Rolling in my 2 door Monte Carlo Looking for somebody I can borrow 5 or 10 dollars 'til tomorrow I'm doing bad ya'll uh uhn I just smoked my last pack of cigarettes today Ever seen a nigga diggin in the ashtray It's a crumbling and humbling sight to see I'm doing bad ya'll uh uhn And their teasin' me with these 23's and these dvds in their ride And they pass me by by by by by by And have the nerve to wonder why I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid That's how I live I admit it I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid And if you're doing too much I'm coming to get it I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid That's how I live I admit it I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid And if you're doing too much I'm coming to get it See lately I've been thinking bout saving my soul And do prayers make it to heaven from the ghetto I asked all my friends but they all say they don't know It's all bad ya'll And the preacher talking bout some stuff he don't know When church done became a fuckin' fashion show And they won't let a nigga in with these timbos It's all bad ya'll And their teasin' me with these 23's and these dvds in their ride And they pass me by by by by by by And have the nerve to wonder why I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid That's how I live I admit it I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid And if you're doing too much I'm coming to get it I be robbin' these niggas I'm a stick up kid That's how I live I admit it I be I'm a stick up kid And if you're doing too much I'm coming to get it Nobody knows the trouble I see Nobody knows but me Nobody knows the trouble I see Nobody knows but me Nobody knows the trouble I see Nobody knows but me
1st Verse: What if I broke our monogamous agreement What if I told you I lied but didn't mean it What if my one mistake had the potential to break up our happy home Would you wanna know What if I confessed it and though she didn't mean nothing since it happened You're thinking about leaving What if I suppressed it and made a vow to never mess with another Is it cool for me to smother the facts Is it cool for me to cover my tracks if you'd never know Or would me not being honest hurt you more
Chorus: Hypothetically of course Are there some things better left unsaid Or would you rather know instead Hypothetically of course Are there some wars not worth fighting Some tears not worth crying Hypothetically of course What if this happened to you what would you want me to do
2nd Verse: Well what if I told you that I had a confession What if I said 4 years ago when we were arguing he came to comfort me and I wound up pregnant And I just can't say for sure if the baby's yours What if I confessed it and it turns out not to be your baby after you get tested And it destroys what we've been blessed with What if I suppress it 'cause technically you're the baby's daddy anyway Is it wrong for me to want you to stay Would you rather have me tear you away From the only family you know Or is this just too big a secret to keep it on the low
Chorus/Bridge: Would you wanna know Would you wanna know Tell me what you'd do Would you walk away or would you stay Would you wanna know Would you wanna leave the past behind us Or are you afraid that one day it might find us Would it even matter could it even matter should it even matter
Must be nice Having someone who understands the life you live Must be nice Having someone whose slow to take and quick to give Must be nice Having someone who sticks around when the rough times get thick Someone whose smile is bright enough to make the projects feel like a mansion Must be nice Having someone who loves you despite your faults Must be nice Having someone who talks the talk but also walks the walk Must be nice Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too Someone who loves you for sho' You just remember to never let 'em go
[Chorus] 'Cause even when your hustling days are gone She'll be by your side still holding on Even when those twenties stop spinning And all those gold-digging women disappear She'll still be here
Must be nice Having someone you can come home to from a long day of work Must be nice Having someone you don't have to show; they know exactly where it hurts Must be nice Having someone who trusts you despite what they've heard Someone as mighty as a lion but still as gentle as a bluebird Must be nice Having someone you don't have to tell you don't want to be alone Must be nice Having someone you can grow old with until God calls y'all home Must be nice Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too Someone who loves you for sho' You just remember to never let 'em go
(1st Verse:) This ones for my people locked up Know we keep you in our prayers and aint forgot about you out here No Call me whenever you feel Cause I know a lot of folks don't keep it real I know they got their own life but still When you love someone you let them know You don't let them go It's hard enough being alone Missing your family missing your home Whether you're right or wrong I'll be by your side Keeping your hope alive I know how it feels to cry So you aint alone in your struggle for life To my people
(Chorus:) Hold up, Lets do this right First blaze one for all my fellas that aint here with us tonight hold up, lets do this right first blaze one for all my fellas that aint here with us tonight some of them for life
(2nd Verse:) Your kids doing just fine The youngest, reminds me of you all the time He even shoots that ugly jumper from the foul line like you do and your girl she doin ok but dont concern yourself with if she will or wont wait You'll just drive yourself crazy with stuff you cant change there's better ways to occupy your time like opening up your mind it's a troubling time out here your kids need your guidance even from in there and no matter when or where I wont abandon you cause that aint what friends do still got a lot of love and I pray to God through my actions you'll know how much
(Chorus:) To all my people who ain't coming home at all There's many children who could learn from your experience Have a heart get involved And for all my people who gonna see the streets one more time You got another chance at life Count your blessings everynight
