This is for the people holding hands This is for the ones with broken hearts What I'm trying to explain Is in our lives there'll come a day When we'll find those feelings lost in the dark It's the fallin', the flyin' The losin', the tryin' It's that crazy little thing that we call love When it comes to you If I had to tell the truth 'Bout the mixed up thoughts my mind's been thinkin' of It's like the sunshine And it's like the rain You bring me pleasure and you bring me pain I'm in over my head Got you under my skin Ain't love somethin' Cheer up my little buttercup Your eyes are filled with reasons not to stay Let me say this once again Not as a poet, as your friend The things you're thinking right now I think every day It's like the sunshine It's like the rain You bring me pleasure and you bring me pain I'm in over my head Got you under my skin Ain't love somethin' It's like the sunshine And it's like the rain You bring me pleasure and you sure bring me pain I'm in over my head Got you under my skin Ain't love somethin' I'm in over my head Got you under my skin Ain't love somethin'

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

She left Dallas for California With an old friend at her side Well he did not say much But one year later He'd ask her to be his wife And the lights of L.A. County They look like diamonds in the sky When you're driving through the hours With an old friend at your side One year later I left Houston With an old friend at my side Well it did not say much But it was a beauty Of a coal black .45 And the lights of L.A. County They look like diamonds in the sky When you're driving through the hours With an old friend at your side So I drove on all the day long And I drove on through the night And I thought of her a'waiting For to be his blushing bride And the lights of L.A. County They looked like diamonds in the sky As I drove into the valley With my old friend at my side And as she stood there at the altar All dressed in her gown of white Lord her face was bright as the stars a'shining Like I'd dreamed of all my life And they kissed each other And they turned around And they saw me standing in the aisle Well I did not say much I just stood there watching As that .45 told them goodbye And the lights of L.A. County Look like diamonds in the sky When you're kneeling at the altar With an old friend at your side And the lights of L.A. County Are a mighty pretty sight When you're kneeling at the altar With an old friend at your side

And his hand it fell behind her As his arm it reached around And she looked at the window And she watched the shade go down It was a private conversation No one heard her say That the man she left behind her Was two thousand miles away Singing boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are There was a lonely girl from nowhere With a smile all sweet with pain And she never stopped to wonder If she'd see him again It was a private conversation No one heard her say That man that she was looking for Was only twenty streets away Singing boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are And the band it just kept playing As she came walking in And he never stopped to wonder If he'd see her again It was a private conversation No one heard him say That girl he left behind him Was two thousand miles away He just sang boy pick up that fiddle And play that steel guitar And find yourself a lady And dance right where you are And the moral of this story Is I guess it's easier said than done To look at what you've been through And to see what you've become It's a private conversation No one hears you say It's a private conversation And his hand it fell behind her As his arm it reached around And she looked at the window And she watched the shade go down It was a private conversation No one heard her say It was a private conversation No one heard him say It was a private conversation No one heard her say It was a private conversation

Old friend All the stories to tell Old friend Could you bid me farewell Old friend It might be easy for another man to see Old foe All the pain and the scars Old foe Could you lay down your arms Old foe It might be easy for another man to see Put your head down on my pillow Put your hand on me and hold on Hold on Put your head down on my pillow Put your hand on me and hold on Hold on Old friend Old friend Old friend It might be easy for another man to see But I think you still look a lot like me

Once upon a time ago Way up in the land of sleet and snow How this fairy tale would go I could not have known I had searched around this world so mean From Livingstone to Palestine Trying to pursue my dream Of love It was then I met this girl so fine She made me think so fast I left my thought behind And I tried to pass for a sophisticated Northern man I said, "Why, yes my dear I know exactly what you mean Because there? s not so much I haven? t done or seen And may I say your eyes are the loveliest Shade of jade" I said, "Come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" It was then I knew I had made my first mistake She did not even start to wait And as she turned around to walk away This is what she had to say She told me "Man, I come from way down South I? ve got a picket fence with a picket house And I don? t need no fast talking northern man Like you around" I said, "Well, come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Alabama is my favorite word And Birmingham Is a long way from here Why, I could see the light began to shine She turned back around her eyes met mine And suddenly the whole world became A better place Even if it was only for an instant Because it was then I knew I had made my Second mistake She told me, "Man that was a real good try But Alabama? s not where I reside I come from where the river is wide And the crawfish hide" I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard But Louisiana is my favorite word And New Orleans Is a long way from here She just looked at me and shook her head "Your lines are pretty sad" she said "You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man If this is doing the best you can" It was then I knew I had made my third mistake Yes, three strikes right across the plate And as I hollered honey, "Please wait" She was gone I said, "Well come on baby Come on baby Come on baby" Honey, I don? t know what you just heard Bartender set? em up are my favorite words Because the love I need Is a long way from here Oh the love I need Is a long way from here Yes well, there I sat so all alone Like a king who sits upon his throne And whose kingdom may have just gone home With another kingdom So as you can imagine much to my surprise When the door was flung back open wide It was a miracle, she walked inside And pulled her chair up next to me And that? s when she knew She had made her First mistake Well honey, I don? t know what you just heard But come on baby are my favorite words And where we? re going Is a long way from here And where we? re going to Is a long way from here So like I said before, I could not have known How this fairy tale would finally go Still the only certain thing for sure Is what I do not know So like the years and all the seasons pass And like the sand runs through the hour glass I just keep on running faster, chasing the happily I am ever after I just keep on running faster Chasing the happily I am ever after