[Refrain] x2:
All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja
All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me
All you wanted to be, a soulja, a soulja
All you wanted to be, a soulja, like me

[´Pac talking as ´Soulja´]
They cuttin off welfare..
They think crime is risin now
You got whites killin blacks,
cops killin blacks, and blacks killin blacks
Shit just gon´ get worse
They just gon´ become souljas
Straight souljas

[Refrain] x2

[2Pac as ´Soulja´]
Crack done took a part of my family tree
My mom is on the shit, my daddy´s splittin, mom is steady blamin me
Is it my fault, just cause I´m a young black male?
Cops sweat me as if my destiny is makin crack sales
Only fifteen and got problems
Cops on my tail, so I bail til I dodge ´em
They finally pull me over and I laugh
"Remember Rodney King?" and I blast on his punk ass
Now I got a murder case..
.. you speak of heaven punk? I never heard of the place
Wanted to come up fast, got a Uz and a black mask
Duckin fuckin ´Task´, now who´s the jack-ass?
Keep my shit cocked, cause the cops got a glock too
What the fuck would you do - drop them or let ´em drop you?
I chose droppin the cop
I got me a glock, and a glock for the niggaz on my block
Momma tried to stab me, I moved out
Sold a pound a weed, made G´s, bought a new house
I´m only seventeen, I´m the new kid
Got me a crew, bought ´em jewels, and a Uz´-thick
But all good things don´t last
´Task´ came fast, and busted my black ass
Coolin in the pen, where the good´s kept
Now my little brother wants to follow in my footsteps
A soulja

[Refrain]

[2Pac]
Buck, buck - niggaz get fucked, don´t step to this
Quiet as kept I´m blessed on a quest with a death wish
Tell ´em to come and test, and arrest, nigga it´s hectic
Here´s the anorexic, I´m makin it to an exit
Walkin through the streets on the black tip
Packed with several gats, cause I´m on some "pay ´em back" shit
Niggaz don´t wanna try me, brother you´ll get shot down
Now I´m king of the block, since my bigger brother´s locked down
I´m hot now, so many punk police have got shot down
Other coppers see me on the block, and they jock now
That´s what I call a kingpin
Send my brother what he needs and some weed up to Sing-Sing
Tellin him just be ready set
Pack ya shit up quick; and when I hit, be prepared to jet
Niggaz from the block on the boat now
Every single one got a gun, that´ll smoke - pow!
These punks about to get hit by the best
I´m wearin double vest.. so aim at my fuckin chest
I´ll be makin straight dome calls
Touch the button on the wall, you´ll be pickin up your own balls
I can still hear my mother shout..
"Hit the pig nigga, break your bigger brother out"
I got a message for the warden
I´m comin for ya ass, as fast as Flash Gorden
We get surrounded in the mess hall, yes y´all
A crazy motherfucker makin death calls
Just bring me my brother and we leavin
For every minute you stall, one of y´all bleedin..
They brought my brother in a jiffy
I took a cop, just in case things got tricky
And just as we was walkin out (BANG!)
I caught a bullet in the head, the screams never left my mouth
My brother caught a bullet too
I think he gon´ pull through, he deserve to
The fast life ain´t everything they told ya
Never get much older, following the tracks of a soulja

[Refrain]