Live by the Gun - R. City

[00:01.78]You live by the gun die by the gun
[00:07.12]Ain't nowhere to hide nowhere to run
[00:13.65]From de rom pa pa pom pom pack a A K
[00:19.06]In the heart of the slums
[00:20.37]That's where we stay
[00:26.42]I know this lil ***** man
[00:27.97]he only 5 3
[00:29.54]Napoleon complex that's what I see
[00:31.91]He pack 4 5
[00:33.16]When he walking through the streets
[00:34.81]So even in the winter time
[00:36.06]The ***** got heat ya feel me
[00:38.83]He never knew his pops
[00:40.25]His momma tryna raise him
[00:41.40]But his daddy is the block
[00:43.08]Thug life tat so they call him lil pac
[00:45.43]He hustle in the trap
[00:46.85]So he really hates cops ya feel me
[00:49.57]He only 16
[00:51.03]Really too young to even know
[00:52.53]What life mean
[00:53.86]Knuckle head ***** think he know everything
[00:56.27]He headed to the grave
[00:57.47]Or he heading to the bing believe me
[01:00.01]Screaming crime don't stop
[01:01.88]He either gonna rap play ball or sling rock
[01:04.23]Once he making money
[01:05.62]He don't really give a fu*k
[01:06.96]Live fast die young ball
[01:08.48]Until his times up ya see me
[01:11.06]So now ya can't run away
[01:14.08]Ain't got no protection
[01:16.74]You brought this on yourself
[01:19.44]This is the end of the road
[01:22.34]Ain't **** you can say
[01:24.55]You just gotta take it
[01:26.76]You live by the gun die by the gun
[01:30.12]Ya kinda had that coming
[01:31.81]He was born with drugs up in his veins
[01:34.14]Because his momma was addicted to *******
[01:36.73]A beast on the court
[01:37.83]But that was about to change
[01:39.48]Once he made a couple dollars from a dice game
[01:42.28]Moved out his house now
[01:43.43]He lives in the fast lane
[01:44.83]Thinks that he's grown
[01:45.85]You can't tell him a damn thing
[01:47.45]Get it all on his own
[01:48.60]So he crowned himself king
[01:50.10]Try take it from him
[01:51.25]He let 8 shots sing straight up
[01:53.41]Having shoot outs with the police
[01:55.74]It happens
[01:56.41]When you're raised in the belly of the beast
[01:58.26]A chip on his shoulder claiming
[01:59.34]That he run the streets
[02:01.07]A real life D bo
[02:02.07]If you got it he want piece
[02:04.08]But it's only a matter of damn time
[02:06.45]Before he's laid out with his mom crying
[02:09.14]Hooked up to a respirator
[02:10.44]While the doctor trying
[02:11.74]To bring him back but the clock's stopped
[02:13.90]And homie done ran outta time
[02:16.07]So now ya can't run away
[02:18.86]Ain't got no protection
[02:21.34]You brought this on yourself
[02:24.00]This is the end of the road
[02:27.06]Ain't **** you can say
[02:29.31]You just gotta take it
[02:31.52]You live by the gun die by the gun
[02:34.74]Ya kinda had that coming
[02:38.24]You live by the gun die by the gun
[02:43.47]Ain't nowhere to hide nowhere to run
[02:50.00]From de rom pa pa pom pom pack a A K
[02:55.44]In the heart of the slums
[02:56.68]That's where we stay
[02:59.39]So now ya can't run away
[03:02.03]Ain't got no protection
[03:04.67]You brought this on yourself
[03:06.85]This is the end of the road
[03:10.15]Ain't **** you can say
[03:12.45]You just gotta take it
[03:14.45]You live by the gun die by the gun
[03:17.90]Ya kinda had that coming
[03:29.01]Ya kinda had that coming