[Intro] (Ooh Yeah Yeah) That's Right This Track Right Here Is For My People Tryin To Rise Above All The Obstacles Keep Your Head Up And Do What You Gotta Do Aye Dave Give Me That Beat Big Dog [Verse 1] I Play For Glory Ain't Nobody Wanna Reach Me I'll Keep My Ears Open In Case You Want To Teach Me And I'll Be Preachin The Ways Of The Streets I'll Pave The Path For Children Trying To Dream Like Me These Streets Are Hard Tryin To Survive By The Basics Face It We Caught Like Pawns In The Matrix We Got A War Out Here No Hiding In The Basement We Got Our Brothers Lying Dead On The Pavement We Got Our Fathers And Our Uncles In The Pen It's A Shame Our Youngsters Still Looking Up To Them These Streets Are Cold They'll Eat You In A Minute I'm Looking For A Sparkle Now Best Believe I'm Finished Don't Believe Everything That You Hear These Fake Ass Rappers Are The One With The Most Fear They'll Steer You Wrong With Their Chains And Their Rings Money Ain't Everything Stick To Your Family And Your Close Geez [Hook: Mz. Vee] It's Been A Hard Life Still I Try I Got To Free Whats On My Mind I'll Find A Way All It Takes Is Time It's What I Dream Of It's What I Dream Of [Verse 2] I Learned Some People Like Crabs In A Bucket Trying To Bring You To The Bottom Like Them They Love It They Don't Care What You Do Just To Progress Close Dogs Show You Love And Pay You Homage Don't Mistake The Real For The Fraudulent Just Rise Above It All And Stay On Top Of It Mark Your Goals Step Up To The Plate Jump Over Hurdles That Are Built On Hate I Chose My Path Thank God For My Lessons If There's No Obstacles My Heart Would Never Strengthen I'd Never Learn The Shady Part Of Peoples Eyes I'd Never Learn To Rise Above N All Their Lies With This Song Read My Life Like A Book Growing As A Crook Had My Family All Shook My Momma Crying Pleading Me To Slow It Up No More Tears Momma Your Son Is Growing Up [Hook: Mz. Vee] It's Been A Hard Life Still I Try I Got To Free Whats On My Mind I'll Find A Way All It Takes Is Time It's What I Dream Of It's What I Dream Of [Verse 3] I Play To Soar And Ain't Nobody No My Obvious Plan To Out Last A Brown Mans Accomplishments Even Though This Industry Has No Love For Me I'll Be Like Michael The First On MTV I'll Break The Barriers Mexicans Rise I Been Coming From The Gutters Dog Soaked From My Thighs I'll Outshine I'm Destined For Greatness I Studied Hard Now My Lyrics Are Tenacious And Ain't No Fictitious Rhymes That I Spit Real Life Out The Mind Of A Psycho That Lived Hard From The Garden Of The Heartless Working Hard From The Bottom Of The Star List I'm Working Hard For These Dreams That I'm Chasing My Lady By My Side There For Embracing In Case Things Go Sour She's There For Her Flower I'm Here For The Dream f** The Money And The Power [Hook: Mz. Vee] It's Been A Hard Life Still I Try I Got To Free Whats On My Mind I'll Find A Way All It Takes Is Time It's What I Dream Of It's What I Dream Of