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(Whipering echoes) Lyfe..Lyfe..lyfe..lyfe
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Well i guess it all started..you know..uh..i remember....my earliest memory was that i used to see so many people doing so many things so many guys and money and girls and i thought to myself..man that must be nice...
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1st Verse:
Must be nice
Having someone who understands the life you live
Must be nice
Having someone who's slow to take and quick to give
Must be nice
Having someone who sticks around when the rough times get thick
someone who's smile is bright enough to make the projects feel like a mansion
Must be nice
Having someone who loves you despite your faults
Must be nice
Having someone who talks the talk but also walks the walk
Must be nice
Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too
someone who loves you for sho'
you just remember to never let 'em go
Chorus:
Even when your hustling days are gone
She'll be by your side still holding on/Even when those 20's stop spinning
and all those gold-digging women disappear
she'll still be here
2nd Verse:
Must be nice
Having someone you can come home to from a long day of work
Must be nice
Having someone you don't have to show they know exactly where it hurts
Must be nice
Having someone who trusts you despite what they've heard
Someone as mighty as a lion but still as gentle as a bluebird
Must be nice
Having someone you don't have to tell you don't want to be alone
Must be nice
Having someone you can grow old with until God calls ya'll home
Must be nice
Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too
someone who loves you for sho'
you just remember to never let 'em go
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1st Verse:
Lyfe: Well Hello
Female: Hey! How you doin'
Lyfe: Haven't seen you in a while
Female: Yep it's been a while
Lyfe: Girl I really missed that smile and that thing you do with your tongue
still drives me wild
Female: (shreek) You silly
Lyfe: You gotta have some kids by now
Female: Yea, I got a little girl
Lyfe: Heard yo brother just got out
Female: Yea, 2 weeks ago. He's doin good too
Lyfe: Girl, I still get choked up when I think about, how this time done tore us
apart/but you were never far from my mind or from my heart, girl you know
Chorus:
You know the why I feel about you, You know the way I feel about you, now and
forever (Repeat)
2nd Verse:
Lyfe: So how's your sister
Female: You know Brenda, she's cool
Lyfe: Heard she finally bought that house
Female: It's little but it's her's
Lyfe: Bet that makes yo momma proud
Female: Yea, yea, she's happy
Lyfe: To see all the hard work of raisin ya'll paid off/girl that's what I'm
talkin' bout
So when you come back in town/maybe we can go somewhere and hang out
Female: Yea, I'd like that
Lyfe: Cause no matter where you are in this world To me you'll always be my
girl, don't you see
Chorus
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1st Verse:
I know a lot of women gonna hate it
but, somebody's gotta say it
And so I nominated myself to deliver the news
that its hard for a man to choose a lady
that already got a baby
Although his feelings may be strong
Having kids that don't belong to him
holding on to him somehow seems wrong to him
Exposing them to a man who may one day decide
he's tired of the family life
And now he's gotta tell that little girl a goodbye lie
when he's the only Dad she's ever had in her life
I don't wanna take that chance please don't take offense
it's just the thought of hurting somebody that was innocent
Chorus:
She got kids
And I don't know if I'm ready to give
Them the things that they need to live
'Cause if we become more than just friends what I do for her I gotta do for them
kids
She got kids
And I just wanna make sure this is
more than just some sexual trip
See all I wanna do is prevent those kids from getting hurt again
2nd Verse:
Most men think it but they'll never say it
but what if ya'll had another baby
And he's accused of choosing favorites, and they're right
Would he be wrong for loving his own flesh and blood a little more
Is he being human or only being immature
who's to say
that's why it's better just to wait
take love day to day
and let love spread its own wings
and if it wants to fly away or if it decides to stay
it wont be because of any unrealistic expectations ya'll done made
and he wont have to pray that little girl ain't awake
when he tiptoe out the door so he won't have to explain
I don't wanna take that chance please don't take offense
I just don't need that kinda drama on my conscience
Ohhh ooooo
Chorus
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1st Verse:
First things first, baby I apologize for all of the lies that I've told you up
to now
I promise I'll
Change my ways if you stay
In my heart, in my mind, in my world
Cause you're the only girl for me
So if you're thinkin bout walkin out
Let's talk it out and work it out now
No sense in tearing down
this love we feel
Cause it's oh so real
Chorus:
I
Can't
See
You being with no one else
But
Me
Baby I
Can't even stand
thinking bout you touching another man(2x)
2nd Verse:
What must I do for you to show you that I mean what I say
