Текст песни
Every time I open my eyes, I thank God for waking this soldier
Cause in this cruel world, it's hard to walk these streets being sober
It hurts, tryin' to get over all the weight on my shoulders
Ma used to be babysitters buying boulders
It's all on me to really accept that I lost my brother
And be strong and just go on since we share the same mother
Pillows and covers can't smother the pain that I have
Sometimes I feel like I lost my better half
So sad, but that's the way of the ghetto
See your life is ready made
It's an accomplishment to pass eighth grade
See hey, they in my city, giving us the pushes and tramps
For a high selling they book of food stamps
At night, I light the porch lamp until my lil' cousin came in
Cause I can't afford to lose another kin
The life we living is thin, you can lose it if it came today
Reigned away, you'll be wonderin' how to take the pain away
Tell me what we gonna do
The world ain't the same, yeah
The way we live is a shame
I can't hide this pain
Tell me what we gonna do
The world ain't the same, yeah
The way we live is a shame
I can't hide this pain
The world ain't the same, from the cradle to the grave
Dear momma, keep your head up, I'm tryin' to get paid
These ghetto tears got me out here, wantin' to scream
I ain't T-35, I bump with seventeen year old dope fiends
I live my whole life to stack some chips
And it's a shame when your own homie sank your ship
And momma cryin', cause churches be packed
And all your family and friends dressed in black
And it's sad to see my homies leave this earth
Some say ball 'til you fall, now it's ashes and dirt
Sometimes I feel like I'm trapped between heaven and hell
In the ghetto's purgatory, with fiends and crack sales
Tell me what we gonna do
The world ain't the same, yeah
The way we live is a shame
I can't hide this pain
Tell me what we gonna do