Dom Kennedy - n***a 4 Life lyrics

[Verse 1: Dom Kennedy] We grew up quick Talking bout the ones I grew up with Some Blood, some threw up Crip We all got gifts Some just don't ever get found You wouldn't know cause you ain't never around I'm heavy with vows Cameras on and I'm ready to smile And let the world see the ghetto with style If I was a child I would hope to understand the future is now You look good in a cap and a gown He ain't no thug He don't really wanna see no judge He just can't keep his feet out the mud You better watch yo step I got your back you should watch yo self You can't make it out without no help We grew up proud South central man we grew up wild Leimert Park I guess you up now That's all I hope You was down when we was all out broke You my n***a bro That's all I know [Hook:] If the last time I see you is at the end of the night You gone be my n***a for life I said we in this wrong world trying to make things right And you gone be my n***a for life Just know there's two of us on yo head if we get in a fight That's why you know my n***a for life So if I don't make it home at the end of the night You still gone be my n***a for life [Speaking: 2pac] That's what they wanna do, that's what they wanna do Because now everybody is shell shocked and we having trauma We be having traumatic nights always I wanna get away from L.A You wanna get away from it but you can't That's what they taught me The streets didn't teach me that Thug Life live or die The world taught me that I thought I could retire and move on When I moved on into the so called the real world The civilzed world These motherf**ers is worst than the n***as in the streets! [Verse 2: Dom Kennedy] Don't say my name Westside we don't play no games We getting money girl it ain't no thang Can't you tell We came up when they thought we would fail I can't picture you just sitting in jail Let's make that switch I know a way we can all get rich It's on paper and it's all legit You can't make it if you never commit My first song sh** it wasn't a hit You see I ain't quit Now my money go as high as a fence And I ain't never coming late on the rent I see the moms drop they kids off at school each day I hope they learn something new each day Yeah between the liquor stores, gun fights, gangsters, and cops It's so hard to make it off these blocks But you gone raise a King baby girl just watch Keep going please Don't ever stop [Hook:] If the last time I see you is at the end of the night You gone be my n***a for life I said we in this wrong world trying to make things right And you gone be my n***a for life Just know there's two of us on yo head if we get in a fight That's why you know my n***a for life So if I don't make it home at the end of the night You still gone be my n***a for life