i've been around the block too many times, i've seen it all son, that's no lie.
i've seen many act tough who don't have enough get beaten up outside.
new jacks try to claim fame to a game that belongs to me and my kind.
all because they bought their images and got hardcore online.
you think you're living? you're living a lie.
better recognize.
it brings tears to my eyes to realize what we once had now is dead.
it makes me sick listening to all these kids talk about what it all meant.
you're all stuck on thoughts about being sleeved-out just might gain you respect.
but what you'll get is a couple of rights and a swift kick to the head.
you think you're living?
what you're living's a lie.
you thought the world was yours but it's all mine.
open up your eyes. the world is mine, all mine.
your life - your life is a lie.
your life - can never match mine.
now you wanna trash my name in vein and talk your shit from behind.
but when the black and blue's around you all wanna run and hide.
you hate what we are, but still want a part of our lives.
didn't i tell you being real is something you cannot buy?
you think you're living?
what you're living's a lie.
you thought the world was yours.
but it's all mine.