Isaac Hayes - Soulja's Story lyrics

[Intro: 2Pac & 2Pac as "Soulja"] All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me They cuttin' off welfare... They think crime is rising now You got whites k**ing blacks Cops k**ing blacks, and blacks k**ing blacks sh** just gon' get worse They just gon' become souljas Straight souljas [Hook] All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me [Verse 1: 2Pac as "Soulja"] Crack done took a part of my family tree My momma's on the sh**, my daddy split and moms is steady blaming me Is it my fault, just cause I'm a young black male? Cops sweat me as if my destiny is makin' crack sales Only fifteen and got problems Cops on my tail, so I bail 'til I dodge 'em They finally pull me over and I laugh "Remember Rodney King?" and I blast on his punk a** Now I got a murder case... You speak of heaven punk? I never heard of the place Wanted to come up fast, got a Uz' and a black mask Ducking f**in' Task, now who's the jacka**? Keep my sh** co*ked, cause the cops got a Glock too What the f** would you do - drop them or let 'em drop you? I chose droppin' the cop I got me a Glock, and a Glock for the n***as on my block Momma tried to stab me, I moved out Sold a pound a weed, made G's, bought a new house I'm only seventeen, I'm the new king Got me a crew, bought 'em j**els, and a Uz'-thick But all good things don't last Task came fast, and busted my black a** Coolin' in the pen, where the good's kept Now my little brother wants to follow in my footsteps A soulja [Hook] All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me [Verse 2: 2Pac] Buck, buck - n***as get f**ed, don't step to this Quiet as kept I'm blessed on a quest with a d**h wish Tell 'em to come and test, and arrest, n***a it's hectic Here's the anorexic, I'm makin' it to an exit Walking through the streets on the black tip Packed with several gats, cause I'm on some pay 'em back sh** n***as don't wanna try me, brother you'll get shot down Now I'm king of the block, since my bigger brother's locked down I'm hot now, so many punk police have got shot down Other coppers see me on the block, and they jock now That's what I call a kingpin Send my brother what he needs and some weed up to Sing-Sing Tellin' him just be ready set Pack ya sh** up quick; and when I hit, be prepared to jet n***as from the block on the boat now Every single one got a gun, that'll smoke - pow! These punks about to get hit by the best I'm wearin' double vest... so aim at my f**in' chest I'll be makin' straight dome calls Touch the bu*ton on the wall, you'll be pickin' up your own balls I can still hear my mother shout "Hit the pen n***a -- break your bigger brother out" I got a message for the warden I'm comin' for ya a**, as fast as Flash Gordon We get surrounded in the mess hall, yes y'all A crazy motherf**er making d**h calls Just bring me my brother and we leavin' For every minute you stall, one of y'all bleedin' They brought my brother in a jiffy I took a cop, just in case things got tricky And just as we was walkin' out (BANG!) I caught a bullet in the head, the screams never left my mouth My brother caught a bullet too I think he gon' pull through, he deserve to The fast life ain't everything they told ya Never get much older, following the tracks of a soulja [Outro] All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me Straight soulja, 1993, and forward