Various Artists - Live the Life lyrics

[Chorus:] Have you ever ever ever In your whole whole life? Seen the the things that I've seen Or live the life? People don't know what I go through Or imagine what it's like Growing up in the hood Have you ever ever ever In your whole whole life? Seen the things that I've seen Or live the life? People don't know What I go through Or imagine what it's Like being misunderstood [Verse 1:] Maybe if you could Walk a mile in my shoes You would feel all the things That I go through And then you tell me What you would do To try and make your dreams come true When you feel like your back Is up against the wall And every time you try To rise you fall But yet you find The strength to hold on Keep the faith despite it all [Repeat Chorus:] [Verse 2:] Have you walked ever outside Scared you might lose your life Don't know if you'll live to see 29 May even be a kid You have to be a man In order to stand But I got bigger dreams Inside of my head Don't wanna end up The next one dead So I pray everyday For a better way Help me lord Hey [Repeat Chorus 2x:] [Verse 3:] Imagine growing up Dead bodies showing up Hood dreams Nobody blowing up One out of two barely make it Half incarcerated My life I wouldn't trade it Not for the love or the money, money (uh) Don't try and play me for a dummy (dummy) (what) Dreams must be something In these project walls I trust in God That's why I never fall