8ball - No Pain lyrics

[Hook] No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) [Verse 1] Take a long time to learn and some people, they never get it You shouldn't talk about it if you know you never did it The hardest thing I ever had to do is see a friend die Touched me somewhere deep inside the day I see my mama cry People say we gotta leave, mama couldn't pay the rent I was just a little n***a, really couldn't do sh** I ain't sayin' my particular situation is unique And I ain't sayin' you gotta believe every word that I speak Maybe there's someone out there who's goin' through some real pain Maybe I inspire them when I talk about my life Like never been a superstar Travelled all around the world Groupies and expensive cars That's the better story to tell The hard times, stressed out, feelin' like it's only you Goin' through f** sh** Feel like ain't nothin' left to do But negative to make your life more positive It's all on you, pimpin' what I'm sayin' n***a [Hook] No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) [Verse 2] Still duckin' from sirens (no pain) I went and got my own work when nobody was hirin' A shoe box and a stash box no financial advisor And I'll die before I'll place my right hand upon a bible In other words I'll see a grave before I'll testify to things that I've witnessed and survived through Look at me, servin' like me workin' at a drive through Sixteen and married to the fast money, I do Comin' from the bottom where so many people died through According to the guns I shouldn't've made it out of high-school I just go and get it, we in deep sh** if I lose You get in my way then you'll be makin' Channel 5 news I'm out tryin' to make enough cake for all my brothers But Gimmy got shot and close won't cut it If you look check to check, nothin' you can do or budget Bet me, I'm on the interstate in a rental car from budget I'm flyer than a pro in all-black but I'm duckin' cause I know that they gon' see me Up the river if they bust me Yea I got a check cause I practiced and studied I believe in sk**, you believe in bein' luggy When you involve money, n******gs' visions get fuzzy All I got is kin, I got no roof or friends and buddies I'm headin' to the top, head first from out the gutter If I get away smooth I can't believe I'm not bu*ter [Hook] No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) [Verse 3] Nothing is ever for free, your greatest weapon is knowledge The streets was pullin' on me so I didn't get off to college I learned this world on my own, no cla**room or teachers I got my money from geekers, hear my life through your speakers People love me have to struggle so they hear me and feel it My persona kinda pimpers with the humblest spirit Ain't got no hate for no n******gs but hustle all I respect If you got kids and family you need to go find a check I know that sh** don't be easy so mamas do it alone Just a baby with a baby tryin' to leave on her own I know you heard it before, it was on my heart so I said it Really I typed in my phone, went in a booth and I read it Over a beat that inspired what I got off inside I know people that's getting' it hard and they sick and they tired Working extra hard tryin' to keep the little sh** they got Ask everyone who did it how they made it to the top [Hook] No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain) No pain (no pain) No pain (no pain) No gain (no gain)