Gotta Stay Down

Tell me will I die today or live to see tomorrow

Still tryin' to find a way to deal with my sorrows

Livin' my life, climbin' the steps of the game

Only god knows the strife and depths of my pain

But no one even cares, mayne

Is what I figured, mom's still sayin' prayers, mayne

Tryin' to save a nigga

From the belly of the beast, but the streets where my heart's at

Makin' ends meet with my peeps and death

Is what we part at, uh, it's called survival

Everyday in the streets, the O, suicidal

So many of my folks are lost to the grave

I wonder if there's any hope for me bein' saved

Only way out I see is death, or even jail

Under these circumstances, I'm advancin' my mail

Tryin' to make a couple mill', nigga

Movin' pounds, the only way to come up, I figured

Is you gotta stay down

Keep your eyes on the prize, finish what you start

365, Hustlin' from the heart

Gotta come rough, mayne, livin' in the town

The only way to come up in the game is you gotta stay down

I put my life on the line, everyday for dollar bills

Don't tell me that crime don't pay, 'cause you ain't livin' real

And when I die, I'm goin' out with a blast

And bury me on my stomach, so the world can kiss my ass

I don't give a fuck, the streets is where my job is held at

Crack is sell that, and shells from my gat

Expell caps on the battleground of life

All bets are down when I roll the dice

Everything's on the line, I'm bettin' G's and up

Down and dirty for mine, ain't no freezin' up

Death's callin' my name 'cause the game got a price tag

Slangin' 'caine, makin' change got me dodgin' bodybags

Survivin' in the ghetto on nigga luck strive

So I pedal everyday to make six figures and up

I'm livin' enough to keep my feet on the ground

The only way to come up is you gotta stay down

Keep your eyes on the prize, finish what you start

365, Hustlin' from the heart

Gotta come rough, mayne, livin' in the town