It was so nice throwing big parties Jump into the pool from the balcony Everyone swimming in a champagne sea And there are no rules when you show up here Bass beat rattling the chandelier Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year So why'd you have to rain on my parade? I'm shaking my head, I'm locking the gates This is why we can't have nice things, darling Because you break them, I had to take them away This is why we can't have nice things, honey (oh) Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? This is why we can't have nice things It was so nice being friends again There I was giving you a second chance But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you Get you on the phone and mind-twist you And so I took an axe to a mended fence But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately (mmm-mmm) If only you weren't so shady This is why we can't have nice things, darling Because you break them, I had to take them away This is why we can't have nice (nice things) things (baby), honey (oh) Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? This is why we can't have- Here's a toast to my real friends They don't care about the he said, she said And here's to my baby He ain't reading what they call me lately And here's to my mama Had to listen to all this drama And here's to you 'Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do Hahaha, I can't even say it with a straight face! This is why we can't have nice things, darling (darling) Because you break them, I had to take them away This is why we can't have nice (uh-uh) things (oh no), honey (baby, oh) Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? This is why we can't have nice things, darling (oh) And here's to my real friends (Oh) because you break them, I had to take them And here's to my baby (Oh) nice things, honey They didn't care about the he said, she said Did you think I wouldn't hear all the things you said about me? This is why we can't have nice things

People always wanna know The reason for what they consider senseless violence in the hood I'ma break it down for you This is why we ride And this is why we ride And this is why we ride I gotta say this clear, I gotta say this loud I should've been dead, don't know how I'm here now I should've been dead, damn it forty years ago How the fuck did I survive? Something that I'll never know I played the crack game, gang bang, guns Motherfuckers told me I'd never see twenty-one I come from L.A, deep in the heart of the hood Every night the bullets fly, this shit ain't Hollywood Could be your best friend, mother or brother dead Cops can't do shit, these streets are blood red So we leave the block and we load the guns And we want revenge, until revenge comes And this is why we ride And this is why we ride I made it out the hood, I got a great life But them bullets fly every motherfucking night Another kid dies every motherfucking night Another mother cries every motherfucking night Ghettoes of deep crack, made to never escape A place to store the poor, made to never escape They're all over the world, people go to die Murders go unsolved, I understand why They remove hope and then we sell dope Pain and poverty has us at each other's throat Families are broken and so we gangbang A bit form of unity but most love some of us ever seen And this is how we die And this is why we ride Oh man, coming up and surviving in the ghetto The smallest argument Goes from little drama to big drama Next thing you know, somebody's dead I don't think you can understand If you've never been in your streets and held your best friend in your arms Your child in your arms And watch them breathe their last breath 'Cause somebody shot 'em dead in the streets You ain't thinking of calling the police You want revenge And you want it now I gotta be honest with you If somebody were to kill me, shoot me right now My last words wouldn't be, "Peace" It would be, "Get those motherfuckers" (And this is why we ride) This song is dedicated to all of you who has lost somebody to street violence And this is why we ride And this is how we die

Scream and shout, just hear me out You lost the control, it's not under the couch And I think you know what we gotta do Here we go, another one Can we just sit down and have some fun I deserve a break, you know it's true. Everything is crystal clear All my regrets seem to disappear And I'm glad I found something new She gets me, she knows my moves And it kills me to say, but I know it's true That she doesn't play the games you do I'm giving up I'm giving up I'm giving up I'm giving up

This moment's pivotal, it's unpredictable We're putting everything we've got on one hand Is this attainable? Can we still reach our goal? Is everything going according to plan? But, in the end you'll fall You won't come back, you won't come back. And we'll make sure, that when you're gone, you won't come back. Are you unbeatable? Are you unstoppable? You're throwing punches of irregular size. We know it's not our job, and we had this week off, But we can't sit and watch; believe me, we've tried. Cause we came unprepared, You had us running scared, And we lost all of our best men in the blast. It's almost over now, we've got you figured out. We threw your lackies out like yesterday's trash In the end you'll fall You won't come back, you won't come back And we'll make sure, that when you're gone, you won't come back. In the end you'll fall You won't come back, you won't come back And we'll make sure, that when you're gone, you won't come back.

I left behind, the friends I had before I didn't like the nicknames anymore But now you're back, like you were never gone And just looking at you's become a chore I see you eyeing Charizard, it's not for trade, The things you gave me were not that great I know you were invited but you overstayed You're friends are gone, you should head that way But you won't You're drunk again, I shouldn't be surprised It seems to me, you are most of the time I used to hope that things could be different Now everything is in constant decline I see you eyeing Charizard, it's not for trade, The things you gave me were not that great I know you were invited but you overstayed You're friends are gone, you should head that way But you won't I see you eyeing Charizard, it's not for trade, The things you gave me were not that great I know you were invited but you overstayed You're friends are gone, you should head that way But you won't