Hop in the 6-3 chevy  countin boutin the heat
Scapin thru the streets with my niggas bumpin hellafied beats
See us  niggas play for keeps  kill the strong and the weak
From the eastside of long beach  thats 2-1 street
See we  live and die by the gun and the knife
And i  high as a kite  corrallin thru the night
Haha  stackin hundreds  we kept the drugs and hoes comin (come on)
Young gunnin  tortured  no need to be punished (yeah)
All we have of the system is big cabbage
Lifestyles is lavish  livin my life from dallas
It was a challenge  livin my life like a savage
To have or to not to have it or nobody can have it
Un-touch-able  inde-struct-able
Get in my way and were dustin you
As a kid this the type of shit that we dreamed of
Money  cars  bitches and drugs
I prevail  the crack sales then got in jail
Couldnt post bail now my home is livin in a cell
Thirty years with no parole as I grow old
You wont see me on the streets till I'm 60 years old

Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live
Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live
It's the a  team  operation regI'me
Money and dreams got me hooked with schemes
From the tI'me square walk to americas best
Long beach is the spot  got a lot of respect
Cos I'm a vet  regulate and never hesitate
I stay hungry so fill my plate
I'm just a young black nigga tryin to flip an end
Five year probation  nigga f**k the pen
Whattup  uncle kev doin eight upstate
I heard youre benchin ten plates  knockin out inmates
It's just a way of life  nigga shootin the dice
Now you hit all craps  now you payin the price
Livin the thuggish life
Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live

Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live  we live  we live
G  dove  we  mob
Killin all yall  that is our job
And if you thought it was the gang then you hit it on the knob
Slide and flip like cocoa bricks  takin your 6
And leavin it on the side of the freeway on bricks
Schitzomanic  automatic  schizophrenic  six
It's just a psychosomatic  original
Dogg pound crI'minal  ya ever heard of me
Kurupt  young gotti  motherf**ker d-p
Why is life f**ked up  toe-up
Scrapin from the flo up to the ceilin  the fos bust
For my children to grow
We live to let go  nigga
Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live

Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live

Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live
Why oh why  why oh why  why oh why
It's only for the money
Do we live in dangerous lives
It's only for the money
It's just the gangsta life we live  we live  we live