2pac - R U Still Down ? (OG) lyrics

[Verse 1: 2Pac] I never had a father figure I was raised by the thugs and the drug dealers - That's why I love n***as ! Until they place me in my casket, guess I'll be a hopeless ba*tard Gettin' high in the back, plastered Can't nobody make a way for me - times is hard On a n***a, mama pray for me I'm smokin' weed for the stress and drinkin' for the pain From the strain on the young brothers brain Ain't a motherf**ing thing to do, but hang and stay true Thugs get lonely too.. I'm drinking 22's of brew, till I'm tipsy And I ain't going out throwing up my middle finger, miss me ? Tryna get my hands on the cash How long will it last, will it last a little longer if I blast ? And trust me, I'll probably be the last to preach Cause ain't no hope for the future if they asking me And what my poppa never told me - You see I learned from the kindness of strangers and homies So now I can't turn back, time to make it through They wanna ban me, while tryna feed my family But all the homies in the hood told me: n***a it's all good.. And muthaf** Hollywood ! For tryna shut a real n***a down, stayin' true to the game f** the fame, I still won't change R U Still Down ? [Chorus: Natasha Walker & 2Pac] R U Still Down? (Tell Me - R U Still Down ?) (repeat 4X) [Verse 2: 2Pac] Now up and at em it's on, I was raised to be strong And mama told me be a thug since the day I was born I came up out the gutter never changed my style Got for real about my papers, cause the game was wild And the fame was a plot to try to change me-ee And what's strange is nobody knew my name 'fore it came Now the whole world is calling me a k**er And all I ever did - was try to reach the kids with the real All the time I was ballin', never heard my friends callin' Couldn't stop myself from fallin', I'm all in sh**'s gettin' sleazy, believe me Best to take what ya need, but don't be greedy Cause in my mind I see sunshine, I thought I didn't have to run, now i'm duckin' from the gun yellin': one time-ee Take your time to feel my record, and if you did Chill a second, my blind method, will still wreck it My young homies stay strong I wonder if they'll listen to a n***a when he gone ? R U Still Down ? [Chorus] [Verse 3: 2Pac] I'm gettin' high, so a n***a think he touch the sky Turn tough inside, in the rush to die Livin' life as a thug time to face the truth What's goin' on with the wasted youth ? Please God, come and.. save me Had to work with what ya gave me They got a n***a goin' crazy I can't read the signs.. i'm blind But a n***a know he need his nine, cause times They ain't what they used to be Ain't a penitentiary built.. Big enough for me and my n***as on the streets Man listen ! cause these ain't the old days Ain't no way I'mma bustin my a** and gettin no pay It seems I can't find my focus, and homey I ain't paranoid I seen the future and it's hopeless Lord knows, its hard on a young scrub It seems I had less problems when I slung d** But since I'm lacin young brothers with the game Wanna see me locked in chains and tryin' to dirty up my name And them same motherf**ers that was callin' me Will be the first to turn their backs, when I'm fallin', see ? I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear One n***a got the town in fear R U Still Down ? [Outro] All I want to know - R U Still Down ? Tell Me - R U Still Down ? *multiple times* Tell Me - R U Still Down? R U Still Down ?