Love My Life

Ayo, I never claimed to be hard, Tough, no homo, gangsta none of the above Just a kid from 145th and Lennox Ave Harlem, USA trying to make his way in the world ya heard? Ya know through the trial of tribulations that life brings I lost some friends, incarcerated, some are gone forever Ya know you cant expect everything from everybody So get up get out and get somethin', that's what I did Before I had the hammer cocked A Santana rock Little Gerv, Grandpa Jerry, Grandma Doc (that's my fam) Uncle Carl, Uncle Ted, Uncle Steve, Uncle Bill, Cousin Steve, Cousin Bill up on the hill now My Aunt Normy, I don't speak to my Aunt Deita Or my Cousin Bashiba, love my Mother Fredricka Neighbour Freida, daughter Raven and Nika Down another doorbell was that nigga Warden Nell He gave birth to the best emcee you never heard Lever after lever and was clever with whatever word Derek Armstead, Bloodshed from C.O.C He did damage, road managed my G.O.D Aka Duke Da God, he was stupid hard Sixteen, the bitch dream had stupid cars Cut the ' 68, hooptie ' seventy five Still drives some bullshit, I don't know why I loved the nigga though, for him put cris in the air First one that diss him in here, I swear I'll risk my career Thats a fact they ain't talking no rap shit I'm talking that mack clip, niggas will backflip, act sick My dude study the sabbath No beef, veggie nigga, maybe some catfish He could have my house, he could keep my mauries He could drive my cars, this a eastside story (That's why my dudes love me I let them do them. You either gonna be rich or famous fuckin' wit' me, probably both. If you happen to brush shoulders wit me by accident, Play lotto, nine out of ten times you gonna win nigga.) [Chorus: x2] To play the game, sure to win ? I sacrificed, I rolled the dice I love the hood, I love my life See a boss I prepared to be When I walk away from a confrontation I ain't scared of you I'm scared of me I got a gun, you don't so it flares you'll see After that a 5,000 volt chair for me So I move carefully, niggas don't care for me Who care I don't, you share I wont Calm down (uh huh) breathe again I don't do extortion unless I wanna receive an end Talk to my money, first time I heard her speak (what she say) Thats word to me, told me I deserve to eat (what happened) Moved to a killa ave, right from a murder street (what you did) Rocked adida forms even though they hurt my feet (that's fucked up) I dont look in the sky, never mind stars You also find stars, right behind bars Snazz, Black, Do' on house arrest Zeke, shiek, wont even throw out the rest They wanted my ass right alongside zeke Turn myself in, nope play hide and go seek I'm gone, put the clip in the chrome Yeah I'm just like a fly, see the shit that I'm on And, hour after hour I would chill at the after hours Where they flash the power, no bath or shower In that same spot, realize math is power So I pointed the mansion, that is ours [Chorus: x2]