Ice-T VI: Return of the Real Real is a word people don't really want to deal with Real is the difference from the way things should be and the way things are Things should be beautiful and everybody should get along But things are really f**ed up Opportunity isn't available to everybody Motherf**ers do go to jail Men and women do not always get along A woman doesn't think twice about referring to a man as a dog But then breaks down when she's called a b**h That's really f**ed up Real The first four letters of reality You ready to get there? That's what it's all about A lot of my homies are really incarcerated or locked up In federal penitentiaries or state institutions and will never come home This album is dedicated to them And my homies that have died and pa**ed on in the past few years Really never get a chance to hear this record My music is designed for the individuals out there who are ready to deal with the truth The truth is that anything that is alive Will do whatever it has to do to remain alive It's called survival And no matter how cold and f**ed up it may seem That's real