See I done been discriminated against Talked about by my friends Played a fool by women And had a daddy with no feelings I lived in ghettos with my momma Used the stove to heat our water and had to share clothes with my brothers Three of us one bed one cover oh And those were the happiest days of my lyfe If it aint rough it aint right Street lights are coming on Better get home better get home Those were the happiest days of my lyfe If it aint rough it aint right While we're reminiscing Christopher Reeves you're still Superman to me
See I done been mistreated and discouraged felt like I was worthless Lonely scared and nervous In a world without no purpose Cried out to God I didn't deserve this But he said in time I would See it's the bad times that make the good times feel so good And those were the happiest days of my lyfe If it aint rough it aint right Street lights are coming on Better get home better get home Those were the happiest days of my lyfe If it aint rough it aint right While we're reminiscing Christopher Reeves you're still Superman to me
Yo I done changed dirty diapers Cooked food with lighters Shot so much game chicks nicknamed me sniper Famous ghostwriter Bank account retired too many zeros poppy still illegal Chain look like nickels mixed with icicles Stretching from the neck area to the genitals I got a parrot on my shoulder that talk for me And he don't say shit but nigga back off of me Yea I'm a hood nigga But I'm still a good nigga Bought a couple kids new bikes Just cause I could nigga And I aint one who be lookin for thanks I just ball cause I like the Yanks
[1st Verse:] Lord they really think they fooling you by coming to church on Sunday praying and laying hands on folks stomping and jumping around faking the holy ghost but its a thin line between walking it and talking it living it and giving it or just pretending it's alright and did they really think that they could pull the wool over your eyes lord did they really think that by faking they were saved that they would get the same reward this be the realest thing I ever wrote for sure after this a lot of folks won't like me no mo' but after this I gotta go answer to you Lord so I've made up my mind I'm a go to church on Sunday and sing a song that may hurt somebody's feelings so that maybe thy will, will be done on earth as it is in heaven and hopefully they will see how much they really be discouraging a little old sinner like me
[2nd Verse:] And Lord who they think they jiving by singing these songs full of glory then out in the world it's a different story I'm running out of people to pray for me I'm not trying to act like I'm the perfect man but if you speak about it, you should be about it not just preach about it all day cause if you do you run the risk of chasing some of the most beautiful people away and it is never my intention to discourage you rather encourage you to change your life today this be the realest thing I ever had to say, but after this a lot of folks won't like me no mo' but after this I gotta go answer to you Lord so I've made up my mind I'm a go to church on Sunday and sing a song that may hurt somebody's feelings so that maybe thy will, will be done on earth as it is in heaven and hopefully they will see how much they really be discouraging a little old sinner like me
(1st Verse:) See I was looking for God at my grandmama's house underneath the cushions on the couch I looked all around side to side up and down that man was no where to be found So I called my grandmama on the phone said old lady you best get home cause God aint where you said he would be and there's something that I really need to speak to him about immediately She said boy tell Granny what's wrong is there something I can do I said big mama now it's a sensitive issue and Lord knows I don't wanna worry you but I need somebody to talk to
(Chorus:) It's done been 26 years 17 days been to 5 different prisons got 2 babies on the way and they say it'll be a waste of time to pray seeing that I'm going to hell anyway (2x)
(2nd Verse:) See I done smoked weed with the best of ya'll shot at all the rest of ya'll my heart hurts like an old man with high cholesterol the preacher said that I'm the dirtiest dude he ever saw shouldn't even be livin' and he a Christian Shoulda been dead like 17 times from 17 crimes I committed took 'em all to trial and got aquited Left wavin' my middle finger in the air whispered in the prosecutor's ear, yeah I did it I done stole everything from dreams to wedding rings auctioned off my soul for material things but lately its been kinda botherin' me I guess that turtle always catches up with the rabbit eventually
(Chorus 2x/Bridge:) Somebody loves you baby whoa whoa whoa somebody loves you baby (4x)
I done had money I done been broke I done been talked about something awful Done been lied on by so many folks I done even been depressed at times and didn't wanna cry cause my pride was too strong But over the years I thought it over And after struggling for so long and still holding on I figured can't be nothing all that wrong with crying if anybody says that they're strong they're lying See crying is like talking your soul to the laundromat It's like the feeling that you get when you see your Grand mama smile Or the heavens open up and blessing rain down Go on child and cry Go on and cry cry cry go on and cry cry cry We can cry We can cry together See I done been a player I done been played I done went for some of the olest tricks from Some of the coldest chicks god done ever made Said I done even gad a venereal disease And didn't wanna go to the clinic all that attention embarrassing me But over the year I've learned to understand that I don't really give a damn what nobody say I'm a man and we cry
We can cry we can we can cry we can cry together Talkin' bout wo wo wo yea yea yea They say a man ain't supposed to cry but I know know know Fasho' sho' sho' that even men go through problem sometime Talkin' bout wo wo wo yea yea yea They say a man ain't supposed to cry but I know know know Fasho' sho' sho' that even men go through problem sometime
Ok is this thing on here Ok it's my turn to talk about it, alright I want to talk about the Lyfe Jennings project Album number 3... now this project kind of reminds me of an ephipany I once had back in the old country ya know Jersey.
