La The Darkman - Survive lyrics

[Intro: La the Darkman] Word life, Tyreef, know what I'm saying? I'm tired of all this east coast, west coast, down south, sh** You know what I'm saying, word up, it's already hard enough to survive Doing what I'm doing, knowhatimsaying, word up And all ya'll cats is popping off the mouth, you know That's all, that's all [La the Darkman] I grew up quick, now I know life's a b**h Then you die, n***as with guns, multiply Hot lead, touching your skin, definetly gonna fry Like a knife, kid, slicing a pie My man Bogo caught a two-five, shell to his eye Son said he saw his life fly, in the sky Questioned why, motherf**as wanna act deranged Do a nickel, come home, ain't a damn thing changed Aches and pains, seem to corrupt my brain I can die today, the whole world is insane But f** that, I'm try'nna live phat, die like a mobster Bricks in the safe, filled a plate, fish and lobster But now, I do the best I know how Cuz my life as a man is from my life as a child I survived... word... [Chorus 2.5X: sample w/ ad-libs] Cuz it's so hard nowadays, just say it now... Everybody's trying their best to survive [La the Darkman] I'm grinding self, since I made it through this drug game Seen my brother in a casket, now my memory's stained I remember, we had a hot plate to cook No stove and no food, how the f** that look? Pops was shook, nowhere to be found on this peninsula sh** was getting realer, starting smoking six mill' up Glorification, rolling up L's is automatic Growing up around thugs, smoking cess became a habit A bad one, a bad seed, put here to bleed In a world of temptation, lust, envy and greed For the root of all the cops, civil wars, the sequel I'm keep this real, and send a message to my people You know, it's about respect and revenge Let's meet all seeds, and stand up and be men Get knowledge, and education, so you slip incarceration And all this mental frustration Behind black bars, is the place for no man Big up to Big E., locked down, doing ten Survive, baby... [Chorus 2X]