See, what I'm talkin bout here

Is love is life and life is love

And you can love bein a thug if you want

Ain't nothin wrong with that, nigga

But what you do will come back to you 

You know

Check me out



Awoke but never ever dreamed it'd be the last time

Steamin and laughin with my niggas under sunshine

In my mind if I knew that my day would turn tragically wrong

I'da edited this shit and wrote a brand-new song

All I heard was the word of the wrath of God

Pointed at my chest, hollow tips in barrage

Stuck inside the middle, watched Allah pull my card

As he told me: 'Time is up for all you niggas livin hard'

Question: 'Why me?' Said: 'You couldn't see

Rather drink your Hennessy like you was watchin over ME

I was generous, hit you up a chance, time to change

But you rather be a knucklehead livin off a name'

Now I'm shocked as he explained it all, vivid in a tale

I'm feelin every minute like the blind feel the braille

Lost inside the shuffle of the bitches and the mail

He rolled up and told me: 'Inhale...'



To live or die by the same shit

Leavin behind everything that it came with

The verdict of a life niggas play with

Try the truth, it'll all come back to you



He said: 'I had a lotta hope for you' I said: 'I know you did'

Said: 'I couldn't see you on this road when you was just a kid

But I had to let you grow to man and use the brain I gave you

Thinkin maybe give this rap shit a crack and try to save you

You bein you, rather juggle with the crew

Find some drama, break the rules, spend your money on em jewels

And the tools that I gave you sat around and caught rust

While the tools them niggas hit you with, you turn around and bust'

It's disgusting, dropped my head, threw my hands in the air

Said: 'I know that all in all it seemed I never really cared'

Still and all I'm feelin scared and he said: 'You wasn't buggin

One of them nights you came prepared with baby-macs, started thuggin

Now it's time for you to see exactly what it means

When you're reapin what you're sowin in between...'

...know what I mean



I said: 'It's all said and done, showed the pictures, brought the facts'

Said: 'I tried to play it chill, but ain't no evidence to that

Bring me back and I'ma never do the same shit again

Word to mother, daughter, son, and all my peoples in the pen

Hope you're listenin, it's hard for me to beg someone for somethin'

Said: 'Your problem, that's fear, too much pride, steady frontin

If you took the time to think about the ends and what it means

Wouldn't find yourself a million somethin feet above the scenes

And I know they're goin through you, felt the pressure and the pain

It was all about the cream and all the props you had to gain

For the fame you sacrificed the love I showed, to play the game

Now you're just another reason why the shit'll stay the same

Now you chill with me forever, ain't nobody else to blame

And the only thing you left behind's a name

A shame you opened up your ears just a little late as I explain

You're just another nigga layin slain'