Track byWu-Tang
Born with the struggle, used to hustle for crumbs Fillin' blunts in the buildin' front, thuggin' for once Full clips, fly dicks, down somethin' to pump Whole cliques, fly whips, dimes nothin' to son City boy on the corner, I was so involved So the drama, I embraced it with open arms Was tryin' to shake the pain, hopin' I could break the chains Every day the same, who am I to make a change? Will my niggas risk it all just to play the game? And the young guns goin' through it, tryin' to play the same Through the rain, through the fire, handcuffed by desire Sent to your son, forgive me for the sins that I've done My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better And so I live on Sittin' here thinkin', drinkin', got a lot on my mind Is my life shrinkin'? Am I caught in the times? It's a quarter to nine and I'm grabbin' my 9 I had dreams, I just wanted to rhyme Climb my ways out these whack-ass ghettos I signed my name on the line with the devil Still in my prime weight but lost minds are settled Pots on the stove, move grandma's kettle Late for my job, he thinks he's a star She hates her husband, she says I'm a slob Mixed feelin's, she ain't gettin' involved Battle of the sexes, the planet's off its axis The IRS, goddamn, I owe these taxes The truth hurts but I can take it It's a long time comin' but I can make it No mistakin', the cream is back My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better And so I live on I'm standin' on my own two I got my niggas, true niggas, real niggas Stop the wheel, really? You only feel me If you walk the same road, talk the same code Still dwellin' in the hell and find the time to make a home The few who escape will try to find a safer zone I ain't waitin' for Obama, never doubted him, I'm proud of him He real, he'll spend a couple million in the housin' And seein' is believin', my vision is blurred 'Cause I ain't seen nothin', I heard really nothin' but words The bottom line, I'm still stuck to the curb Sky high but it wasn't the sherm, really nothin' but herbs I risk it all for the cause Even if it's war with the law, I won't pause I can't, won't, don't stop, I ain't got an off switch Dyin' tryin' to live it, just to get a small part of it My squad is sick type that you don't want problems with Rollin' like seventy Mack trucks, what's stoppin' it? Ah My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better My life, my pain last forever Nothin' in these streets makes it better And so I live on Oh, oh, said I live, I live, I live Oh whoa oh