Now I would hang out at the old arcade and I would be up there watching the little kids come in and they would play the pinball ya know, and they would line up one by one to play the game.
The first kid would play until he was out of quarters then he would have to run up to the counter to get more quarters and he would lose his place. So another guy would step up in his spot, so the other guy would play of course until ya know he ran out of course to, but Then he would have to do the same thing ya know go up front and get more quarters so some of the kids ya know...
I notice that they came with their big bags full of quarters, ya know thinking that they would be able to play the game all day but eventually they would run out of quarters too and they would lose their spot, but low and behold there was this one kid I mean a short stumpy guy ya know not a lot of kind features but there was an ora about this kid ya know something different...
Now you see this kid he bought a kid with him now everybody thought that these two guys were in competition or something, but when the kid would near the end of his gme he would send the other kid to go and get more quarters. So the guy would be on the game, I mean he would be on the game every day for hours I mean until he was ready to leave he would stay on the game
And boda boom boda bing that's when it dawned on me that this pinball thing is just like any other thing in life just like any other thing the guy who stays in the game the longest is the guy that brings change
See I'm a wanted man barely living in these streets. Since child support saw fit to put a warrant out on me. Say I owe em sixty-five hundred and they want their money. And it's so funny cause they know, I Ain't got that kinda dough.
Like it's my fault that she got on welfare. I told her we can go half on the simliac and the daycare. But no, she got comfortable at the bottom and wanted to stay there. And I don't know how this gonna turn out. So y'all keep me in your prayers.
Oh, this crazy, lazy lady Using this baby for revenge and money And I don't think it's funny that she plays the innocent mother. When it's the other way around, she ain't needy, she greedy.
See when I start back working they gonna take all my dough. And then they wonder well, what the hell ain't working for. All of this attention on this boy about some back shild support. When they killing each other by the dozens out here. Every day just for sport
With bills stacked up to his chinny-chin-chin summoning him to court. Then all of his friends call him a worry-wart. Now all the money they gave her, I gotta give it back. Like I was the one living rent free and getting food stamps.
Oh, this crazy, lazy lady Using this baby for revenge and money And I don't think it's funny that she plays the innocent mother. When it's the other way around, she ain't needy, she greedy.
No, say it again y'all. Get your own ma. Get your own ma. You're just greedy.
Oh, this crazy, lazy lady Using this baby for revenge and money And I don't think it's funny that she plays the innocent mother. When it's the other way around, she ain't needy, she greedy.
Oh, this crazy, lazy lady Using this baby for revenge and money And I don't think it's funny that she plays the innocent mother. When it's the other way around, she ain't needy, she greedy.
1st Verse: Feels like I'm in heaven Rollin' my 67 Cadillac DeVille bumpin' that old Sugar Hill Today I'm living proof your worst fear came true I'm doing alright without you baby I'm leaving all that darkness behind me Making changes in my life So when that sunshine finally finds me I can stand fully in the light Spread my wings and reach for sky I never felt so alive Kiss my kids goodnight Tell 'em Daddy's alright I'm alright
Chorus: Honey child there's a whole world waiting on you Took a while but we finally made it through Go 'head you can smile now all that darkness' behind you Smile. Smile. Smile.
