| Thats right—I got problems and personal issues
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| Stories that’ll make ya eyes tear and wet tissue
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| Its true, I’m +Madd+ like the +Rapper+
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| I’m so upset I gotta put it up in my rap before I snapper
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| After the things I’ve seen from Atlanta to Queens
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| To the mean streets of Brooklyn when I was a teen
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| Back and forth to the Islands, scream when I left
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| But adapted, and still my dreams haven’t left
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| I only hung with the crack kids we not the best
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| Me and the ruffest ruffnecks went chest to chest
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| Now my best friend’s locked up north I won’t rest
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| Til I let him live his dream through me and I confess
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| That even though both our hearts was dark his was darker
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| Best believe when shit got spark he was the sparker
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| And when the block got hot he was the fire starter
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| And if I had beef my nigga Raja was a martyr
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| I wonder how certain people come in my life
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| I wonder why’d I get in so many fights
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| I wonder why sometimes things just dont go right
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| Why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| I wonder how certain people come in my life
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| I wonder why’d I get in so many fights
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| I wonder… why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| Yo, you one of the most important people in my life
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| They called you Dice but I called you cousin
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| We was buggin cause I figured that we both had something in common
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| You loved to chat reggae music and I loved rhymin
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| But still they ain’t call you Dice for nothin
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| I seen you shoot with the williest cats and leave them with nothing
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| Somethin must have pleased that bluffer in you
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| To make you wanna take dough from those tougher than you
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| Threw out school we made money together
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| When you was on the floor shootin, I was the side better
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| And yo we cleaned out them cats and took the scraps
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| But you wasn’t a ruff cat and cats knew that
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| I knew eventually them thugs would try to hurt you
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| If I was there, I’d never let nobody hurt you, its hurtful
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| I knew they wouldn’t let you take the money and run
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| Thats why I shoulda came when you told me to come
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| I wonder how certain people come in my life
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| I wonder why’d I get in so many fights
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| I wonder… Why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| I wonder how certain things don’t go right
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| I wonder why’d I get in so many fights
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| I wonder… why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| Yo, it was June sixth 96 Graduation night
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| Made it through the school shish shootin dice gettin in fights
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| I even sparked a riot, til the school got quiet
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| And dismiss just got tired of usin my fists
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| We had some shit like knife pipes bottles and sticks
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| Can’t forget them 380's, Nine’s and 22's
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| Best believe, many dudes was paid in my crew
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| We made a name for ourselves boy I’ve seen some drama
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| Seems my momma never dreamed she’d go threw so much trauma comma, pause you
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| Ask about cops and laws
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| Well that shit don’t exist when you black and poor
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| So we broke em, but at that night my heart got broken
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| Choken on the weed smoke drinkin rum and gettin open
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| Not to mention, never a big drinker I’m a thinker
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| But I’m thinkin hey this my night, pass me more liquor
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| Fight breaks out, I’m just too nice to get in it
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| But my brother got stabbed and I missed it
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| Word up, its crazy
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| Why I gotta live this life (wonder) hey hey
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| I wonder why sometimes things just don’t go right
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| I wonder why certain people come in my life
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| I wonder. |
| yeah. |
| why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| I wonder why sometimes things just don’t go right
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| I wonder why’d I get in so many fights
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| I wonder… hey why I gotta live this life hey hey
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| I wonder why sometimes things just don’t go right
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| I wonder why I gotta live this life
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| I wonder… why I gotta live this life ay ay uh ay
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| That’s right… your life. |