Uh, yoUh, uh, uh, uh, uhEvery day, somethin' in my way, I tryAin't goin' right, I try to see the light, I tryOh, it's like my eyes got a cover on themUh-huhAnd somethin' holdin' me backGet offA better man, better levelThat's who I tryYeah, yoListen, I done played with the snakes in the grassUh-huhPaid for my mistakes I made in the pastUh-huhEverybody ate when I came with the cashUh-huhAt least I tried to ride the wave till it crashedUh-huhSame wood on the gun handle was on the dashUh-huhAll the hoods that son ran through was on smashUh-huhThey can't identify you with a maskUh-huhAnd the Bible'll tell you nothin' is gonna lastUh-huhThe name of the game's survivalUh-huhIf you make it alive when you ride throughUh-huhThey make it a rivalUh-huhI'm gon' ride tooMake it in every dayI'm gon' try tooLet's goEvery daySomethin' in my wayI tryIt ain't goin' rightI try to see the lightI tryOh, it's like my eyes got a cover on themUh-huhAnd somethin' holdin' me backGet offA better man, better levelThat's who I tryUh-huhYeah, yoI try to tell youAnd I'm willin' to blast for itUh-huhI only try to give it to youAs you can ask for itUh-huhI try to do things on a scaleI'm still weighin' emUh-huhThought my dues was paidI'm still payin' emA couple Eleanors and a gooseI'm still bayin' emUh-huhSimmies and the fulliesKnow that the truth stay with emUh-huhWolves and gorillas is looseSo don't play with emUh-huhSomethin's holdin' em backNothin' that you can say to emPop champagne with Biggie at the PalladiumYeahPut that good hard work inWith the titaniumWork*** switch aroundWhen them heats get firedUh-huhAnd your beats just diedYeahBut at least he triedUh-huhLet's goIt ain't goin' rightI try to see the lightI tryUh-huhOh, it's like my eyes got a cover on emUh-huhAnd somethin' holdin' me backGet offA better man better loverBetter loverI tryUh-huhYeahWatch the game get tooken overUh-huhI'm still on the same side of the fenceI'm just lookin' overUh-huhA soldierFrom the gravel to the grassTo the obstacles in lifeI traveled in the pastUh-huhWhether I'm holdin' a mic or holdin' a MacYeahIt's like an invisible forceIs holdin' me backYeahBut I ain't lettin' go of my prideUh-huhAfter I get to go I slideBetter know I triedLet's go, uhEvery dayUh-huhSomethin' in my wayI tryUh-huhIt ain't goin' rightI try to see the lightI tryUh-huhI tryUh-huhIt's like my eyes got a cover on emUh-huhAnd somethin' holdin' me backGet offA better man better loverBetter loverI tryUh-huhHere come another day of on mePut the pressure on meHere we go againUh-huhI try to do what's rightWhen life is so wrongUh-huhI want a better wayI see a better dayLove that the people sayI want a better meSay God knows that I triedBut time won't wait for meUh-huhEvery daySomethin' in my wayI tryUh-huhIt ain't goin' rightI try to see the lightI tryUh-huhI tryUh-huhIt's like my eyes got a cover on emUh-huhAnd somethin' holdin' me backGet offA better man better loverBetter loverI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI tryI try