Lord I pray
we can stay together
But it don't matter
If you stay or if you leave
Cause in my heart you will always be
You're the only girl for me
Even in high school
you were so cool
what a pleasure just to know you girl
There's nothing in the world
I won't do
for you
Chorus (3x)
Bridge:
See I
Don't wanna lose this love we have
No no no
See I
Don't wanna say bye-bye cause it's hard enough to find love at all
I'm willing to fight for you
There's nothing
I
Won't do
To make you stay
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(featuring Erin)
1st Verse:
What if I broke our monogamous agreement
What if I told you I lied but didn't mean it
What if my one mistake
had the potential to break
up our happy home
Would you wanna know
What if I confessed it and though she didn't mean nothing since it happened
You're thinking about leaving
What if I suppressed it
and made a vow to never mess with another
Is it cool for me to smother the facts
Is it cool for me to cover my tracks
if you'd never know
Or would me not being honest hurt you more
Chorus:
Hypothetically of course
Are there some things better left unsaid
Or would you rather know instead
Hypothetically of course
Are there some wars not worth fighting
Some tears not worth crying
Hypothetically of course
What if this happened to you
what would you want me to do
2nd Verse:
Well what if I told you that I had a confession
What if I said 4 years ago when we were arguing
he came to comfort me and I wound up pregnant
And I just can't say for sure
if the baby's yours
What if I confessed it and it turns out not to be your baby after you get tested
And it destroys what we've been blessed with
What if I suppress it 'cause technically you're the baby's daddy anyway
Is it wrong for me to want you to stay
Would you rather have me tear you away
From the only family you know
Or is this just too big a secret to keep it on the low
Chorus/Bridge:
Would you wanna know
Would you wanna know
Tell me what you'd do
Would you walk away or would you stay
Would you wanna know
Would you wanna leave the past behind us
Or are you afraid that one day it might find us
Would it even matter
Should it even matter
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1st Verse:
Feels like I'm in heaven
Rollin' my 67
Cadillac DeVille
bumpin' that old Sugar Hill
Today I'm living proof
your worst fear came true
I'm doing alright without you baby
I'm leaving all that darkness behind me
Making changes in my life
So when that sunshine finally finds me
I can stand fully in the light
Spread my wings and reach for sky
I never felt so alive
Kiss my kids goodnight
Tell 'em Daddy's alright I'm alright
Chorus:
Honey child there's a whole world waiting on you
Took a while but we finally made it through
Go 'head you can smile now all that darkness' behind you
Smile. Smile. Smile.
2nd Verse:
Feels like I've been baptized
almost drowned but I survived
She held me under for 5
years of my life
But today I'm living proof
your worst fear came true
I'm doing alright without you baby yes I am
I'm leaving all those grudges behind me
Throwing fear out the window
So when these blessings come to find me
They will have room to breathe and grow
Let my blessings overflow and get my life under control
So my kids will know, Daddy finally let go
I finally let go
Chorus/Bridge:
Blue skies- blue skies are calling you
No more teary eyes- no more crying for you baby
And I don't despise you at all
I thank you for the lessons you have taught me
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1st Verse:
See I'm a wanted man barely living in these streets
Since child support saw fit to put out a warrant on me
Say I owe 'em 65 hundred and they want they money
And it's so funny 'cause they know
I ain't got that kinda dough
Like it's my fault that she got on welfare
I told her we can go half on the similac and the daycare
But no, she got comfortable at the bottom and wanted to stay there
And I don't know how this gonna turn out so ya'll keep me in your prayers
Chorus:
Oh, this crazy, lazy lady
Is using this baby for revenge and money
And I don't think it's funny that she plays the innocent mother
When it's the other way around
She ain't needy
She greedy
2nd Verse:
They say when I start back working they gonna take all my dough
And then they wonder well what the hell I ain't working fo'
All of this attention on tis' boy 'bout some back child support
When they killing each other by the dozens everyday just for sport
With bills stacked up to his chinny-chin-chin summoning him to court
Then all of his friends call him a worry-wart
Now all the money they gave her, I gotta give it back
Like I was the one living rent free and getting food stamps
Whoooo
Chorus
Say it again ya'll Get your own Ma
Get your own Ma
You just greedy
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1st Verse:
Rolling in my 2-door Monte Carlo
Looking for somebody I can borrow
5 or 10 dollars 'til tomorrow
I'm doing bad ya'll uh-uhn
I just smoked my last pack of cigarettes today
Ever seen a nigga diggin in the ashtray
It's a crumbling and humbling sight to see
I'm doing bad ya'll uh-uhn
And their teasin' me with these 23's and these dvds in their ride
And they pass me by-by-by-by-by-by
