There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future.
But through whatever you see,
through all the rain and the pain,
you gotta keep your sense of humor.
You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit.
Remember that.
Our lifestyles be close captioned
addicted to fatal attractions
Pictures of actions be played back
in the midst of mashing'
No fairy tales for this young black male
Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales
Hustling and heart be a nigga culture
or the repercussions while busting on backstabbing vultures
Selling my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches
Wishing I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures
Why shed tears? Save your sympathy
My childhood years were spent burying my peers in the cemetery
Here's a message to the newborns, waiting to breathe
If you believe then you can achieve
Just look at me
Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on
Living in the projects, broke with no lights on
To all the seeds that follow me
protect your essence
Born with less, but you still precious
Just smile for me now
Fuck the world as we alone and witness furious speeds
of nasty questions keep us all stressing, curious G's
Backstabbed and bleeding, fucking thoughts laced with weed
Learning, ducking stray shots, bullets be hot, they burning
Inhaling sherm smoke, visualized the flames
Will I be smothered by my own pain?
Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to this us
Taking pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes they'd get us
Hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins
Since I ain't in many penitentiaries the best revenge is fuck friends
We military minded soldiers, busting shots blindly
Trying to find Jehovah to help me
Somebody save me
Lost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hopig' I ain't cursed my babies
Maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain
embrace my words make the world change
And still I smile nigga
