[DMX] What they dont know is! The bullshit, the drama, the guns, the armour The city, the farmer, the babies, the mama The projects, the drugs, the children, the thugs The tears, the hugs, the love, the slugs The funerals, the wakes, the churches, the coffins The heartbroken mothers, it happens, too often The problems, the things, we use, to solve 'em Yonkers, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Harlem The hurt, the pain, the dirt, the rain The jerk, the fame, the work, the game The friends, the foes, the Benz, the hoes The studios, the shows, comes, and it goes The jealousy, the envy, the phony, the friendly The one that gave 'em the slugs, the one that put 'em in me The snakes, the grass, too long, to see The lawnmower, sitting, right next, to the tree
[Chorus 2Pac] Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up
[DMX] What we seeing is! The streets, the cops, the system, harassment The options, get shot, go to jail, or getcha ass kicked The lawyers, the part, they are, of the puzzle The release, the warning, "Try not, to get in trouble" The snitches, the odds, probation, parole The new charge, the bail, the warrant, the hole The cell, the bus, the ride, up North The greens, the boots, the yard, these hearts The fighting, the stabbing, the pulling, the grabbing The riot squad with the captain, nobody knows what happened The two years in a box, revenge, the plots The twenty-three hours thats locked, the one hour thats not The silence, the dark, the mind, so fragile The wish, that the streets, would have took you, when they had you The days, the months, the years, dispair One night on my knees, here it comes, the prayer
[Chorus 2Pac] Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up
[DMX] This here is all about! My wife, my kids, the life that I live Through the night, I was his, it was right, but I did My ups, and downs, my slips, my falls My trials and tribulations, my heart, my balls My mother, my father, I love 'em, I hate 'em Wish God, I didnt have 'em, but I'm glad that he made 'em The roaches, the rats, the strays, the cats The guns, knives and bats, everytime we scrap The hustling, the dealing, the robbing, the stealing The shit, hit the ceilin, little boy, with no feelins The frustration, rage, trapped inside a cage Got beatings till the age, I carried a twelve gauge Somebody stop me, somebody come and get me Little did I know, that the Lord was riding with me
[Chorus 2Pac] Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Even when the road is hard, never give up