Xzibit - Highest Form of Understanding (H.F.O.U.) lyrics

[Intro: Xzibit] Yeah, the first night I spent in California I was homeless on Venice Beach, yeah [Verse 1: Xzibit] It was all a dream Came to California at seventeen Little n***a tryna bubble up from the crack scene It got so complicated, then I graduated Haters so mad I made it How could I fly so high, only to feel so low? How do they live so fast only to grow so slow? Like when you showing no support for your kids But got money for marijuana just to smoke with your friends Or that woman who survives and beats cancer Only to be drowned in debt with no answers The frequency of tragedy, it happens so rapidly That we became numb, we embraced this insanity Some wack-job haul off and smoke his whole family Reality T.V. that's not based in reality Stuck watching train wrecks, everybody going for self Self worth is important but for money and wealth This mentality of "me, f** everything else" It's a virus, a disease, I'm a victim myself But I swear before I leave, I'mma fix it, I swear I'mma fix it, I swear, yo, you better beware [Verse 2: Xzibit] Rich boy k** his own wife, knocks her teeth out Cuts her fingers off, then escapes with a suicide The king of pop died, Michael Vick was fighting dogs But he walked and did his time, let him throw the f**ing ball As the markets keep crashing and people get desperate Putting faith in the false feeling so disrespected Turn to this record, the highest form of understanding Understand me, fight or flight for your family Come, walk with a soldier Come, talk with a soldier, yeah Cinderblock stop shooting straight from the shoulder As we all get older and hope falls over And damn, you were six years sober And just like that, now you back where you started, square one And you can't bring it back once that bullet leave the gun As the planner gets smaller, prepare for the North American Union A (?) to replace your dollars Narcissistic society, love paparazzi Get to Starbucks for your overpriced latte Ignoring all the signs, "nevermind" is your mindstate Until the end of time, sh** is closer than you think man [Verse 3: Trick Trick] I done been in situations where the only thing that I could do was read the Bible Went in to the hill, child, with a sharpened piece of metal, the only way of survival Made up my mind that I don't ever wanna return, chance was given again Now I'm back out in the world, made a promise to God for living in sin I can never lie to God but it's so hard to live right I'm carrying seven-point-six-twos to fistfights Ain't nobody playing fair, they cheat, no cheat I ain't fitting to be the topic of the preacher's eulogy speech The word say, "turn the other cheek" that's what they teach us But Peter sliced the ear of a n***a rolling on Jesus I don't want applause I'm doing what I'm supposed to do I'm a real n***a, one from a million, chosen few Everlasting pain has got my brain, it's like it's trapped inside a maze Have you been unfaithful to the game? Damn shame Eighteen years, you never believed him That's your son, go and see him, motherf**er You f**ed his mother The goddamn common courtesy never applied to you 'Cause you thought she lied to you You couldn't see your own mother in his face If you die, he'll be in a better place, bring the tape back