[Hook]
In the darkest days, the rain that falls
Hear me from the life that calls
And all the things I need to find an answer for
But in the end I know I'll see
The truth in all that I believe
I do what I gotta do
Cause I know that this, is where I wanna be
[Verse 1: DMX]
Got a lot to say, but don't know who to talk to
Step with a purpose, but don't know where to walk to
Anything I ever said, ever meant something?
I know, because the person I said it to, told me it meant something
My life has a meaning,my life has a purpose
No matter how dark it gets, I knew that it was worth it
f** what it looked like on the surface
Seen it all ,but not all heard us, like sometimes i was worthless
Can't expect everybody to get what you doing
Can't expect them all to be with what you doing
Don't give a f** if a motherf**er hating
What you think it is with me ,but whats good with you lately
I hate when i sense this sh**
Trying to make sense of this sh** knowing that its sensitive sh**
n***as so dumb, that they don't even sense the sh**
You said the sh**, so I know you meant the sh** you said
[Hook]
[Verse 2: Big Stan]
Born with addiction with fast living with high stakes
I race down a highway of life with no breaks
Make no apologies for the risks that I take
And manning up to the repercussions that I face
No silver spoon, I was raised in a crowded room
Rarely seen the sun, faced a lot of gloom
I hit the streets too soon before 21
Working on the clock since and on it until I'm done
I'm never clocking out, but always locking in
I had a warm heart, lost a lot of friends
And losing them make me feel like I was drowning
So please forgive the chill when you around me
Dreamed of living right, big family, the picket fence
Grandkids I will get to share my story with
But here I am, living vile as I stand my ground
Just hope it doesn't end, with shots fired, man down
[Hook]
[Verse 3: DMX]
If i could bottle the inspiration
Id be a billionaire,straight f**in villian yeah
X baby you still in there
I feel the air, i can smell the d**h in it
Yall be leftin? it so f** n***a step with it
The walk is easy, the journey ain't worth nothing
That's why every day a n***a wanna hurt something
But, I made progress, more or less
If I can avoid the stress, I can avoid the rest
A n***a stay dealing with the bullsh** daily
n***as is worse than the b**hes, y'all hear me?
Straight up and fed up(what!)
I'll have you sprayed up and wet up(what!)
Now you laid up and won't get up
Now look at what the f** you got yourself into
All i did was open the curtains and you jumped out the window
That's what s**ers do
You just a punk motherf**er you
Got a n***a like motherf**er OOH!
[Hook]