The Hard Life F/e40 - Tq

Introducing, the hard life.

As if ya’ll ain’t know about it.

Just another one of them ghetto things.

The hard life, living and the dieing.

Think about it…

When I think about the days gone by

All the times.

You wish that you could fly away

To clear blue skies.

Just to leave the hard life

And when I think about the times we’ve had

I remember good as well as the bad.

I can hear the sounds of laughter

But they laced with cries

When you live the hard life…

(In the hard life…)

Dear Mister President…

I was watchin' on the news the other day

You talked about a whole lot of issues…

But something bout my neighberhood you never did say

I took it for myself to change the channel

Figured I was better off watching videos…

Maybe try to get a litlle food for my soul

Late at night when they play to old ones, you know…

(BRIDGE)

I can’t get no satisfaction…

Another live lost off quick reaction…

Only time I think about calm and relaxin…

Is when I write a new song…

(When I think about.)

I think about the days gone by

All the times.

You wish that you could fly away

To clear blue skies.

Just to leave the hard life

And when I think about the times we’ve had

I remember good as well as the bad.

I can hear the sounds of laughter

But they laced with cries

When you live the hard life…

(In the hard life…)

Just a little somethin' for my neigberhood

Holla if you hear me… (Put your hands up…)

Puff 'Lah in summertime, feeling good

Remenisin' about my partners that done past away…

Just like Lil' Ronnie, Me and him and Melinda

Just wanted to be somebody… But they gone now…

Ask me how I feel about it…

Well I thank the Lord who blessed 'em

So I sang about it… (And I do it like this…)

(BRIDGE)

I can’t get no satisfaction…

Another live lost off quick reaction…

Only time I think about calm and relaxin…

Is when I write a new song…

(When I think about it.)

I think about the days gone by

All the times.

You wish that you could fly away

To clear blue skies.

Just to leave the hard life

And when I think about the times we’ve had

I remember good as well as the bad.

I can hear sounds of laughter

But they laced with cries

When you live the hard life…

(When you live the hard life…)

I’m so damn disobey’ish, tryin' ta' get by

Dippin' and dabbin', slick and slide

Skippin' and skappin', high as a kite

Twenty-four/Seven, day and night

The studio rappin, puttin' in work

Bloodshot.red.eye.

(Eye.)

Visine bottle, tryin' to get rid

Me and all my guys.

(Guys.)

All ten ready, ready for war

Prepare for the south, who’s clique kick do?

Neva' call loose

Always on my gun, youngs.

My family ain’t fixin' to be cryin' over me like they usin'

If I was ever to be outnumbered, I ain’t gon' run from 'em

I promise ya playa, I’ma put my back up against the wall

And try to beat the livin' shit outta one of em

Created the game, steal my slang, instead of congratulatin

Lay mass triple-platinum rush, with lack of conversation

Put all on tele-vision and try to display the words I say

Knowin' that «Pop Ya Colla» and all that lingo come out to pay

And all you game, groupie ass rapper’s, eatin' steak and lobsters

Million dollar mouthpieces, we out eatin' «Cheez-N-Crackers»

You 'Ere-hustlin ass bia’s better give us our just 'Jest dues

'Fore a guy fuck around and punish you…

(CHORUS 3x w/ Adlibs to Fade) (E-40)

When I think about the days gone by, (Biaaatch!)

All the times.

You wish that you could fly away

To clear blue skies.

Just to leave the hard life

And when I think about the times we’ve had

I remember good as well as the bad.

I can hear the sounds of laughter

But they laced with cries

When you live the hard life…

(When you live the hard life…)