(feat. 2Pac)

[Ja Rule]
Rest in peace to my nigga Stretch, my nigga ´Pac
So much pain

Uhh.. yeah, huh, yeah
All my, niggas.. so much pain
Uhh.. huh, yeah
Yeah, so.. much..

Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh

[Ja Rule]
They´ll never take me alive, I´m gettin high with my fo´-five
Cocked on these niggaz time to die
Even as a lil´ nigga, you could picture me hot gun in the rain
I shed the tear, cause this nigga here inherits the pain
And now I´m labeled as a thug nigga - you know the game
Smokin weed, fuckin hoes, slangin thangs, that´s the life I live
Even if I tried to go back I´d get lost (come back)
And everything I seem to love I done lost
Fuck the world if they can´t understand me
What else could I do? I had to feed my fuckin family
Yo´ lies is my truth, so I´m a drug to your youth
And you don´t want ´em nowhere near me, now that they can hear me
I spits razors, never been a stranger to homicide
My city´s full of tote-slangers and chalk lines
Why do we die at an early age?
Nigga so young, but still a victim of a twelve-gauge
Feel the rage this world has bestowed upon me
And I don´t give a fuck ´cause they don´t give a fuck ´bout me
So I keep - drinkin Hennessy, bustin at my enemies
Will I live to see twenty-three? There´s so much pain

[Chorus]
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh
I´m tired of the strain and the pain (so much pain)
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh
I´m tired of the strain and the pain

[Ja Rule]
Years and years of strugglin all my life
Runnin wild as a kid, grew up blazin ´em right
I´m in a - little cell I call my soul lately
It´s been a - givin me hell and my heart is screamin, "Don´t enter"
I´ve been cursed, for what it´s worth I feel dead
Spittin to you, I know I´m in way over my head
But Lord hear me, I believe in your "7 Day Theory"
Three souls done sent this whole world teary (can you hear me?)
Too hot for you to stand near me
It´s so much pain, and niggaz wanna kill me
I´m tired of the stress and the strain
But my, grimiest grimeys got love for me
They´re blazin, sendin shotguns up above for me
My face in, Hennessy with no chaser
Coke rises on every way in - keep us hustlin nigga
Me and my man got a plan to get this paper nigga
So if you owe nigga, look for the gauge to blow nigga
I figured I´d be considered a killer
Doin crime excited my mind and leadin the blind
I, can´t express my compassion, my satisfaction
for gettin fucked up and blastin - we all been there
Taught from young to shoot, show no fear and lie
And wipe the tears from yo´ mother´s eyes - so much pain

[Chorus - repeat 2X]

("They´ll never take me alive..." -> [2Pac])
Ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhh, ohhhhh
I´m tired of the strain and the pain
("They´ll never take me alive..." -> [2Pac])
Ooohhh, tired of the strain and the pain
("They´ll never take me alive..." -> [2Pac])
I´m tired of the strain and the pain
("They´ll never take me alive..." -> [2Pac])
Ooooooohhhhhh, nooooooooooooo
("Cocked on these suckers, time to die" -> [2Pac])

[2Pac]
They got me mobbin like I´m - loc´d and ready to get my slug on
I load my clip and slip my motherfuckin gloves on
I ain´t scared to blast on these suckers if they test me
Trust, I got my glock cocked, playa if they press me
Bust on motherfuckers with a - PASSION
Better duck ´cause I ain´t lookin when I´m - BA-BLASTIN
I´m a nut and drinkin Hennessy
And gettin high on the lookout for my enemies
Don´t wanna die, tell me why?
Cause the stress gettin major
A buck-fifty ´cross the face with my razor
What can I do but be a thug until I´m dead and gone
I keep my brain on the game and stay headstrong
These sorry bastards wanna kill me in my sleep
I´m real they can not see
And everyday is just a struggle, steady thuggin on the streets
And I be, ballin loc, don´t let ´em make you worry
Keep swingin at these suckers ´til you buried
I was born to raise - hell, a nigga from the gutter, word to mother
I´m tough - I´m kickin dust up, ready to bust
I´m on the scene steady muggin mean; until they kill me
I´ll be livin this life, I know you feel me
There´s so much pain

[Chorus - repeat 2X w/ variations]

Ooooohhhhh, pain