Life! A Lesson to Learn

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[Intro:] Deuce double-oh nine Struggle! Yeah, we gon' bring 'em back to reality right here man TL, they ain't ready for it [Verse 1:] All this time that I've been wasting Tryina play in the world, no more wars This tribulation got me facin the morgue Drop down and pray to the Lord; Please forgive me for my sinny But it's hard to maintain mayn, when ya livin how we livin Rollin righteous for a minute, kept me hypnotized Vicious, wicked spirits kept me feelin mystified Struggle intensifies, as soon as them demons started scheming Invading, they creepin, sneakin, tryina catch me sleeping Awakened; I'm steady runnin, tryina get away From that snake in the grass, I ain't escapin too fast I got a whole lotta playa haters, hatin my shine I don't know why, suckers keep hatin my grind (My grind-grind) But they can never stop a nigga risin (Risin) I'm a real (real) I'll (I'll) rider (Rider, rider) Living truth, I'm a true ghetto survivor ('vivor) Ghetto survivor ('vivor) [Hook:] See, life is a lesson to learn You gotta know which way to turn You protecting yourself, or burn? See, I can be the nigga to teach you Stay away from the fire, it burn But you don't wanna listen to learn See, life is a lesson to learn See, life is a lesson to learn [Verse 2:] Everybody wanna live the rich life Gamblin they souls, they so gone off of this life Truely they don't know Cause they so zoned from the big lights And fancy cars, Big mansions, stars, no chance at alllll And maybe lose a little bit integrity to gain- The finer thangs, like shiny rings, and diamond chains Wake up, wake up, wake up! Get out that slave mentality, mayn! If it's vain, he gots to be vein They hear it on the radio (Radio-radio) And then they see it in the video (Video-video) Then they say "This must be the way to go! " (Go) And then they always do the typical Get caught up in the race, often chasin the devil It usually is a waste, let me put you on the level; rebel Against the world and it's crooked, wicked ways Resist the world; only way you can be saved [Hook:] See, life is a lesson to learn You gotta know which way to turn You protecting yourself, or burn? See, I can be the nigga to teach you Stay away from the fire, it burn But you don't wanna listen to learn See, life is a lesson to learn See, life is a lesson to learn [Verse 3:] Times are changin, the vibe is crazy The crime is raising, so the nines keep blazin Nations can't save us and everybodies anxious Death is contagious, but can't nobody escape here We was born in danger You'd see a clearer picture, if you knew where I came from And I've been in ghettos all over the world, it's the same song They stressed out and fed up These oppressors won't let up, they just keep holdin me down But I'm a rise up and make it to the real light Can't wait to see, just wonderful, it feel like So lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-l ovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovel y-lovely (Seeee) I can be the nigga to teach you Cause you know that it take a real nigga to reach you And to a better life, this advice could lead you To tell them politicians that we no longer need you, you're see-through [Hook:] See, life is a lesson to learn You gotta know which way to turn You protecting yourself, or burn? See, I can be the nigga to teach you Stay away from the fire, it burn But you don't wanna listen to learn See, life is a lesson to learn See, life is a lesson to learn [Outro:] Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Say it, Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way