[Intro: 2Pac] Under pressure Yeah, baby When the pressure's on Thug life When it's on it's on [Verse 1: 2Pac] One of these days I'll, learn Don't f** with trick a** n***as Cause they, turn Into b**h a** n***as I'm sick of being stuck in the county jail My n***as clown, bring a pound when they're postin' bail Smokin' blunts in the driveway My 4-5 screamin', "f** the police" won't fly away Thug 'til I die, you wonder why I'm made this way I wasn't turned out, I was raised this way I'm thinkin' these, are the dreams of a young teen Scheme, and stack green over crack fiends One time can't hold me One of these days, we gotta bust back for the homies Locked down in the penitentiary I'll finally lose my mind if the pigs succeed I'm stressed, smokin' weed and nicotine But what a n***a really need is Thorazine Right before I die, I'll be cursin' the law Reincarnated b**h, even worse than before My 4-4's givin' payback My underhanded plan to get them n***as while they laid back And Big Stretch hit the scene with the mini 14 Servin' s**as like dope fiends and lead the whole team [Interlude: 2Pac] Under pressure, n***a That's right [Verse 2: Stretch] Never run, throw your gun in the air, oh yeah n***a bust ain't no time to spare Causin' ruckus mothaf**er and we f** sh** up And with the stainless steel razors, boy, we cut sh** up Flash and blast a n***a with the quickness co*k the 4-pound motherf**er when I spit this and rip this Damn, my mind is in the depths of hell But when I'm walkin' on the street kid my name rings bells And I never fell, n***a, I stand too tall I'm just a thug motherf**er who was born to brawl Givin' my all, some n***as wanna bring it to me So I'ma sell my c**aine, and lay their a** down, G [Interlude: Stretch] Under Pressure [Verse 3: 2Pac] (Yeah, look here though) Runnin' wild, I never smiled as a juvenile Even now, I keep a frown when I come around Don't ask me about the past, it was all bad Shots blasted, will I last in the wrong path? In the dark is where my heart saw the most grief Motherf**as is gettin' shanked over gold teeth Am I sick cause I'm addicted to get splifted? Watchin' stupid a** tricks get lifted Nothing's changed cause in the game it's a steady aim f** friends, 'cause in the danger them n***as change Puff weed and stuff G's in my sock, G Car keys and Hennessy, where the Glock be? Times pa**in', will I last here another day? I put my gun away and grab my AK It's gettin' hectic, I can't call it House full of alcoholics Now a n***a's under pressure [Interlude: 2Pac] Yeah, that's right Under Pressure, we're n***as under pressure Yeah [Outro: 2Pac & Stretch] When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap (You know) when the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap (And you know), when the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap When the pressure's on it's a hit Ski mask, extra Gats, bring the clips Don't nobody move when we walk the streets They stay silent, cause talk is cheap