[Ad-lib] Keepin' it real [Verse 1] I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the madness Nickel bag full of cess weed laced with hash Phone calls from my n***as on the, other side Two childhood friends just died, I couldn't cry A damn shame, when will we ever change? And what remains from a twelve gauge to the brain? Arguments with my Boo, it's true I spend mo' time with my n***as than I do with you But everywhere it's the same thang, that's the game I'll be damned if a thang changed, f** the fame I'll be hustlin' to make a mill-ion Lord knows ain't no love for us ghetto children So we cold, Rag-top slowin' down, time to stop for gas Beep my horn for a hoochie with a proper a**, uhh It ain't easy, that's my motto Drinkin' Tanqueray straight out the bottle Everybody wanna know if I'm insane My baby mama gotta mind full of silly games And all the drama got me stressin' like I'm hopeless I can't cope me and the homies smokin' roaches Cause we broke late night hangin' out 'til the sunrise gettin' high Watchin' the cops roll by It ain't easy... that's right... it ain't easy [Hook] ...easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? [Verse 2] I can't sleep, n***as plottin' on me, k** me while I'm dreamin' Wake up sweaty and screamin', cause I can hear them s**ers schemin' Probably paranoid, problem is, them punks be fantasizin' A brother bite the bullet, open fire and I died I wonder why this just the way it is Even now lookin' out for these k**a kids Cause they wild Bill Clinton can you recognize a n***a representin' Doin' twenty to life in San Quentin Gettin' calls from my n***a Mike Tyson, ain't nuttin' nice Yo 'Pac, do something righteous witcha life And even though you're innocent you still a n***a, so they figure, rather have you behind bars than triggers But I'm hold ya down and holla Thug Life Lickin' shots 'til I see my n***as free on the block But no it ain't easy, hahahah 'Til I see my n***as free on the block, uh It ain't easy [Hook] It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary?.. [Verse 3] Lately been reminiscin' 'Bout Peppermint Schnapps in Junior High hit the block Keep an eye on the cops while D-Boys slang rocks Just a project kid without a conscience, I'm havin' dreams Of hearin' screams at my concerts Me and all my childhood peers through the years tryin' to stack a little green I was only seventeen, when I started servin' fiends And I wish there was another way to stack a dolla Sold my Impala cause these hard times make me wanna holla Will I live to see tomorrow, am I fallin' off? I hit the weed and then proceed to say f** all of y'all Ain't nobody down with me I'm thuggin' I can't go home 'cause muh-f**ers think I'm buggin' So now I'm in this high powered cell at the county jail Punk judge got a grudge, can't post no bail What, do I do in these county blues Gettin' battered and bruised by the you know who And these fakes get to shakin' when they face me Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me Sittin' in this, livin' hell, listenin' to n***as yell Tryna torture 'em to tell, I'm gettin' mail But ain't nobody sayin' much, the same old nuts Is makin' bucks while these s*uts is gettin' f**ed They violated my probation And it seems I'll be goin' on a long vacation Meanwhile it ain't easy.. No it ain't easy [Hook] It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary or will I stay free?