Life is a gamble, we scramble for money
I might crack a smile, but ain't a damn thing funny
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Street life is the theme here, on 5 of 11 lines, followed by struggle on 3, then growth, perseverance and hustle on 2 each. All are lyrics, drawn from Survival of the Fittest (two lines), Quiet Storm (two), Shook Ones, Pt. II (two), Give Up the Goods (Just Step), Got It Twisted and The Realest. The best line is the most downcast: "I pause, step back, look at my life as a whole", followed by the devil stealing a soul. Another holds that life is a gamble and a scramble for money, and that a smile doesn't mean it's funny.
I'm only nineteen, but my mind is older
When the things get for real, my warm heart turns cold
You shook, ‘cause ain't no such things as halfway crooks
I pause, step back, look at my life as a whole
Ain't no love, it seems the devil done stole my soul
There's a war goin' on outside, no man is safe from
You could run, but you can't hide forever
Never prejudge, it be the humble that'll squeeze slugs
It be the ones standin' still that'll peel guns
Spill blood for my dunns thuggin' for me
A-yo, Queens get the money, long time no cash
I'm caught up in the hustle where the guns go blast
The fool retaliated, so I had to think fast
Pull out my heat first, he pull out his heat last
It'll be a manslaughter right in front of my kids
A little blood get on my daughter, it's nothing, she'll live
For all of those who wanna profile and pose
Rock you in your face, stab your brain with your nose bone
I put my lifetime in between the paper's lines
I'm the quiet storm nigga who fight rhyme
P, yeah, you heard of him, but I ain't concerned with them
I spent too many nights sniffin' coke, gettin' right
Wastin' my life, now I'm tryin' to make things right