[ VERSE 1: Don P ] Let's see... how should I start? Where should I begin? f** a pen, I'ma spit it straight from the heart My life been f**ed up from the beginnin to the present My whole damn life been one hard f**in lesson Still I take every day as a blessin The good days and the stressin And pray one day He'll answer my questions Tell me why am I livin if it's just to die? When I spread my wings and fly, my n***a, please don't cry Cause my time on this earth's been more like a curse Everytime I think it'll get better that's when sh** get worse Still I thirst for the good life and pray that better days'll follow Get what I can get today, man, f** tomorrow Another swallow of the green bottle, another hit of the weed And try not to marinate in my sorrow But I'm too tired to sleep, I'm too angry to weep I'm too hungry to eat, man, sh** is deep [ Chorus: Kim Morgan ] Live today, born to die In this hustle got to survive My only choice is to rise It's like I'm runnin out of time [ VERSE 2: Don P ] Aiyo my n***a, let me holler at ya I know sometimes it seems I only pop collar at ya But I'm just tryina shine, it's been a long time comin But I know change gon' come And even though I got mo' change I know mo' pain gon' come And for all the sunny days I know mo' rain gon' come The good and the bad, I take it how it come When it seems the world's against me I just close my eyes Take a hit of the weed, buckle up and ride Inside I'm feelin scarred, outside I'm lookin hard They say the only way to fix it is through God So I get on my knees and pray: Before you take me away Let me make a better day for Lil D and Mone Through them my name lives on (that's my shorties) Through my name I be remembered when I'm dead and gone I move on, hustlin in thls life of sin Till I see my mama, 2Pac and Biggie again [ Chorus: Kim Morgan ] Live today, born to die In this hustle got to survive My only choice is to rise It's like I'm runnin out of time Gotta keep your head up to the sky Pretty soon everything's gonna be alright I know you feel like givin up sometimes But you know in this game it's ride or die So when this whole world seems to get you down And you're feelin all alone cause you're grown now Trust in me, child, don't you weep Cause you know your time is gonna come around Live today, born to die In this hustle got to survive My only choice is to rise It's like I'm runnin out of time