It Ain't Easy Being Easy - Janie Fricke

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

Easy, easy, easy, easy It ain't easy, it ain't easy Easy, easy, easy... Yeah I used to be alright just saying goodnight Maybe see you tomorrow Yeah I could go a couple of days Just doing my thing Whatever I wanted But now, your kisses hit me like lightning Can't fight it, girl you put it on me Yeah you stone me, when you ain't with me I ain't nothing but lonely It ain't easy anymore When I'm walking out your door My feet drag across the floor And it just about kills me I hate picking up my keys I hate kissing you goodbye No i ain't gonna lie With that look in your eyes And your arms around me Girl believe me It ain't easy anymore No it ain't easy, that's for sure Something different 'bout a Friday night And the neon lights if you ain't beside me Now I love it when you call me on the phone Saying "hurry on home" you got something special on And it's just for me Damn you make it hard to leave It ain't easy anymore When I'm walking out your door My feet drag across the floor And it just about kills me I hate picking up my keys I hate kissing you goodbye No i ain't gonna lie With that look in your eyes And your arms around me Girl believe me It ain't easy leaving my baby in the bed And driving away knowing the last thing you said Was "don't go, don't leave, lay here with me" Girl you're making me crazy It ain't easy, no, no, no, it ain't easy It sure ain't baby, yeah baby It ain't easy anymore When I'm walking out your door My feet drag across the floor And it just about kills me I hate picking up my keys I hate kissing you goodbye No i ain't gonna lie With that look in your eyes And your arms around me Girl believe me It ain't easy anymore No it ain't easy, walking out your door Mmm, no it ain't easy, no, no No it ain't easy walking out your door It ain't easy, oh, it ain't easy

Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Come home to me Re-runs on TV Now you sit with me, I keep you safe And you listen to me everyday Season premiere I have no more fear No more judges, no more medicine When I talk to you, I take you in Ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy I should have known That you had lost control Working every night until the dawn Find you sleeping with the headlights on Ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy Ain't it easy, ain't it easy, ain't it easy

Well, I've been down to my last dime, down to my last dance Down to the last time, down to my last chance Well, I've been down to nothing, left at all a time or two This time I think I'm down to something, I can't afford to lose I think I'm down to my last broken heart I think I'm falling in love with you, I'm just afraid to start But until I know for sure our love won't fall apart 'Cause I think I'm down to my last broken heart Well, I can feel the spark of love and it's a sweet dream But will there be enough to keep on burning Well, I've felt the flame of love before and I watched it burning out This time I wanna know for sure, without a doubt 'Cause I think I'm down to my last broken heart I think I'm falling in love with you, I'm just afraid to start But until I know for sure our love won't fall apart 'Cause I think I'm down to my last broken heart Yes, I think I'm down to my last broken heart

You hold me close But not too close As the band plays soft and low There's a faraway look in your eyes As we dance across the floor The love you knew, has a hold on you Even after all this time And it may be wrong, but just one thing Keeps going through my mind If I were only her tonight The fantasies could come to light At least until the morning light When you take me in your arms Oh, just once, if I could be The one you want, instead of me Everything would be so right If I were only her tonight And so we dance, another dance As the music softly plays We smile and say the kind of things Old friends often say But, all the time you're holding me You hold her in your mind Would I give everything I got To be her just one time If I were only her tonight The fantasies could come to light At least until the morning light When you take me in your arms Oh, just once, if I could be The one you want, instead of me Everything would be so right If I were only her tonight If I were only her tonight

Je connais un parfum Avec une odeur de chagrin Je l'ai mis quelques fois Je sais c'est inévitable Un jour ou l'autre tout l'monde se fait la malle Sans prévenir, sans guérir Qui sur la sphère partira après toi Pour qui coulera le mascara Je n'sais pas, je ne veux pas Et je retiens mes larmes Jusqu'à c'que la vie me largue À nouveau, dans les flots Je ferais n'importe quoi Pour qu'elle me prenne moi À la place dans ses bras Qui sur la sphère partira après toi Pour qui coulera le mascara Je n'sais pas, je ne veux pas Qui sur la sphère partira après toi Je n'sais pas