2nd Verse: Feels like I've been baptized almost drowned but I survived She held me under for 5 years of my life But today I'm living proof your worst fear came true I'm doing alright without you baby yes I am I'm leaving all those grudges behind me Throwing fear out the window So when these blessings come to find me They will have room to breathe and grow Let my blessings overflow and get my life under control So my kids will know, Daddy finally let go I finally let go
Chorus/Bridge: Blue skies- blue skies are calling you No more teary eyes- no more crying for you baby And I don't despise you at all I thank you for the lessons you have taught me
1st Verse: What if I broke our monogamous agreement What if I told you I lied but didn't mean it What if my one mistake had the potential to break up our happy home Would you wanna know What if I confessed it and though she didn't mean nothing since it happened You're thinking about leaving What if I suppressed it and made a vow to never mess with another Is it cool for me to smother the facts Is it cool for me to cover my tracks if you'd never know Or would me not being honest hurt you more
Chorus: Hypothetically of course Are there some things better left unsaid Or would you rather know instead Hypothetically of course Are there some wars not worth fighting Some tears not worth crying Hypothetically of course What if this happened to you what would you want me to do
2nd Verse: Well what if I told you that I had a confession What if I said 4 years ago when we were arguing he came to comfort me and I wound up pregnant And I just can't say for sure if the baby's yours What if I confessed it and it turns out not to be your baby after you get tested And it destroys what we've been blessed with What if I suppress it 'cause technically you're the baby's daddy anyway Is it wrong for me to want you to stay Would you rather have me tear you away From the only family you know Or is this just too big a secret to keep it on the low
Chorus/Bridge: Would you wanna know Would you wanna know Tell me what you'd do Would you walk away or would you stay Would you wanna know Would you wanna leave the past behind us Or are you afraid that one day it might find us Would it even matter could it even matter should it even matter
1st Verse: First things first, baby I apologize for all of the lies that I've told you up to now I promise I'll Change my ways if you stay In my heart, in my mind, in my world Cause you're the only girl for me So if you're thinkin bout walkin out Let's talk it out and work it out now No sense in tearing down this love we feel Cause it's oh so real
Chorus: I Can't See You being with no one else But Me Baby I Can't even stand thinking bout you touching another man(2x)
2nd Verse: What must I do for you to show you that I mean what I say Lord I pray we can stay together But it don't matter If you stay or if you leave Cause in my heart you will always be You're the only girl for me Even in high school you were so cool what a pleasure just to know you girl There's nothing in the world I won't do for you
Chorus (3x)
Bridge: See I Don't wanna lose this love we have No no no See I Don't wanna say bye-bye cause it's hard enough to find love at all I'm willing to fight for you There's nothing I Won't do To make you stay I don't wanna lose your love
[1st Verse:] I know a lot of women gonna hate it but, somebody's gotta say it And so I nominated myself to deliver the news that its hard for a man to choose a lady that already got a baby Although his feelings may be strong Having kids that don't belong to him holding on to him somehow seems wrong to him Exposing them to a man who may one day decide he's tired of the family life And now he's gotta tell that little girl a goodbye lie when he's the only Dad she's ever had in her life I don't want to take that chance please don't take offense it's just the thought of hurting somebody that was innocent
[Chorus:] She got kids And I don't know if I'm ready to give Them the things that they need to live 'Cause if we become more than just friends what I do for her I gotta do for them kids She got kids And I just want to make sure this is more than just some sexual trip See all I want to do is prevent those kids from getting hurt again
[2nd Verse:] Most men think it but they'll never say it but what if ya'll had another baby And he's accused of choosing favorites, and they're right Would he be wrong for loving his own flesh and blood a little more Is he being human or only being immature who's to say that's why it's better just to wait take love day to day and let love spread its own wings and if it wants to fly away or if it decides to stay it won't be because of any unrealistic expectations ya'll done made and he won't have to pray that little girl ain't awake when he tiptoe out the door so he won't have to explain I don't want to take that chance please don't take offense I just don't need that kinda drama on my conscience Ohhh ooooo
