| Why does everybody’s story seem to sound the same?
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| It all seems so familiar familiar
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| Struggle in the game — it all seems so familiar familiar
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| They left the hood for change — it all seems so familiar familiar
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| Why does everybody’s story seem to sound the same?
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| It all seems so familiar familiar
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| They done some time in vain — it all seems so familiar familiar
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| Gotta wise the shit to lames — it all seems so familiar familiar
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| I can remember that little nigga when he was just a young lad
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| Nobody thought he would make it up outta the hood before the gun blast
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| (Gun blast) Cause Johnny wanted to be a thug
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| Runnin from cops out on the block, the boy was hot and didn’t give a fuck
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| (Scandalous) Runnin up in that black mask
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| Niggas if you got cash, drop it off in that bag and make craps fast (c'mon)
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| Destroyin the system, make some money to survive the streets
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| But you know deep inside that this ain’t how you tryin to be
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| But it’s all to think when you’re strugglin and can’t sleep
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| Cause you’re hungry but can’t eat, cause livin just ain’t free; |
| but shit
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| Poppa been laid off (laid off) momma been laid off
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| Everywhere I hear the same old song
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| To probably take a loss, I’m tryin to fight these demons
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| By any means, by any cost I’m out here reppin Cleveland
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| They got me bobbin weavin, nigga give me the reason
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| To let 'em flies do or die, niggas no longer breathin
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| Known as a heathen, before Layzie Bone it was Steven
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| And I’m just tryna break even, leavin you leakers steadily creepin
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| Shit get deep when daddy gone (daddy gone)
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| And momma can’t do it on her own (her own)
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| Lights off, gas gone, «Momma, daddy comin home?»
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| I guess not, sell rocks, rappin with my niggas Bone
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| (Whassup Wish? Yeah, we all we got!) And that’s Bone Bone Bone Bone
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| (Whassup Kray? Yeah, we all we got nigga!) And that’s Bone Bone Bone Bone
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| So you been to the Chi? |
| Me too; |
| you ever been shot? |
| Me too
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| Sold rocks, all-nighters on blocks, catch cases? |
| Shit, me too
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| That’s the story, no one write it, nobody can tell it for me
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| Momma workin double shift — daddy who, daddy who?
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| And when he do it’s always later, never came
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| Now look, he done broke that boy’s heart; |
| man again, damn again
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| Don’t wonder why it’s like that in the ghetto
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| Grew up, outta luck, don’t give a fuck about life, so we let 'em go
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| I know my heart is cold, you know how them ghetto children grow
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| Give me the money, and I can keep my temper low
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| Everybody knows love, clubs, cars and hoes
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| Priorities fucked up, but we already know! |