And have the nerve to wonder why/Chorus: I be robbin' these niggas
I'm a stick-up kid
That's how I live I admit it
I be robbin' these niggas
I'm a stick-up kid
And if you're doing too much I'm coming to get it
2nd Verse:
See lately I've been thinking bout saving my soul
And do prayers make it to heaven from the ghetto
I asked all my friends but they all say they don't know
It's all bad ya'll
And the preacher talking bout some stuff he don't know
When church done became a fuckin' fashion show
And they won't let a nigga in with these timbos
It's all bad ya'll
Chorus/Bridge:
Nobody knows the trouble I see
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1st Verse:
I done had money
I done been broke
I done been talked about something awful
Done been lied on by so many folks
I done even been depressed at times
and didn't wanna cry cause my pride was too strong
But over the years I thought it over
And after struggling for so long and still holding on
I figured, can't be nothing all that wrong with crying
If anybody says that they're that strong they're lying
See crying is like taking your soul to the Laundromat
It's like the feeling that you get
when you see your Grand-mama smile
Or the heavens open up and blessing rain down
Go on child and cry
Go on and cry, cry, cry
We can cry together
2nd Verse:
See I done been a player
I done been played
I done went for some of the oldest tricks
from some of the coldest chicks God done ever made
Said I done even had a venereal disease
And didn't wanna go to the clinic, all that attention embarrassing me
But over the years I've learned to understand
that I don't really give a damn what nobody say, I'm a man
and we cry
We can cry, we can cry, we can cry together
Bridge:
Talkin' bout wo wo wo yea yea yea
They say a man ain't supposed to cry
but I know, know, know
fasho' sho', sho'
that even men go through problems somtime
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1st Verse:
I was looking for God at my grandmother's house
underneath the cushions on the couch
I looked all around side to side up and down
that man was no where to be found
So I called my grandmama on the phone
said old lady you best get home
cause God aint where you said he would be
and there's something that I really need to speak to him about immediately
She said boy tell Granny what's wrong is there something I can do
I said big mama now it's a sensitive issue
and Lord knows I don't wanna worry you
but I need somebody to talk to
Chorus:
It's done been 26 years 17 days
been to 5 different prisons got 2 babies on the way
and they say it'll be a waste of time to pray
seeing that I'm going to hell anyway (2x)
2nd Verse:
I done smoked weed with the best of ya'll
shot at all the rest of ya'll
my heart hurts like an old man with high cholesterol
the preacher said that I'm the dirtiest dude he ever saw
shouldn't even be livin'
and he a Christian
Shoulda been dead like 17 times for 17 crimes I committed
took 'em all to trial and got accuited
Left wavin' my middle finger in the air whispered in the prosecutor's ear, yeah
I did it
I done stole everything from dreams to wedding rings
auctioned off my soul for material things
but lately its been kinda botherin' me
I guess that turtle always catches up with the rabbit eventually
Chorus 2x/Bridge:
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1st Verse:
Lord they really think they fooling you by coming to church on Sunday
praying and laying hands on folks stomping and jumping around faking the holy
ghost
but its a thin line between walking it and talking it
living it and giving it or just pretending it's alright
and did they really think that they could pull the wool over your eyes lord
did they really think that by faking they were saved that they would get the
same reward
this be the realest thing I ever wrote for sure
after this a lot of folks wont like me no mo'
but after this I gotta go answer to you Lord
so I've made up my mind I'm a go to church on Sunday
and sing a song that may hurt somebody's feelings so that maybe
thy will, will be done
on earth as it is in heaven
and hopefully they will see
how much they really be discouraging a little old sinner like me
2nd Verse:
And Lord who they think they jiving by singing these songs full of glory
then out in the world it's a different story
I'm running out of people to pray for me
I'm not trying to act like I'm the perfect man
but if you speak about it, you should be about it not just preach about it all
day
cause if you do you run the risk of chasing some of the most beautiful people
away
and it is never my intention to discourage you rather encourage you to change
your life today
this be the realest thing I ever had to say, but after this a lot of folks wont
like me no mo'
but after this I gotta go answer to you Lord
so I've made up my mind I'm a go to church on Sunday
and sing a song that may hurt somebody's feelings so that maybe thy will, will
be done
on earth as it is in heaven
and hopefully they will see
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1st Verse:
See I done been discriminated against
Talked about by my friends
Played a fool by women
And had a daddy with no feelings
I lived in ghettos with my momma
