Neville Brothers - Your Life lyrics

I spent most of my life trapped in the game Livin' in the ghetto you'd think it's a shame I done some of this, I done a lotta that It's a miracle I'm living' 'cause someone had my back Seen a lotta people leave without a sign Got caught u pin the cross, lost their life before their time I live for the spirit 'cause it's good for my soul Don't wanna die young, gonna live to grow old Don't you walk outside Without lookin' around Don't you talk out loud 'Cause they'll be puttin' you down Don't have time Same ole messin' around Better do somеthing with your life We had a close knit hood that was nеver in the news Killing one another we just didn't do The life as we knew it would take a sudden turn As fear and jealousy took a hold of my world Friends turned on friends with extreme deadly force And left people reeling from the surface to the core To see a friend go down I thought I'd never see I was real lucky 'cause it coulda been me I've got a lot a pardna's still lost in the maze Either in the penitentiary or on the streets in a daze Blame it on the man while you beating up your self Better make some changes before you die or live in hell Seen a lot of people leave without a sign Got caught up in the evil and they lost their mind Live for the spirit 'cause it's good for your soul Stop acting a fool if you want to grow old