50.902] | I' m still, just like a kid, |
| [02:52.155] | lookin' for stripes on my belt |
| [02:53.646] | Yeah, that there is a fight in itself |
| [02:55.143] | So I just pray and hope God, |
| [02:57.398] | take a light to myself |
| [02:58.651] | No matter how much I try, stay alive |
| [03:00.148] | I' ma die a man, |
| [03:01.902] | still standin' and in love with my pride |
| [03:03.643][Verse 5: E.D.I. Mean] | Heard frivolous beats, |
| [03:04.900] | we past that |
| [03:06.151] | I' m tryin' to keep some income coming in And collect on my ASCAP |
| [03:07.647] | The rappers in the game ain' t changed |
| [03:08.901] | And I finally realize that we' re not in the same game |
| [03:10.412] | The hatin' will never end, |
| [03:13.150] | so I guess I' ll deal with it |
| [03:15.147] | Them . 45' s will pop killas, yes, |
| [03:19.652] | I' m still with it |
| [03:20.407] | The streets is military, |
| [03:21.396] | you gotta be a soldier |
| [03:22.152] | Gotta stay leery, |
| [03:23.392] | and keep your eyes on the rollers |
| [03:24.404] | They do what they gotta do to shackle and hold us |
| [03:26.412] | So we gotta do what we gotta do to keep rollin' |
| [03:30.149] | One way at a time, |
| [03:31.149] | keep the faith in your mind |
| [03:31.903][2Pac] | And we continue growin', one day at a time, damn |
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