[Layzie]

Lil' Lay, hey (Yeah, yeah)

What's up playas (What's happenin' out there?)

Thugstas, and hustlas?

(Yeah, yeah, it's all real, yeah)



[Felecia]

And I want you to know (I want you to know)

That through the rain, cloudy skies

And the thunderbolts, it ain't easy

(Oh, you know it ain't easy

yeah, you know it ain't easy)

Ask my folks, just ask my folks

And I won't blame it on the rain

(Don't blame it on the rain)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game

I won't blame it on the rain

(Don't blame it on the rain)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game



[Layzie]

I lived in darkness for years

And barely can see through the smoke

At the end of my rope from sellin' that dope

Been makin' them dum-dums out of soap

And I hope to be a better man

Never did I understand what I had

My attitude mad, young and bad

Fila, Levis - still sportin' the sag

Walkin' the streets, lightweight thinkin'

Plottin', worryin' my Mama to death

Wanna go home, but somethin' won't let me

'Cause I know she got problems her chest

It's a struggle, a puzzle - the pieces so scattered

We find 'em, take your time and put it together

Nigga, quit walkin' around like you're blinded

Put your mind on your money, thug

Don't worry about what you got

Open your eyes, and peep the plot

Say your prayers, achieve a lot

Nigga, don't stop 'til you drop

Somewhere in a box, locked and buried

Other than that, my nigga, just smile

And don't worry (don't worry)



[Layzie (Felecia)]

And I want you to know (I want you know, yeah)

That through the rain, cloudy skies

And the thunderbolts, it ain't easy

(You know it ain't easy, you know it ain't easy)

Ask my folks, just ask my folks



[Thug Queen]

Bow my head, askin' the Lord for change

Since I started sellin' 'cane

Shit ain't been the same

Began to acknowledge my bang ways

Who can I blame?

Maybe my pain, dealin' with it by callin' it a phase

These are the last days

Carry no shame, everyday thangs

Went from sellin' cocaine to rockin' the stage

The otherside of the game

Where you're rich, my aim to fame

Strange - tradin' places, you're dealin' with races

Just wouldn't it be fate

Runnin' with thug, me never replace this

The Lord, I'd like to thank you for my Mo Thug family

Sincerely yours, Thug Queen (Thug Queen)



[Scant]

I remember my first day out of prison

Y'all: it was just me and my cousin

Takin' a ride in his car

We just went puffin' and sippin' on brews

Trippin' up old trues

Layzie asked me, "What you gonna do? What you gonna do?"

I said, "I don't know. I'm gonna take it slow

So gimme a couple of days, and I will let you know."

I had to collect my mind

Knowin' one day I'm gonna shine

Until that day, I will pray

And try to parlay with the struggle God done dealt me

I know that He'll help me

Through the stormy weather

Our families got together and stay strong

But you gotta keep your head up high

'Cause there ain't no reason

Why you got to let it down

Just look around, we platinum bound (bound, bound)



[Layzie (Felecia)]

And I want you to know (I want you to know)

That through the rain, cloudy skies

And the thunderbolts, it ain't easy

(It ain't easy, you know, you know ain't easy)

Ask my folks, just ask my folks

And I won't blame it on the rain

(I won't blame it on the rain)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game

I won't blame it on the rain

(I won't blame it on the rain)

I can make it through the pain to the otherside of the game



[Sin]

Everything I ever knew since the day I was born

Consisted strictly of some type of a hustle

While my Mama workin' nine-to-five

On some nights, I be sittin' home alone

'Cause she'd be workin' doubles to survive

Makin' ends meet the best way she knew how

Keepin' food up on the table

Teachin' me the ways of the world - pick your friends

Like you do your fruit

Keep your distance from the playa hater

Pray you never have to shoot

I remember also on somedays there'd be nothin'

In our refrigerator except for a box of baking soda

And empty jar of pickle juice

I often wonder why the Lord

Had to create me in a world, oh so, so cruel

It's dog eat dog, I don't know what else to do

Except for call on God

Put my trust in You

No more, we're warriors.



[Ken Dawg]

I remember I went to school

With only about three pairs of pants, holes in my shoes

I guess I know what they mean by cold city blues

Ken bagged the stores

Tryin' to get money the best way I know how

How? Me and my brother up there

'Til hustlin' was no longer allowed

I know it's hardtimes

I'm learnin' this early to be a man

But since then, Ken Dawg flipped a whole new masterplan

Damn, don't nobody understand, but my family

But look at us now: the plan was to create jams

Ken Dawg, do or die, Mo Thug all the way to my dirt

I know it hurt--the way we put in work

Can't do nothin', but ride with it, 'til it's over

From Novas to Range Rovers, we're still soldiers



[Flesh-N-Bone]

You see a fellow like me

Done had it through all the wicked madness

Everyday I gotta fight this demon

Sadness take over my world of gladness

Then they wanna ask me,

"Why do we all stay so high, fiendin'?"

Come kick it the way we roll

That's if you can handle it, baby

Without you tryin' to hate me, never

No more, so fuck 'em, look at this hate

Now stroll and get on my hustle

To keep my pockets swoll for sure

I collect more of those

Still we prefer takin' bills that fold

To hoes, me and my trues decided

To plot you for your dues

Come through with the battle

Ran through your house

And robbed the people next door

Moved out neighborhood

Now, who would you blame it on?

The ghetto?

Why this old crooked system set up to mess us up

But we come up and never fade the soldiers' ghetto



[Layzie (Felecia)]

And I want you to know (ooh, I want you to know)

That through the rain, cloudy skies

And the thunderbolts, it ain't easy *it ain't easy)

Ask my folks, just ask my folks (just ask my folks)

And I won't blame it on the rain

(We can't blame it on the rain)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game

I won't blame it on the rain (oh, no, yeah...)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game.



[Mo! Hart]

Stormy weather tossin' my boat to and fro

Often to the point of shatterin' senses

I don't know which way to go

Somethin' inside persistin' me to move on

Just maintain, hold on, but my son, just keep it strong

Everything gon' be alright

Keep you're head to the sky

Just as long as you keep it real

And strive to reach the golden prize

Did what I had to do to make it this far

A lot of people got stuck

And I took enough battlescars

Took refuge worldwide to replenish my thought

I was not ready to accept them devilish clout

Drop to my knees, and began to do nothin' but pray

Gradually, life began to change

I'm in this Mo Thug game

We statin' our claim

We statin' our claim

We statin' our claim

We statin' our claim



[Krayzie]

Would you forgive me, Lord

If I killed that man - that man

That tried to run up and rob me blindly

And leave me for dead was his intent?

But, Lord, I may be like that on the outside

Inside I'm one that's searchin' for peace

Right, as we ride deep

And seek holy scriptures, believe

Rollin', nobody knows what it is or who we approachin'

Just strollin', trustin' in the Lord (in the Lord)

As we struggle to make it each day, baby

You can believe that they keep gettin' harder with the time

With haters and evil

And sometimes it's even my people

And it feel like I'm losin' my mind

Fire, you need to burn this entire evil, evil empire



[Layzie (Felecia)]

And I want you to know (to know)

That through the rain, cloudy skies

And the thunderbolts, it ain't easy

(Through the rain, through the clouds

Through the thunderbolts)

Ask my folks, just ask my folks

And I won't blame it on the rain

(And we can't blame it on the rain, no)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game

I won't blame it on the rain

(We can make it through the pain)

I can make it through the pain

To the otherside of the game