Hot Boys - My Life lyrics

[Verse 1: Mannie Fresh] I done teached and talked Walked away and fought Went from cussin and bustin Hustle from day to dark Turned nothin to somethin Introduced to stunnin In my life In my life I done caused some hurt And I done did some good Said I can't even when I could I was stopped and tested fingerprinted and arrested In my life In my life Just say no when I really meant yes I'm gon smoke all night til it hurt my chest Slim told me over the years that sh** gon tear up careers In yo life In yo life What'chu gon do when snakes come to yo crew I'm a get on my knees and ask the Lord please Separate good from fake and the love and the hate In my life In my life [B.G.] I mean f** I done had a rough life you know what I'm sayin B.G. lived that thug life I done done it all in my life I done done time I done lived in group homes I been on the third floor of hospitals I mean it's just been a stuggle for me But now I'm on top you know what I'm sayin And it ain't to turnin back And I take chances in whatever I do Cuz if I don't take chances I don't see the life after all [Verse 2: Mannie] The night in the Rover When the n***as came over You went out like a soldier And I still can't get over What fake b**hes done done Got me clutchin my gun In this life In this life I used to wonder why All the good n***as die Why some soldier gotta suffer And mothers gotta cry Why my daddie gotta lie Cuz he don't even try to be In my life In my life Take care of your crib Where you lay down and live Forget and forgive cuz you done put it through some sh** Had yo daughter and yo son Been down since day one In yo life In yo life What the f** is wrong you don't understand this song Tell yo momma you love her before she dead and gone n***a that don't quit that's some real a** sh** In this life In this life [Juvenile] Man I mean me Juvenile d** tore my family up I'm from the projects so you know I just realized What it means to be successful Cuz I been through all kinds of sh** man bullsh** And I live through Baby, Slim and the Lord to help me And I came to them as a real n***a And I said look dog I'm tired of livin like this man [Verse 3: Baby] I had pounds of coke I had money to blow I had a felony charge I had to fight in the court I had warrant reports Shot up cars before In my life My life I got kids to feed I got n***as to watch I need a hundred mil I need to get off the block Wear soldier Rees In the gamblin spot In my life My life I could cook it and cut it I could bag it and move it I could toat in the budget Got money to prove it I done flood the public Hope Beatrice'll do it In my life My life Now my name is Baby But the Call me Bubba Ain't a b**h that I know that can say that I love her Gettin p**y from a boss b**h wearin a rubber In my life My life Let me stunt and shine Let me bling and floss Let me ride without the law always searchin my car I just wanna chill f** b**hes and play In my life My life Hoes cry in my world give me that Baby sh** Goin to the people knowin that they made me and sh** You just don't know what I go through In my life My life I got Bentlys and Jags got Prowlers and Vets Got Benjamins, Hummers, Cadillacs and vests Condos and houses Cardiers and Rovers In my life My life I got cars and broads with money to make I got that brown wall and that white gate Got b**hes and hoes love that platinum and gold In my life My life [Turk] Beautiful Baby what's happenin This Lil Turk you heard me One of the Original Hot Boys I done did it all you heard me From runnin through cuts and hallways Runnin through projects bustin heads Yeah that's that lil n***a Turk Young and Thuggin you heard me I know you gonna let me do what I do Don't hate me cuz I'm beautiful you heard me We on top now n***a no longer livin that trife-life You heard me Respect and a check we ain't doin nothin but poppin Bottles and f**in hoes You heard me, makin money that's all n***a Uh-huh