[Hook: Lyrik] I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Dear God, Would You Help Me Out? I Wanna Do Good But I Don't Know How I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Believe Me I Do The Best I Can All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand [Verse 1] I Had A Hard Gutter Life I Was Caught In The Struggle A Little As Kid Trying To Piece Up The Puzzle Or Out For Recipient Living Off Of Food Stamps A.F.D.C. Was The Only Thing I Knew Man It Was Hard Living Place To Place Motels, Friend's House Sleeping On A Stranger's Couch Until One Day Rest In Peace Gary Man A Montebello Bus Driver Gave A Little Helping Hand He Took Us In He Got Us On Our Feet G Then We Ended Up From Cudahy To H Street In Boyle Heights Were We Slanged A Lil PCP To Get Us By Cuz Payless Shoes Were Cheap G But I Gotta Thank My Jefa For The Struggling A Single Mother Trying To Raise Me The Best She Can With 2 Little Girls Living With No Father Man, I Gotta Give You All My Love Cuz Moms You Had It Real Bad [Hook: Lyrik] I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Dear God, Would You Help Me Out? I Wanna Do Good But I Don't Know How I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Believe Me I Do The Best I Can All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand [Verse 2: Lyrik] No Matter How Hard I Try My Life Stays Bitter I Was Born In The Struggle Stuck In This Cold Weather Pops Locked Down So My Mom Was Stuck With 3 Wild Ass Kids And The Baddest Was Me I Do What I Have To Hustle To Eat No Food In The Kitchen And My Sister was Starving We Stuck On This Welfare But They Ain't Paying sh** Every Month A New Apartment Cuz The First We Evicted I'm On A Mission Wishing In This Business Hope It Pays Off Cuz Man This Ain't Living Reached Out To Midget He Got The Same Feeling I Need Help I Want Out Of This Prison Eyes Open Cuz You Know I'm Focused Is This A Curse I Don't Wanna See The Loccest I'm So Tired Only 26 And Been Through So Much Man This Struggle Is A Trip [Hook: Lyrik] I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Dear God, Would You Help Me Out? I Wanna Do Good But I Don't Know How I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Believe Me I Do The Best I Can All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand [Verse 3] See I Had Alotta Of Dreams Of Living In A Mansion But Momma Did The Best She Can And Keep Me Out Of Trash Cans I Love You Moms You Always Kept Your Head High I Strong Chicana Women With A Heart Of Brown Pride I Love The Way You Tell Me To Put Up A Fight So I Reach For The Stars Through This Smoggy Night Cuz At The End Of This Road There's Not A Pot Of Gold So With My Music I'm a Dig Deep Inside My Soul [Verse 4: Lyrik] It Been A Hard Knock Life And Believe I Understand It I Been Living With It Since I Was A Young Man Seen Fools Put To Sleep Like The Sandman Right In Front Of My Eyes That Was Fam Bam Rest In Peace Bam Bam Leave The Pain In Past We Can Carry On the Torch When We Meet At Last Til Then I'm A Struggle With These Life Test On My Own 2 Feet Til My Soul Rest [Hook: Lyrik] I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Dear God, Would You Help Me Out? I Wanna Do Good But I Don't Know How I Was Born In The Struggle Grew In The Struggle The Way I Live Life I'm A Die In The Struggle Believe Me I Do The Best I Can All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand