[Hook] In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand [Verse 1: 2Pac] Why explain the game n***as ain't listenin', stuck in positions If victims can't stand the heat then stay the f** out the kitchen Half these busters switchin', lookin' at me mean Itchin', givin' s**ers plenty space Have these b**h n***as snitchin' Where are we now, guns found daily The feds surely hope that they could finally nail me For sellin' dope they backwards Make track burst, whenever I rap Attack Words bein' known to explode on contact Extreme at times Blinded by my pa**ion and fury Look at me laugh at my competition's flashin' my j**elry You'd stay silent if you n***as knew me Truely effective The sh** you heard ain't do me justice Got a d**h wish, b**h Run but face, being traced, by the infrared beam It seems n***as ain't recognize my team Ain't nobody holdin' you back, explode the track to confetti Unload it Cause n***as ain't ready The life of an outlaw [Hook] In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand [Verse 2: 2Pac] Code 3 Attack formation Pull out your pistols Keep an eye out for the devils cause they itchin' to get you Merciless madman screamin' kamikaze in tongue Automatic gunfire makin' all my enemies run Who should I call when I'm shot and bleedin' Indeed the possibility has part a chase in cream Dope got me hatin' fiends Scheme with my team, just a chosen few My foes victim of explosives Come closer Exhale the fumes We got memories fadin' fast A slave for cash Accelerate, mash, blast, then dash Don't look now. How you like it, raw n***as ain't ready for the wrath of the outlaws Never surrender d**h before dishonor, stay free I'm thugged out f** the world cause this is how they made me Scarred but still breathin' Believe in me and you could see the victory A warrior with j**els Will you picture me? Life of and outlaw [Hook] In the life we live as thugs (no doubt) Everybody f**in' with us (yes!), so can't you see (life of an outlaw) It's hard to be a man (soldiers in position, attack formation) Ridin' with my guns in hand (No retreat, no surrender) [Verse 3: Young Noble] City under siege It's like I can't even breathe I'm from the state of car thieves G, deep from the street Plenty beef I play for keeps, arrange the whole crime scene Mobb peep
This n***a from behind tryin' to creep No half-wits, no straps, jack It's on to bounce back An ounce of wrath so bad,it snatched my style on d**h Tell the reaper I was sent to get ya Snip with clippers Get the picture I wrote my life down as a scripture [Verse 4: E.D.I. Mean] And still I'm lost in the land of the lonely Where ain't nobody holy A matter of a fact, we unholy Everybody livin' soley for themselves Too high strung to lend help To somebody who be needin' it You know we lost hope and we needin' it Wit' the evil it's forever But it might be low down, scandalous Like a tramp is All for the street fame on how to be managed To plan sh** 6 months in advanced to what we plotted Approved to go on swole and now I got it [Verse 5: Kastro] Uh, crack my window Knowin' they'd love to catch Kastro sleepin' Attach a strap under my pillow hand to hand like we freakin' Creepin' deep into mornin' Peepin' out the weak while they yawnin' And let my clout speak for itself No doubt Outlaw Outta my mind, outta time You're all blind Some kind of life of mine if K-Dog don't mind Findin' it funny, matter of fact, cause it is Perhaps finally I'll adapt to it over the years as an outlaw [Ad-lib: (2Pac) & Napoleon] (Eh, Napoleon) What's up, n***a? (Would you die for me, n***a?) Hell yeah (Would you k** for me, n***a?) On my grandmother, n***a (Ah yo) What's up (Let's ride on them stupid b**hes right now Watch out) [Verse 6: Napolean] Well, now they all say that vultures and parasites Snakes are all alike Thug life break night Drink 'til we fist fight Life or d**h. But you can't win with a vest But there won't be no breathin' for the reason Punk b**h on your breath I see day is dark and I admit it's dark So chase the air hide your stash Beware from [?] marks And yo, Makaveli, give me them bullets that was left up in your belly And let me bust back to them n***as 'til they all cold and sweaty [Hook] In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand In the life we live as thugs Everybody f**in' with us so can't you see It's hard to be a man Ridin' with my guns in hand