[Rocky Balboa Speech (2006)]
Let me tell you something you already know
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows
And I don't care how tough you are
It will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it
You, me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life
But it ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward
How much you can take and keep moving forward
Life is so deep
Guys try hype like they know me
That's why my mind is so peak
I roll with a knife like Shinobi
I remember the times back in '03
Everything was nice, there was no beef
Nobody tried to be OG's
I never had to hide from the police
But I swear down everything changed
Ever since the day that my grandma phoned me
And shed tears as she told me
About how my uncle died slowly
That night, I cried, felt so weak
Inside, I died as my soul weeped
Stared in my mums eyes, there was no speech
She cried many nights, I didn't go sleep
No sleep I just zoned out and smoked cheese
'Till the chemicals started to control me
Late nights, I used to go eat
Waste guys, 'cos I had no pee
Then I got dank and sold cheese
Tried skanking the bank but they caught me
With the things I've done due to low pee / [?]
I should be locked up but I roam free
'Cos it's hard how I'm living darg
Half of my dons behind prison bars
The other half are the victims of police and people who are quick to judge
Yeah it's hard how I'm living darg
That's why I'm constantly piffin' bud
Bill it up, spark piff and puff
Puff puff, don't pa** 'til I feel a buzz
Growin' up, it was just me, my little sis
And my single mum fam, no child support
And I respect my mother to the fullest, that's why I remove my shoes as soon as I'm inside the door
I used to get on my knees and help her wipe the floor
You best believe, she's the only woman I adore
And she's the solitary woman that I'm riding for
And she's the only reason that I abide the law
My little angel sent from God himself
My mate tried to lose music and lost himself
See everybody prays that they make it
But when they make it they just become lost in wealth
As soon as you sign your soul to the devil, you've lost yourself
Respecting your dignity
I pray that my brothers overcome health deficiency
Married to the game and I won't commit bigamy
'Cos it's hard how I'm living darg
Half of my dons behind prison bars
The other half are the victims of police and people who are quick to judge
Yeah it's hard how I'm living darg
That's why I'm constantly piffin' bud
Bill it up, spark piff and puff
Puff puff, don't pa** 'til I feel a buzz
Yo, it's harder how we're living fam
Kids are on the block shotting just to get the stack
The youngers carry straps and now they're even repping gangs
It's not an easy life, we need to figure out a plan
Kids without a dad are struggling in council flats
Just a single mum, times are hard, the country's mad
Now the boy is on the block fam, skipping school
Underage, drinks away to all the sh** that's in his past
Yo, there's something that is on my head
Just before the summertimes, midway into 2010
I must have got to school at 8am to hear the news
A boy I knew pa**ed away, he never finished year ten
That's a true fact fam, it opened up my eyes
Becos I been there, I told the lies, heard 'em too
But until the day I die fam, I'll make my moves, do the best I do and stay true to anything I do
'Cos it's hard how I'm living darg
Half of my dons behind prison bars
The other half are the victims of police and people who are quick to judge
Yeah it's hard how I'm living darg
That's why I'm constantly piffing bud
Bill it up, spark piff and puff
Puff puff, don't pa** 'til I feel a buzz