| Ha ha ha ha, they say start it all over again
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| Whatever you goin through it’s somebody goin through somethin worse
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| Let’s do this
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| And that’s life in the city kid
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| Everybody ain’t gon' make it out the hood (out the hood)
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| You wanna flow like Bizzy did
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| Just keep the faith, and it’s all to the good
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| Your girl is cheatin on you, you finna go to jail
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| Now you just lost yo' job, yo' house is up for sale
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| Your friend just passed away, before you said goodbye
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| Your son goin to war, and you still don’t know why
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| Yo' mom contracted AIDS, and right before she died
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| She couldn’t speak a word, but she can blink her eyes
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| See she was paralyzed, and you so scared to cry
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| You wanted to show her your strength, and tell her the Lord provides
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| The church is takin money, sellin granny a dream
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| She wanna go to heaven, think she can get it with green
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| Yo' cousins gettin rich, off of a triple beam
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| You see him losin weight, it started off with 'Premes
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| It elevated to rocks, and now he’s on the pipe
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| He used to ride 22's, now cousin ride a bike
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| Yo' momma got a man, her man he got a temper
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| So he beat you right up, gets drunk and don’t remember
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| As soon as you go to school, yo' teacher asked «What happened?»
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| Your peers they know the story, you say «Ain't nuttin crackin»
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| Yo' money’s runnin low, and it ain’t no welfare
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| Remember 'Pac said, «Who in the hell cares?»
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| But Bizzy cared for ya, see I can only stare
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| These are the muddy waters, that I can see and hear
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| See and hear, see and hear, see and hear, see and hear
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| See and hear…
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| You had you four friends, and y’all grew up together
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| On the corner swiggin wines, singin about the ghetto
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| Breakin bread, stealin cars, and stayin in trouble
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| House parties with the homies and then watchin 'em rumble
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| But soon yo' friendship crumbles, as you grow up in life
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| You reached the age of 30, and soon forget yo' plight
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| What if they blew up, and became the biggest group EVER?
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| I guess we’ll never know; |
| that’s just the way it goes
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| Havin high school dreams of turnin pro
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| Catch an injury and now the scouts ain’t 'round no mo'
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| Studyin to be a doctor but get pregnant in school
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| You decided to keep yo' child, now you must provide the food
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| At the tender age of 50, reachin your golden years
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| These are the muddy waters, that I can see and I hear
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| Bizzy cared for ya, but baby I can only stare
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| These are the muddy waters, that I can see and I hear
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| — 3X w/ minor variations + ad libs
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| This for my momma, this for my children
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| This for my sister, and Eazy-E
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| 'Pac, Biggie, Big Pun, Aaliyah, Left-Eye
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| Capo rest in peace nigga |