Akon - Get By lyrics

[HOOK] Everybody I know, around my way still there, (everybody still there) Waitin' for a miracle to pa** them by (by, by, by) Most of them are known drug dealers and I know them well Yes I know them well That's the only way they know how to survive Cause it's the way to get by, (it's the way to get by) It's the only way to get by, (it's the way to get by) Cause if I had a choice aside from this life, God knows I'd try [VERSE] Blood stains on the concrete, and all the wall Little snotty nose kids with guns up in their draws You'll see it all in them project halls I'm surprised I'm still sane with all I saw Spoons, dirty needles, and d**h is on the daily Nobody is exempt, not even little babies We just tryna survive out here, how many really livin'? We ain't alive out here! Makin' it to 21 is a blessing, little homie only 12 Why the f** is he stressing? His mama's a crackhead, his sister's a bloodhound His daddy's a jailbird, so he can sit full now [HOOK] Everybody I know, around my way still there, (everybody still there) Waitin' for a miracle to pa** them by (by, by, by) Most of them are known drug dealers and I know them well Yes I know them well That's the only way they know how to survive Cause it's the way to get by, (it's the way to get by) It's the only way to get by, (it's the way to get by) Cause if I had a choice aside from this life, God knows I'd try [VERSE] In the same jeans everyday, hustlin' for the gwap Day in and day out, hopin' I don't get knocked Keep my mind on my money, money on my mind My finger on the trigger, hand on my nine By any means, I'm playin' for the win Momma told me to slow it down, or I'm goin' to the pen f** it, I gotta get it, it's a must Cause it's grimey out here Tell me, who can I really trust? Me, and only me, I'm strapped up and on one n***as out here know I ain't takin' sh** from no one Little n***as, big n***as with the llamas And anyone else who want any type of drama [HOOK] Everybody I know, around my way still there, (everybody still there) Waitin' for a miracle to pa** them by (by, by, by) Most of them are known drug dealers and I know them well Yes I know them well That's the only way they know how to survive Cause it's the way to get by, (it's the way to get by) It's the only way to get by, (it's the way to get by) Cause if I had a choice aside from this life, God knows I'd try (to get away...)