[Ja Rule] They´ll never take me alive, I´m gettin high with my fo´-five Cocked on these niggaz time to die Even as a lil´ nigga, you could picture me hot gun in the rain I shed the tear, cause this nigga here inherits the pain And now I´m labeled as a thug nigga - you know the game Smokin weed, fuckin hoes, slangin thangs, that´s the life I live
Even if I tried to go back I´d get lost (come back) And everything I seem to love I done lost Fuck the world if they can´t understand me What else could I do? I had to feed my fuckin family Yo´ lies is my truth, so I´m a drug to your youth And you don´t want ´em nowhere near me, now that they can hear me I spits razors, never been a stranger to homicide My city´s full of tote-slangers and chalk lines Why do we die at an early age? Nigga so young, but still a victim of a twelve-gauge Feel the rage this world has bestowed upon me And I don´t give a fuck ´cause they don´t give a fuck ´bout me So I keep - drinkin Hennessy, bustin at my enemies
Will I live to see twenty-three? There´s so much pain
[Chorus] Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh I´m tired of the strain and the pain (so much pain) Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh I´m tired of the strain and the pain
[Ja Rule] Years and years of strugglin all my life Runnin wild as a kid, grew up blazin ´em right I´m in a - little cell I call my soul lately It´s been a - givin me hell and my heart is screamin, "Don´t enter" I´ve been cursed, for what it´s worth I feel dead Spittin to you, I know I´m in way over my head
But Lord hear me, I believe in your "7 Day Theory" Three souls done sent this whole world teary (can you hear me?) Too hot for you to stand near me It´s so much pain, and niggaz wanna kill me I´m tired of the stress and the strain But my, grimiest grimeys got love for me They´re blazin, sendin shotguns up above for me My face in, Hennessy with no chaser Coke rises on every way in - keep us hustlin nigga Me and my man got a plan to get this paper nigga So if you owe nigga, look for the gauge to blow nigga I figured I´d be considered a killer Doin crime excited my mind and leadin the blind I, can´t express my compassion, my satisfaction
for gettin fucked up and blastin - we all been there Taught from young to shoot, show no fear and lie And wipe the tears from yo´ mother´s eyes - so much pain
[Chorus] - repeat 2X
("They´ll never take me alive..." -> 2Pac) Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh I´m tired of the strain and the pain ("They´ll never take me alive..." -> 2Pac) Ooohhh, tired of the strain and the pain ("They´ll never take me alive..." -> 2Pac) I´m tired of the strain and the pain ("They´ll never take me alive..." -> 2Pac) Ooooooohhhhhh, nooooooooooooo ("Cocked on these suckers, time to die" -> 2Pac)
[2Pac] They got me mobbin like I´m - loc´d and ready to get my slug on I load my clip and slip my motherfuckin gloves on I ain´t scared to blast on these suckers if they test me Trust, I got my glock cocked, playa if they press me Bust on motherfuckers with a - PASSION Better duck ´cause I ain´t lookin when I´m - BA-BLASTIN I´m a nut and drinkin Hennessy And gettin high on the lookout for my enemies Don´t wanna die, tell me why? Cause the stress gettin major A buck-fifty ´cross the face with my razor What can I do but be a thug until I´m dead and gone
I keep my brain on the game and stay headstrong These sorry bastards wanna kill me in my sleep I´m real they can not see And everyday is just a struggle, steady thuggin on the streets And I be, ballin loc, don´t let ´em make you worry Keep swingin at these suckers ´til you buried I was born to raise - hell, a nigga from the gutter, word to mother I´m tough - I´m kickin dust up, ready to bust I´m on the scene steady muggin mean; until they kill me I´ll be livin this life, I know you feel me There´s so much pain