| Introducing, the hard life.
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| As if ya’ll ain’t know about it.
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| Just another one of them ghetto things.
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| The hard life, living and the dieing.
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| Think about it…
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| When I think about the days gone by
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| All the times. |
| You wish that you could fly away
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| To clear blue skies. |
| Just to leave the hard life
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| And when I think about the times we’ve had
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| I remember good as well as the bad.
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| I can hear the sounds of laughter
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| But they laced with cries
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| When you live the hard life…
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| (In the hard life…)
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| Dear Mister President…
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| I was watchin' on the news the other day
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| You talked about a whole lot of issues…
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| But something bout my neighberhood you never did say
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| I took it for myself to change the channel
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| Figured I was better off watching videos…
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| Maybe try to get a litlle food for my soul
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| Late at night when they play to old ones, you know…
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| (BRIDGE)
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| I can’t get no satisfaction…
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| Another live lost off quick reaction…
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| Only time I think about calm and relaxin…
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| Is when I write a new song…
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| (When I think about.)
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| I think about the days gone by
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| All the times. |
| You wish that you could fly away
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| To clear blue skies. |
| Just to leave the hard life
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| And when I think about the times we’ve had
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| I remember good as well as the bad.
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| I can hear the sounds of laughter
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| But they laced with cries
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| When you live the hard life…
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| (In the hard life…)
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| Just a little somethin' for my neigberhood
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| Holla if you hear me… (Put your hands up…)
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| Puff 'Lah in summertime, feeling good
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| Remenisin' about my partners that done past away…
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| Just like Lil' Ronnie, Me and him and Melinda
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| Just wanted to be somebody… But they gone now…
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| Ask me how I feel about it…
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| Well I thank the Lord who blessed 'em
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| So I sang about it… (And I do it like this…)
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| (BRIDGE)
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| I can’t get no satisfaction…
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| Another live lost off quick reaction…
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| Only time I think about calm and relaxin…
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| Is when I write a new song…
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| (When I think about it.)
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| I think about the days gone by
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| All the times. |
| You wish that you could fly away
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| To clear blue skies. |
| Just to leave the hard life
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| And when I think about the times we’ve had
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| I remember good as well as the bad.
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| I can hear sounds of laughter
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| But they laced with cries
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| When you live the hard life…
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| (When you live the hard life…)
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| I’m so damn disobey’ish, tryin' ta' get by
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| Dippin' and dabbin', slick and slide
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| Skippin' and skappin', high as a kite
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| Twenty-four/Seven, day and night
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| The studio rappin, puttin' in work
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| Bloodshot.red.eye. |
| (Eye.)
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| Visine bottle, tryin' to get rid
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| Me and all my guys. |
| (Guys.)
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| All ten ready, ready for war
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| Prepare for the south, who’s clique kick do? |
| Neva' call loose
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| Always on my gun, youngs.
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| My family ain’t fixin' to be cryin' over me like they usin'
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| If I was ever to be outnumbered, I ain’t gon' run from 'em
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| I promise ya playa, I’ma put my back up against the wall
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| And try to beat the livin' shit outta one of em
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| Created the game, steal my slang, instead of congratulatin
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| Lay mass triple-platinum rush, with lack of conversation
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| Put all on tele-vision and try to display the words I say
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| Knowin' that «Pop Ya Colla» and all that lingo come out to pay
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| And all you game, groupie ass rapper’s, eatin' steak and lobsters
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| Million dollar mouthpieces, we out eatin' «Cheez-N-Crackers»
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| You 'Ere-hustlin ass bia’s better give us our just 'Jest dues
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| 'Fore a guy fuck around and punish you…
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| (CHORUS 3x w/ Adlibs to Fade) (E-40)
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| When I think about the days gone by, (Biaaatch!)
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| All the times. |
| You wish that you could fly away
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| To clear blue skies. |
| Just to leave the hard life
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| And when I think about the times we’ve had
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| I remember good as well as the bad.
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| I can hear the sounds of laughter
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| But they laced with cries
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| When you live the hard life…
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| (When you live the hard life…) |