You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight Why am I trying to see, when there aint nothing inside Why I am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die
[Notorious B.I.G.] Check it, I grew up a fuckin screw up Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin blew up Choppin rocks overnight The nigga Biggie Smalls tryin ta turn into the black Frank White We had to grow dreads to change our description Tupac on the milk box missin Show they toes you know they got stepped on A fist full of bullets a chest full of Teflon Run from the police picture that, nigga I'm too fat I fuck around and catch a asthma attack That's why I bust back, it don't phase me When he drop, take his glock, and I'm Swayze Summer break, my escape, sold the glock, bought some weight Laid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker
You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight Why am I trying to see, when there aint nothing inside Why I am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die
[2Pac] And still I'm havin memories of high speeds, when the cops crashed As I laugh pushin the gas when my glocks blast We was young, and we was dumb but we had heart In the dark when we survived through the bad parts Many dreams is what I had, and many wishes No hesitation in extermination of these snitches And these bitches they still continue to per sue me A couple of movies now the whole world tryin to screw me even the cops tried to sue me So what can I do but stay true, sippin 22's a brewin now the medias tryin to test me got the press askin questions, tryin to stress me misery is all I see, thats my mind's state My history with the police is shakin' the crime rate Ma main man had 2 stikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped He screamed 'Thug Life!' and emptied a clip gots tired of runnin from the motherfuckin police
You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight Why am I trying to see, when there aint nothing inside Why I am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die