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so what you gonna do when you get outta' here cat da' |
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Face: I don't know, tryin' to live it one day at a time you know |
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(cough,cough)I here you talkin' man, live it one day at a time it ain't nothin' but a thang tho bro' |
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Face: Yeah, I here you fool well let me get up outta here my ride out here waitin' for me |
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A'ight catty take it easy baby |
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Face: Stay up fool |
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Verse 1: |
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He greets his father with his hands up |
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Rehabilitated slightly, glad to be the mans child |
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The world is different since he seen it last |
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Outta jail been seven years and he's happy that he's free at last |
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All he had was his mother's letters |
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Now he's mobile and he's gotta make a changed and make it for the better |
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But he's black so he's got one strike against him |
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And he's young plus he came up in the system |
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But he's smart and he's finally makin' eighteen |
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And his goal's to get on top and try to stay clean |
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So he's callin' up his homie who done came up |
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Livin' lavish now they dealin' wit' the same stuff |
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And had that attitude that who he was was worth man |
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And with that fucked up attitude he killed his first man |
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Now its different he done did dirt |
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And realized killin' men meant comin' up |
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But it still hurt |
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And can't nobody change this |
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It's 1994 and we up against the same shit |
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I never understood why |
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I could never see a man cry |
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Until I see a man die |
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Chorus: |
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Face: A man cry |
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Verse 2: |
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Imagine life at its full peak |
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Then imagine lyin' dead in the arms of your enemy |
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Imagine peace on this earth where there's no grief |
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Imagine grief on this earth where there's no peace |
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Everybody's got a different way of endin' it |
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And when your number comes for souls then they send it in |
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Now your time has arrived for your final test |
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(I see the fear in your eyes and in your final breath) |
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How much longer will it be 'till its all done? |
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Total darkness at ease be it all one |
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I watch him dying when he dies, let us celibrate |
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You took his life but your memory you'll never take |
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You'll be headed to another place |
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And the life you used to live will reflect in your momma's face |
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I still gotta' wonder why |
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I never seen a man cry |
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Untill I seen a man die |
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Chorus: 2x |
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I hear you breathin' but your heart no longer sounds strong |
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But you're kinda scared of diein' so you hold on |
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And you keep on blackin' out and your pulse is low |
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Stop tryin' to fight the reap but just relax and let it go |
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Because theres no way you can fight it but you'll still try |
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And you can try it till you fight it but you'll still die |
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Your spirit leaves your body and your mind clears |
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The rigimore starts to set now you're outta' here |
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You start your journey into outer space |
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You see yourself in the light but you still feelin' outta' place |
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So you're standin' in the tunnel of eternal life |
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And you see the ones you never learned to love in life |
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Make the choice let it go and you can back it up |
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If you ain't at peace with God you need to patch it up |
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But if you're ready close your eyes and we can set it free |
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There lies a man not scared to die may he rest in peace |
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I still got to wonder why |
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I never seen a man cry |
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'Till I seen that man die |
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Chorus: 3x (fades out) |
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(Tv flipping channels, dishes clashing) |
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