Used the stove to heat our water
and had to share clothes with my brothers
Three of us one bed one cover oh
Chorus:
And those were the happiest days of my lyfe
If it aint rough it aint right
Street lights are coming on
Better get home, better get home
Those were the happiest days of my lyfe
If it aint rough it aint right
While we're reminiscing Christopher Reeves
you're still Superman to me
2nd Verse:
See I done been mistreated and discouraged
felt like I was worthless
Lonely scared and nervous
In a world without no purpose
Cried out to God I didn't deserve this
But he said in time I would
See it's the bad times that make the good times feel so good
Chorus/Rap:
Yo I done changed dirty diapers
Cooked food with lighters
Shot so much game chicks nicknamed me sniper
Famous ghostwriter
Bank account retired
too many zeros
poppy still illegal
Chain look like nickels mixed with icicles
Stretching from the neck area to the genitals
I got a parrot on my shoulder that talk for me
And he don't say shit but nigga back off of me
Yea I'm a hood nigga
But I'm still a good nigga
Bought a couple kids new bikes, Just cause I could nigga
And I aint one who be lookin for thanks
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1st Verse:
This ones for my people locked up
Know we keep you in our prayers
and aint forgot about you out here
No
Call me whenever you feel
Cause I know a lot of folks don't keep it real
I know they got their own life but still
When you love someone you let them know
You don't let them go
It's hard enough being alone
Missing your family missing your home
Whether you're right or wrong I'll be by your side
Keeping your hope alive
I know how it feels to cry
So you aint alone in your struggle for life
To my people
Chorus:
Hold up, Lets do this right
First blaze one for all my fellas that aint here with us tonight
hold up, lets do this right
first blaze one for all my fellas that aint here with us tonight
some of them for life
2nd Verse:
Your kids doing just fine
The youngest, reminds me of you all the time
He even shoots that ugly jumper from the foul line like you do
and your girl she doin ok
but dont concern yourself with if she will or wont wait
You'll just drive yourself crazy with stuff you cant change
there's better ways to occupy your time
like opening up your mind
it's a troubling time out here
your kids need your guidance even from in there
and no matter when or where I wont abandon you
cause that aint what friends do
still got a lot of love
and I pray to God through my actions you'll know how much
Chorus:
To all my people who ain't coming home at all
There's many children who could learn from your experience
Have a heart get involved
And for all my people who gonna see the streets one more time
You got another chance at life
Count your blessings everynight
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(feat. Nas)
[Nas talking]
It must be nice ... damn right it's nice
Wish you could get in my shoes, baby
It's crazy, man
A thug love letter for you foes
A thug love letter..
[Nas]
A thug love letter written in mimosas for ink
Pen wobbles on paper, Hypnotiq, I'm chaser
I spit the escape for prisoners of paper
Couples in trouble, good people with bad nature
Temptations, me and the queen, a better team
Than Kareem and Worthy, in that new SL early
Me and Ms. Purty, happy, live through me
Vicariously, I made it safe for gangstas to marry
Life..
[Lyfe]
Must be nice
Having someone who understands the life you live
Must be nice
Having someone who's slow to take and quick to give
Must be nice
Having someone who sticks around when the rough times get thick
someone who's smile is bright enough to make the projects feel like a mansion
Must be nice
Having someone who loves you despite your faults
Must be nice
Having someone who talks the talk but also walks the walk
Must be nice
Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too
someone who loves you for sho'
you just remember to never let 'em go
[Chorus: Lyfe]
Even when your hustling days are gone
She'll be by your side still holding on
Even when those 20's stop spinning
and all those gold-digging women disappear
she'll still be here
[Lyfe]
Must be nice
Having someone you can come home to from a long day of work
Must be nice
Having someone you don't have to show they know exactly where it hurts
Must be nice
Having someone who trusts you despite what they've heard
Someone as mighty as a lion but still as gentle as a bluebird
Must be nice
Having someone you don't have to tell you don't want to be alone
Must be nice
Having someone you can grow old with until God calls ya'll home
Must be nice
Having someone who understands that a thug has feelings too
someone who loves you for sho'
you never let 'em go
[Chorus]
[Nas]
My man just came home, talking that "I'ma get rich" stuff
He ain't stitched up, being he was sent up
Inside a maximum prison, he laughing and grinning
On the streets again, relaxing with women
Asked if I've been in--the Oscar awards
Have I driven the most popular cars
Sitting in Maybachs with stars
What's happening, Nas
I say I stay grounded
My paper, don't count it
Just notice I'm glowing
Just watch and keep growing
[Chorus]
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