[Spoken: Nas] You know, it's life Life as I know it man This life is crazy I realize that we're all here for a purpose I was lucky to find mine I didn't come from a privileged family I didn't read no fancy books like [?] With no help, we can raise and wave For me, I needed more than money though I wanted to be heard man [Verse: Nas] 20, it's a blessin' The essence of adolescence leaves my body, now I'm fresh and My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it One quarter through life, some godly-like thing created Got rhymes 365 days annual, plus some Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I pus from My skull, ‘cause it's pain in my brain vein, money maintain Don't go against the grain, simple and plain When I was young, I used to do my thing hard Robbin' foreigners, take they wallets, they jewels and rip they green cards Dipped to the projects, fla*****n' my quick cash Got my first piece of ass, smokin' blunts with hash Now it's all about cash in abundance *****s I used to run with is rich or doin' years in the hundreds I switched my motto; instead of sayin', "***** tomorrow!" That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce stacks I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot back Time is illmatic, keep static like wool fabric Pack a 4-matic to crack your whole cabbage [Chorus: Nas] Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we puff lye ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [Spoken: Nas] Shoutout to my father Olu Dara This is his horn part he wrote Can we hear the horn? He played that *****t so right [Chorus: Nas] Life's a ***** and then you—then you get high You never know, it's real *****t, right? Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we puff lye ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high ‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a ***** and then you die [Spoken: Nas] Y'all making me high right now, we don't need no ***** Yeah, oh Thank you for that
[00:02.43][Spoken: Nas] [00:00.49]You know, it's life [00:03.94]Life as I know it man [00:10.36]This life is crazy [00:14.74]I realize that we're all here for a purpose [00:20.36]I was lucky to find mine [00:26.18]I didn't come from a privileged family [00:29.33]I didn't read no fancy books like [?] [00:35.89]With no help, we can raise and wave [00:49.64]For me, I needed more than money though [00:54.96]I wanted to be heard man [00:57.31][Verse: Nas] [01:03.88]20, it's a blessin' [01:04.68]The essence of adolescence leaves my body, now I'm fresh and [01:07.26]My physical frame is celebrated ‘cause I made it [01:09.75]One quarter through life, some godly-like thing created [01:12.10]Got rhymes 365 days annual, plus some [01:14.73]Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I pus from [01:17.33]My skull, ‘cause it's pain in my brain vein, money maintain [01:20.06]Don't go against the grain, simple and plain [01:22.26]When I was young, I used to do my thing hard [01:24.39]Robbin' foreigners, take they wallets, they jewels and rip they green cards [01:27.95]Dipped to the projects, fla*****n' my quick cash [01:29.89]Got my first piece of ass, smokin' blunts with hash [01:32.52]Now it's all about cash in abundance [01:34.52]*****s I used to run with is rich or doin' years in the hundreds [01:37.62]I switched my motto; instead of sayin', "***** tomorrow!" [01:40.45]That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto [01:43.68]Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce stacks [01:46.39]I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot back [01:48.40]Time is illmatic, keep static like wool fabric [01:51.02]Pack a 4-matic to crack your whole cabbage [01:53.32][Chorus: Nas] [01:53.67]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high [01:56.36]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [01:58.56]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high [02:01.63]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [02:03.83]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we puff lye [02:06.66]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [02:08.86]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high [02:11.84]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [02:19.36][Spoken: Nas] [02:19.82]Shoutout to my father Olu Dara [02:24.74]This is his horn part he wrote [02:28.53]Can we hear the horn? [02:33.34]He played that *****t so right [02:39.52][Chorus: Nas] [02:39.67]Life's a ***** and then you—then you get high [02:42.01]You never know, it's real *****t, right? [02:44.20]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we puff lye [02:46.99]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [02:49.04]Life's a ***** and then you die, that's why we get high [02:51.98]‘Cause you never know when you're gonna go [02:54.17]Life's a ***** and then you die [03:00.04][Spoken: Nas] [03:00.88]Y'all making me high right now, we don't need no ***** [03:07.96]Yeah, oh [03:23.49]Thank you for that
