Ain't It Sad - Manfred Mann

Keepin' it real I take a shot of Hennessy Now I'm strong enough to face the madness Nickel bag full of sess weed laced with hash Phone calls from my niggaz 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 12 gauge to the brain Arguments with my boo is true I spend mo' time with my niggaz than I do with you But everywhere it's the same thang, that's the game I'll be damned if a thang changed, fuck the fame I'll be hustling to make a million 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 ass, uh 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 till the sunrise gettin' high Watchin' the cops roll by It ain't easy, that's right 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 I can't sleep, niggaz plottin' on to kill me while I'm dreamin' Wake up sweaty and screamin' 'cause I can hear them suckers schemin' Probably paranoid, problem is, them punks be fantasizin' A brother bite the bullet, open fire and I died I wonder why this the way it is, even now Lookin' out for these killer kids, 'cause they wild Bill Clinton can you recognize a nigga representin' Doin' 20 to life in San Quentin Gettin' calls from my nigga Mike Tyson, ain't nuttin' nice "Yo 'Pac, do somethin' righteous witcha life And even though you innocent you still a nigga, 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 niggaz free on the block But no it ain't easy 'Til I see my niggaz free, on the block, oh It ain't easy 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 Lately been reminiscin' 'bout Peppermint Schnapps in Junior High hit the block Keep an eye on the cops while D-Boys slang rocks It's the 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 dollar So my apoli', 'cause these hard times make me wanna holler Will I live to see tomorrow, am I fallin' off? I hit the weed and then proceed to say, "Fuck all of y'all" Ain't nobody down with me, I'm thuggin', I can't go home 'Cause muh-fuckers 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 niggaz yell Tryin' to torture 'em to tell, I'm gettin' mail But ain't nobody sayin' much The same old nuts is makin' bucks while these sluts is gettin' fucked 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 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

I miss you sometimes I wanna kiss you Doing dumb shit go insane with you Oh How you claim your love is real when it ain't real, love And tell me how it makes you mad when i don't feel loved I may show smiles on the outside I'm in pain on the inside You switched up and you changed lives I mean something just ain't right And even though it's fuck you girl I miss you Sometimes I wanna kiss you And do some things with you Even hop on a plane with you Doing dumb shit go insane with you I need a bitch like you gone make me keep my shit together And I'm freaked out ooh, I promise I can make you wetter And I'm down for whatever Type of motherfucker have you in love for forever If you call me I'll be right there Forever mine my darling let's get shit clear I don't know why you starting if you don't care Know I was wrong I'm sorry girl just come here just come here How you claim your love is real when it ain't real, love And tell me how it makes you mad when i don't feel loved I may show smiles on the outside I'm in pain on the inside You switched up and you changed lives I mean something just ain't right Asked for her number but she hit me with that mmm mmm With that mmm mmm mmm mmm I wanna fuck her but that pussy playing hard to get Told me to put it in slow because it hardly fit Don't know why lame niggas steady playing hard and shit We bleed the same treat a grown man like a jit And if it's really a problem KDOT gone send a hit And what I said in Allstarr Shit No I don't miss No baby I don't miss Fuck that faggot ass nigga swear he always dissing I tried to tell you bout them niggas how come you aint listen That shit for another day let me mind my business Some of the things that you did I swear I still don't get it But we can't play the blame game so im gone dismiss it Forgive me shorty on this track I was reminiscing They gone realize KDOT one of the realist in it How you claim your love is real when it ain't real, love And tell me how it makes you mad when i don't feel loved I may show smiles on the outside I'm in pain on the inside You switched up and you changed lives I mean something just ain't right How you claim your love is real when it ain't real, love And tell me how it makes you mad when i don't feel loved I may show smiles on the outside I'm in pain on the inside You switched up and you changed lives I mean something just ain't right