Well Hello Hey How you doin' Haven't seen you in a while Yep it's been a while Girl I really missed that smile and that thing you do with your tongue still drives me wild You gotta have some kids by now Heard yo brother just got out Yea 2 weeks ago He's doin good too Girl I still get choked up when I think about how this time done tore us apart but you were never far from my mind or from my heart girl you know You know the why I feel about you You know the way I feel about you now and forever You know the why I feel about you You know the way I feel about you now and forever So how's your sister You know Brenda she's cool Heard she finally bought that house It's little but it's her's Bet that makes yo momma proud Yea yea she's happy To see all the hard work of raisin ya'll paid off girl that's what I'm talkin' bout So when you come back in town maybe we can go somewhere and hang out Yea I'd like that Cause no matter where you are in this world To me you'll always be my girl don't you see You know the why I feel about you You know the way I feel about you now and forever You know the why I feel about you You know the way I feel about you now and forever
Must be nice Having someone who understands the life you live Must be nice Having someone whose slow to take and quick to give Must be nice Having someone who sticks around when the rough times get thick Someone whose smile is bright enough to make the projects feel like a mansion Must be nice Having someone who loves you despite your faults Must be nice Having someone who talks the talk but also walks the walk Must be nice Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too Someone who loves you for sho' You just remember to never let 'em go
[Chorus] 'Cause even when your hustling days are gone She'll be by your side still holding on Even when those twenties stop spinning And all those gold-digging women disappear She'll still be here
Must be nice Having someone you can come home to from a long day of work Must be nice Having someone you don't have to show; they know exactly where it hurts Must be nice Having someone who trusts you despite what they've heard Someone as mighty as a lion but still as gentle as a bluebird Must be nice Having someone you don't have to tell you don't want to be alone Must be nice Having someone you can grow old with until God calls y'all home Must be nice Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too Someone who loves you for sho' You just remember to never let 'em go
Well i guess it all started you know my earliest memory is that i used to see so many people doing so many things,so many guys money, girls.And i thought to my self man that must be nice
<i>[Verse 1:]</i> Look outside your window Tell me what you see Past all the flowers Beyond the trees Is it what you wanted? Your life to be Or is it what you Settle for Is it 'cause they laugh at you And talk about you too They talked about Jesus Christ What makes you think they won't talk about you No need to worry You are a star And you are perfect just the way you are
<i>[Chorus:]</i> Keep on dreaming Keep on shining Keep on grinding Don't stop trying Keep on dreaming Keep on flowing Keep on growing Don't stop hoping Don't stop hoping
<i>[Verse 2:]</i> (Gwone) Walkin through the graveyard Shovel in your hand Rumors on the street are You just buried a man And he was really talented He just didn't get a chance And now his blood is On your hand Maybe you should dig him up Maybe you should not Maybe you should stop listening to your friends And listen to your heart It's nice to be famous It's nice to be a star But it's also nice to be just who you are
<i>[Chorus]</i>
<i>[Bridge:]</i> People say the craziest things Craziest things Twenty-five to life he done murdered his dreams Murdered his dreams Ummmhuh, ummmhuh, ummhuh
I WAS RAISED IN THE PROJECTS WITH NO RUNNING WATER NEVER REALLY KNEW MY FATHER SISTER WAS DANCER, GRANDAD DIED OF CANCER MAMA WAS GAMBLER AH HA RAN WITH THE PIMPS AND THE HUSTLERS PRAYING THE POLICE WONT MURDER US
NO, NO WE WONT LIVE FOREVER SO KEEP MY HOMIES TOGETHER AND IF WE DIE BEFORE OUR TIME TELL THEM IT WAS GLORIOUS WE WERE WARRIORS WARRIORS
I WAS BORN IN THE 70' S WHEN FIZ FAUGHT THERE WAS NO SUCH THING AS TUPAC DAD WAS A ROLLING STONE MA WAS CORDLESS PHONE NONE THEM MEMBERS NEVER HOME AH HA GRANDMA DIED WHEN I WAS 23 AND HER LAST WORDS SHE SAID TO ME SOMETHING ABOUT FISHERMAN BUT I WASNT LISTEN DIDNT KNOW LAST TIME WE WOULD EVER SPEAK
NO,NO WE WONT LIVE FOREVER BUT KEEP MY HOMIES TOGETHER AND IF WE DIE BEFORE OUR TIME TELL THEM IT WAS GLORIOUS WE WERE WARRIORS WARRIORS
I CALLED MY MAMA UP YESERDAY THAT I GOT FOUND GUILTY BUT DONT CRY FOR MAE AND TELL MY BABY MAMA HEY I GOT TEN YEARS IN THE PIN DONT KNOW WHEN IM COMING HOME AGAIN BUT I'LL BE OK MAYBE
NO,NO WE WONT LIVE FOEVER BUT KEEP MY HOMIES TOGETHER AND IF WE DIE BEFORE OUR TIME THEM IT WAS GLORIOUS WE WERE WARRIORS WARRIORS
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AND IF WE DIE BEFORE OUR TIME TELL IT WAS GLORIOUS WE WERE WARRIORS WARRIORS
