I've done my best, to try and forget

But it's not so easy, It's not that damn easy

Ghetto Birds in the hood, they say that we can't fly

The American dream is such a beautiful lie

Every shot not attempted is considered a miss

Mypushing the rock like they was filming for Chris

Father scratching them tickets, said that he gon' win it

And once he do, he'll cop a mansion that is perfectly fitted

I was fighting depression and didn't nobody know

Kept it all bottled in, while pops was drinking a four

Guess that's kinda ironic, it probably runs thru the fam

Tired of saying this I'm screaminguncle Sam

Made mistakes in my past, that I can't take back

But if I could, swear I wouldn't that just paved my path

It's not easy

But it's not so easy, it's not that damn easy no, no, no, no, no

So you better believe

Uh, I pray you find your peace, before you load that piece

Pray you reach 25, before you do 25

Man we gotta stop killing ourselves, that's our life

I know they want to hold us down my that's alright

Too many car washes to cover the funeral cost

Let's not kill, let's just talk

If they push us, we push forward

If they box out, we still score

What's a life if you ain't feeling to safe

Is rough, but word to biggie I could never lose faith

I can never lose trust, I can never lose you

I can never lose hope, I know you feeling it too

Uh, a drug and liquor store on every corner

I pray you meet the professor before you meet a coroner

A drug and liquor store on every corner

I pray you meet a professor before you meet the coroner

Cause it's not easy

But it's not so easy, it's not that damn easy no, no, no, no, no

So you better believe