I aint phony Here I go All I wanted to be was a soldier, soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier Hustle on the block So many problems come to me cause Im a soldier Yeah, I tossed them and I hate it that I do this often Im having dreams and my brothers try to deal me Its still me Why this n***a hates to see it? I went to jail in a bad city And they loved me Its ugly when youre about to be prosecuted, too Say Im the great subject Show them where to find me All you have to do is ask me All I wanted to be was a soldier, soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier,a soldier Hustle on the block Never get command And when the smoke disappears I bet the picture is getting clearer I discredited the cally, yo n***a And I pictured this A small victory And I dont know how you really feel Its gonna be hard to k** But I aint crying Yeah,sometimes I feel like your mind is on the clock The black b**h in the back seat I hate to let this first go All I wanted to be was a soldier, soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier, a soldier Hustle on the block I promise to always be conscious I got a little from my momma Thats why I hit the bottle Never gave a baby bottle Never made a baby swallow I follow my own roots, thats what Im going to do I do what I want to do But I promise to beat you All I wanted to be was a soldier, soldier All I wanted to be was a soldier How many tears for many years Its just me, myself and I Until I die