Why, why why why why Cause I keep bangin' y'all mother-fuckin ass, with this shit If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old I'm too hip to drip, I do it to 'em like this I wan't-a load it up, cock back don't miss Y'all ain't goin' believe this Got the preacher's wife talkin' bout rock that shit All they do is say the mans name You watch how many bitches start comin', it's a damn shame They know I got the wood for 'em If they in the hotel room and get the dick, that's good for 'em Big pussy and it's soft dick time, bitch I got to get'cha, mm-hm, uh-huh Tell me what you goin' do If you got your friends with you, you could bring them ho's too Come and turn around, let me get behind you Move somethin' for me baby, I ain't goin' tell no body If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old I'm too hip to drip When I'm here they got to have it White lines so live they jump off the cabinet It's Micheal Tyler not Black Sabbath It's springin' hunter so watch out for the cat parrot I'm a whole and kaniver, the hot enchilada, Big Truck driver Hittin' hookers is a side high Tuckin' guts stackin' paper formin' lyrics is my real job Got my fingers and my shit tight Got another album and contract bitch get right Form a crowd like a fist fight Take my time with it if it takes me sun-up to midnight If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old I'm too hip to drip I'm too man to try to handle, I'm too bad and loaded too for you to hold Too tight to out-write, too strong to out-sold, too much to out-bust I'll talk shit and cuss, foul-dog rimp and the walk talk spit crush The paper towels and toilet tissue, start your engine set the table Clean your plate and wash the dishes Can I please get a source cup And if they don't give me my grammy, feel so sorry for your mother And after I'm goin' get Jive I done bust my ass, y'all ain't do y'all job If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old I'm too hip to drip If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old If it ain't live, it aint me Oh nigga I'm too def to move a step, too shy to slip or slide I'm too hard to fall apart, I'm too cold to get old I'm too hip to drip

It's late, getting later, later on Have you faith, it ain't water I want? If I don't think, I don't think of you If I don't move, I don't follow Set a place at the table and become my own stranger Like, where you coming from? I don't know your name But I like the way you look at me in that unsuspicious way Wasted, I'm wasted Easy in my stride No pain in the world left pushing my insides If I don't think, I don't think of you If I don't move, I don't follow I'd save the cup for a spoonful And today becomes tomorrow Like, where you headed now? Could we be the same? I like the way you look at me in that unsuspicious way Like there ain't nothing wrong Nothing to be saved Oh, have you faith, it ain't water that I want? It ain't water that I want It's late, and I'm hateful Loving all the same I'm nothing in freedom The guilt with which I came And I did what I done now I'll do it again Thinnin' my blood, leaving the way it came in It ain't water that I want It ain't water that I want It ain't water that I want

Here we are still together We are one, yeah So much time wasted Playing games with love So many tears I've cried So much pain inside But baby it ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried To keep our love alive But baby it ain't over 'til it's over How many times did we give up? But we always worked things out (Always worked things out) And all my doubts and fears kept me wondering, yeah If I'd always, always be in love, oh yeah So many tears I've cried So much pain inside But baby it ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over Yeah, over It ain't over till it's over, baby It ain't over, it ain't over Baby it ain't over So many tears I've cried So much pain inside Baby, it ain't over 'til it's over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over It ain't over, it ain't over So many years we've tried And kept our love alive 'Cause baby it ain't over 'til it's over Yeah, yeah

Das Schicksal hat mich angelacht Und mir ein Geschenk gemacht Warf mich auf einen warmen Stern Der Haut so nah dem Auge fern Ich nehm mein Schicksal in die Hand Mein Verlangen ist bemannt Wo das süße Wasser stirbt Weil es sich im Salz verdirbt Trag ich den kleinen Prinz im Sinn Ein König ohne Königin Wenn sich an mir ein Weib verirrt Dann ist die helle Welt verwirrt Mann gegen Mann Meine Haut gehört den Herren Mann gegen Mann Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern Mann gegen Mann Ich bin der Diener zweier Herren Mann gegen Mann Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern Ich bin die Ecke aller Räume Ich bin der Schatten aller Bäume In meiner Kette fehlt kein Glied Wenn die Lust von hinten zieht Mein Geschlecht schimpft mich Verräter Ich bin der Alptraum aller Väter Mann gegen Mann Meine Haut gehört den Herren Mann gegen Mann Gleich und Gleich gesellt sich gern Mann gegen Mann Doch friert mein Herz an manchen Tagen Mann gegen Mann Kalte Zungen die da schlagen Schwulah Mich interessiert kein Gleichgewicht Mir scheint die Sonne ins Gesicht Doch friert mein Herz an manchen Tagen Kalte Zungen die da schlagen Schwulah Mann gaygen Mann Schwulah Mann gaygen Mann Schwulah Mann gaygen Mann