[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