INTRO VOCALS: I'm surprise I'm still standin' right here I was livin' in a nightmare Never be able to breath again Anthro Beats!!! VERSE 1: First off I ain't in this for the Dead Presidents The nice whips fly chicks or gold necklaces I do this in hopes that my Auntie gets off of the pipe N the small chance of possibly changing a persons life I wanna make things right These kids need some guidance This generations lullaby is gunshots n sirens I'm here to make a difference **** the code of the streets I refuse to be a victim to my own self defeat Don't let em get you trapped Cuz there's only 2 places that you'll end up N I'm pretty sure you know just where that's at **** the fame, **** the money,**** gettin' put on the map I'm just trynna come together Brown, White, Yellow, Black It don't matter what color N before you put that bullet in his head Just make sure you think of his mother And his little sister cryin' when they see him him at his funeral But in the streets I guess that's business as usual HOOK: And I took so many chances in my life I'm surprise I'm still standing right here I never thought i'll make it yo Just a couple of years ago, I was living in a nightmare Knife in my chest, Knife in my back Never thought i'll be able to breath again But now I know I'm here for a reason but I just don't think this *********'s see it yet I just don't think these *********'s see it yet VERSE 2: I dont write music to convince you to believe in me I write music to convince you to believe in you Stay positive, keep smiling, and one day you’ll see Anything is possible & you could make your dreams come true, This is for the Kids that past before they had a chance to live Their memories live on throughout my words And If I had to give my life so you could hold the ones you lost And hear them laugh again, I would do it in a second All I ask is this, When im gone remember All I ever wanted was to make a difference Pray my sister graduates, I hate to miss it But if my time comes you won't hear me complain But since we still here let me speak to you So just press play n listen If I ever made a million dollars I'll create a program to help these kids get into college Even tho my ass didn't pass the 11th grade Momma is still proud and that's all that matters for heavens sake I let the haters hate, cuz my family will always love me Nothing left to say, didn't make it here by getting lucky I'm playing by the rule but yo I gotta confess Last night I felt like quitting cuz all of the stress Got the world on my shoulder n pain all over my chest Plus my girl is tripping, she keeps thinking I'm callin' my ex But somehow, someway, I kept on pushin' Never show my pain cuz you never know who's lookin' When you show weakness they try to bring you down N talk behind your back & diss you when you're not around But they will never stop me I'mma change the world Dont belive me Just Watch me Heyyy... (2pac - White Christmas Interview) ... HOOK: And I took so many chances in my life I'm surprise I'm still standing right here I never thought i'll make it yo Just a couple of years ago, I was living in a nightmare Knife in my chest, knife in my back Never thought i'll be able to breath again But now I know I'm here for a reason but I just don't think this *********'s see it yet I just don't think these *********'s see it yet
[00:03.11]INTRO VOCALS: [00:04.48]I'm surprise I'm still standin' right here [00:11.90]I was livin' in a nightmare [00:19.05]Never be able to breath again [00:22.96]Anthro Beats!!! [00:23.67]VERSE 1: [00:24.02]First off [00:24.43]I ain't in this for the Dead Presidents [00:26.77]The nice whips fly chicks or gold necklaces [00:29.62]I do this in hopes that my Auntie gets off of the pipe [00:32.56]N the small chance of possibly changing a persons life [00:35.20]I wanna make things right [00:36.82]These kids need some guidance [00:38.04]This generations lullaby is gunshots n sirens [00:41.04]I'm here to make a difference **** the code of the streets [00:43.83]I refuse to be a victim to my own self defeat [00:46.78]Don't let em get you trapped [00:48.53]Cuz there's only 2 places that you'll end up [00:50.10]N I'm pretty sure you know just where that's at [00:52.49]**** the fame, **** the money,**** gettin' put on the map [00:55.13]I'm just trynna come together [00:56.50]Brown, White, Yellow, Black [00:58.18]It don't matter what color [01:00.21]N before you put that bullet in his head [01:02.24]Just make sure you think of his mother [01:03.91]And his little sister cryin' when they see him him at his funeral [01:06.61]But in the streets I guess that's business as usual [01:09.50]HOOK: [01:10.37]And I took so many chances in my life [01:12.45]I'm surprise I'm still standing right here [01:15.65]I never thought i'll make it yo [01:17.17]Just a couple of years ago, I was living in a nightmare [01:21.56]Knife in my chest, Knife in my back [01:25.01]Never thought i'll be able to breath again [01:27.75]But now I know I'm here for a reason but [01:30.76]I just don't think this *********'s see it yet [01:41.88]I just don't think these *********'s see it yet [01:44.37]VERSE 2: [01:44.68]I dont write music to convince you to believe in me [01:47.21]I write music to convince you to believe in you [01:50.94]Stay positive, keep smiling, and one day you’ll see [01:53.10]Anything is possible & you could make your dreams come true, [01:55.84]This is for the Kids that past before they had a chance to live [01:58.54]Their memories live on throughout my words [02:00.11]And If I had to give my life so you could hold the ones you lost [02:02.95]And hear them laugh again, I would do it in a second [02:05.90]All I ask is this, When im gone remember [02:08.69]All I ever wanted was to make a difference [02:10.62]Pray my sister graduates, I hate to miss it [02:12.91]But if my time comes you won't hear me complain [02:15.14]But since we still here let me speak to you [02:17.64]So just press play n listen [02:19.41]If I ever made a million dollars [02:20.68]I'll create a program to help these kids get into college [02:24.08]Even tho my ass didn't pass the 11th grade [02:26.73]Momma is still proud and that's all that matters for heavens sake [02:29.52]I let the haters hate, cuz my family will always love me [02:32.42]Nothing left to say, didn't make it here by getting lucky [02:35.21]I'm playing by the rule but yo I gotta confess [02:38.06]Last night I felt like quitting cuz all of the stress [02:40.90]Got the world on my shoulder n pain all over my chest [02:43.88]Plus my girl is tripping, she keeps thinking I'm callin' my ex [02:46.93]But somehow, someway, I kept on pushin' [02:49.93]Never show my pain cuz you never know who's lookin' [02:53.18]When you show weakness they try to bring you down [02:55.72]N talk behind your back & diss you when you're not around [02:59.12]But they will never stop me [03:00.70]I'mma change the world [03:01.66]Dont belive me [03:02.37]Just Watch me [03:03.90]Heyyy... [03:05.52](2pac - White Christmas Interview) [03:07.50]... [03:59.66]HOOK: [04:01.89]And I took so many chances in my life [04:04.02]I'm surprise I'm still standing right here [04:07.07]I never thought i'll make it yo [04:08.69]Just a couple of years ago, I was living in a nightmare [04:12.86]Knife in my chest, knife in my back [04:16.46]Never thought i'll be able to breath again [04:19.20]But now I know I'm here for a reason but [04:22.48]I just don't think this *********'s see it yet [04:33.45]I just don't think these *********'s see it yet
