This Can't Be Life (feat. Scarface) - JAY-Z & Beanie Sigel

[Verse 1 - T.I.] Ay say KT I remember bro standing out ten of uh Flip a bird split it up Antenna stickin' up For crooked cop patrollin' If the rad-doh rollin All the dough I'm throwin' Fuck a jail I ain't going tonight Quick to pull a 4-4 in the fight Under the street lights Rollin' the dice We was so enticed By niggas like slick money and ice We figure prison end should come with the light Along with losin' your life And there were no way we thought We'd go to jail for any case we caught For all the yay we bought Not a dime did we say we borrowed Bought damn near every pair of jeans at the mall Had our way with the broads Hit the rink but we ain't skatin' at all Seem like every other day we brawl That AK on call When I think about all we done It's amazing to see how far we come Remember [Chorus - Mitchelle'l] I remember walkin' Didn't have a dollar in my pocket Now I'm watching stocks like whats the options Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh How life's changed I remember hustlin' Tryin' to get these crooked cops off us Now I read about it in my office Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh How life's changed [Verse 2 - T.I.] Ay say C-Roy Remember days we was slangin' the hard In a crib with no lights We used to stay in the dark Remember Captain Mac bonin' man They were retarded I don't know who kept us laughing the hardest Since our sacks was the largest Didn't take us long to corner the market I remember everyday was a party 15 16 with dreams of being cocaine bosses In pursuit of that We made so many terrible choices Like the time we made away with that Millennium From the dealership Before our day won we killin' em Late nights Gun fights High speed chases So close to the good life we taste it Damn the consequences pimp If it's a chance we take it First case a month in juvenile and get probation When I think about all we done It's amazing to see how far we come Remember [Chorus] [Verse 3 - Scarface] We started small time dope game Hustlin' that cocaine In the state traffickin' High feeling no pain Numb to the fact That we was poisoning our own kind I ain't give a fuck He gettin' his so I want mine Young and with that attitude Somebody finally gimme that I ain't give a fuck how I got it It was real as that So if I had to peel a cat Somebody was dead then Since I'm a killer That's the condition my head's in Can't work too hard to get my money I refuse to Slave for the next man a raise nigga fuck you These streets are 9 to 5 You want it we can get it for ya And even though they steady changin' This is still a hustle Still got them same rules Man I be the same game We'd even found some brand new money Still we maintain This ain't integrity We upheld in the street life Livin' the mother fuckin' dream Niggas singin' like... [Chorus]

She packed her bags and left for Hollywood To be the star I knew she could She's been saving up for quite some time Workin' down at that five-and-dime We said goodbye on a warm spring night I just stood there and watched those fading taillights 'Cause you can hold your own Against anybody I know And stand right up to any man And it's not that I'm afraid You won't come back to me some day It's just will this life be as grand? I heard she found a place and settled in Found some work and made some friends And well there ain't much changed 'round here I just drive my truck down to gеt some beer 'Cause you can hold your own Against anybody I know And stand right up to any man And it's not that I'm afraid You won't come back to mе some day It's just will this life be as grand? And if you need a place to hide away If those city dreams ever start to fray And if the busy sounds ever bring you down You can find me in a small town And girl I really do wish you the best And I hope you find your happiness And if you ever change your mind You'll find that I been waiting here all the time 'Cause you can hold your own Against anybody I know And stand right up to any man And it's not that I'm afraid You won't come back to me some day It's just will this life be as grand? And it's just will this life be as grand?

I always found a way to get it If you a real nigga, live that life, like You the reason why these streets get to see that white You the reason why these niggas get to see that price Move ki's like they O-Z's and re-up (Right) The stand-up type, never to fold under pressure You don't talk much, it ain't a whole lot can stress ya You want it all, won't settle for nothing lesser They come in wrong, they leaving out on a stretcher Born killin', you ain't trippin' on dying Took out a bunch of muthafuckas out here slippin' that tried If it was money to be made, it's got They saying all money ain't good—nah, it's not So, with that in mind, you envisioned a change To get your ass up off of these streets and out the game Witnessing niggas getting popped get out Knowing goddamn well them punks supposed to rot If you a real nigga, live that life, like You the reason why these streets get to see that white You the reason why these niggas get to see that price Move ki's like they O-Z's a G (That's right) Hard times hit and shit gets slow You're like a dope fiend geeking, trying to get that dough You face a lifetime if you get court Niggas in this position shouldn't fuck with dope (Nope) Say it again like I said before All money ain't good and he the feds for sure If he can get it when it ain't none We in the middle of a drought, charging 700 for an ounce Back and forth out of town, trying to make it jump Take a nigga block and pump Come back on the block and dump Headlines read: "Body found dead, shot, locked in trunk" A message to them cocaine cowboys Get it while it's good, but when it's got, get up out, boy Regardless if the block is hot Them streets talk; when them niggas start to talk, they plot If you a real nigga, live that life, like You the reason why these streets get to see that white You the reason why these niggas get to see that price Move ki's like they O-Z's a G (That's right) Money and greed breed hate and jealousy One nigga rich, the next nigga want it times three And when he get it, he gon' go to extremes To make for sure that ain't nobody living larger than he And for a minute, they was targeting me But realized that I was legal, I'm just part of these streets A real nigga 'til they close the top All I know is counting money, fucking hoes in drop Two-seaters, not a tabloid reader But I know this dope game is like the rap game See us on a mash out mission, stop bullshittin' Tired of strugglin', niggas got they masks on missionin' Them boys looking at the Border Patrol 'Cause they the reason ain't nobody out here got no dope For sure, homie, when you touch and move on Got the hood down wit'cha so you can't go wrong If you a real nigga, live that life, like You the reason why these streets get to see that white You the reason why these niggas get to see that price Move ki's like they O-Z's a G (That's right) If you a real nigga, live that life, like You the reason why these streets get to see that white You the reason why these niggas get to see that price Move ki's like they O-Z's a G (That's right)