only memories are left of my dead peers,
drown our emotions in a forty as we shed tearz,
visions of a better day come with every fantasy,
hard to be legit and be tha man of tha family,
understand me, but they label me- face of a menace,
it's like a life-long race that i can't finish,
i'm probably cursed from adolescent years,
theze city life's got no hope, so i cope with my present fears.
i'm enraged, in a cage tryin to find out,
getawayz to better dayz, help me slide out.
it's just a delicate plan to keep my foes runnin,
at tha same time, i'm gettin stressed cuz tha po's comin.
ask tha dear lord please paint no evil,
free my niggaz in tha pen, help save my people.
my niggaz dyin at tha speed of light, crushed seeds of life,
feel tha urge and tha need to fight, as we proceed,
ain't no need in tryin to fake it,
sometimes i get worried, another day i might not make it,
yeah i hate it, cuz theze times got me strappin my nine, throwin signs,
runnin blind, guess i'm losin my mind, but stayin high.
i'm tryin to find treasure island,
but in my pursuit, i feel my CUZZ pressure risin,
not tryin to glorify my lifestyle,
cuz homicide's will wipe the spark out a childs smile, leave him dark.
i see tha police chase tryin to catch tha crooks,
top speed thru tha city with their desperate looks.
i'm tryin to cope wit theze hard times, these dark rhymes,
are tha product of scarred minds, we're far behind.
got me stressin in prison, will my sould be forgiven,
though my feelings are hidden, it's jus the life that i'm livin.
got me searchin for a new life, these two strikes,
got me stressin tryin to do right,
but in my mind it's jus a matter of time till i fall,
on my knees, tryin to plead lord please help us all.
blinded ambitions, fast cash what we're wishin,
polluted my riches, cuz i made poor decisions,
i guess it's my mission cuz i learned to sin,
ask tha lord to forgive cuz it burns within.
unanswered questions from my homies, "why must we die?"
thinkin heavens right above us, tryin to touch the sky.
rewind thru my history, and u will see,
tha true definition of misery.
drown our emotions in a forty as we shed tearz,
visions of a better day come with every fantasy,
hard to be legit and be tha man of tha family,
understand me, but they label me- face of a menace,
it's like a life-long race that i can't finish,
i'm probably cursed from adolescent years,
theze city life's got no hope, so i cope with my present fears.
i'm enraged, in a cage tryin to find out,
getawayz to better dayz, help me slide out.
it's just a delicate plan to keep my foes runnin,
at tha same time, i'm gettin stressed cuz tha po's comin.
ask tha dear lord please paint no evil,
free my niggaz in tha pen, help save my people.
my niggaz dyin at tha speed of light, crushed seeds of life,
feel tha urge and tha need to fight, as we proceed,
ain't no need in tryin to fake it,
sometimes i get worried, another day i might not make it,
yeah i hate it, cuz theze times got me strappin my nine, throwin signs,
runnin blind, guess i'm losin my mind, but stayin high.
i'm tryin to find treasure island,
but in my pursuit, i feel my CUZZ pressure risin,
not tryin to glorify my lifestyle,
cuz homicide's will wipe the spark out a childs smile, leave him dark.
i see tha police chase tryin to catch tha crooks,
top speed thru tha city with their desperate looks.
i'm tryin to cope wit theze hard times, these dark rhymes,
are tha product of scarred minds, we're far behind.
got me stressin in prison, will my sould be forgiven,
though my feelings are hidden, it's jus the life that i'm livin.
got me searchin for a new life, these two strikes,
got me stressin tryin to do right,
but in my mind it's jus a matter of time till i fall,
on my knees, tryin to plead lord please help us all.
blinded ambitions, fast cash what we're wishin,
polluted my riches, cuz i made poor decisions,
i guess it's my mission cuz i learned to sin,
ask tha lord to forgive cuz it burns within.
unanswered questions from my homies, "why must we die?"
thinkin heavens right above us, tryin to touch the sky.
rewind thru my history, and u will see,
tha true definition of misery.