Uh, it get rough sometimes, babyGotta make it over that hump, thoughBoom to my*, everybody feel thatCan't front on that noteUh, it get strange and crazy sometimesUh, *, I'm going through itTrying to deal with itIt's a must, I'm gon' get itCause my pockets is addicted to bitchesBut frankly, it's like in the capels to pooIn this screwed up worldWith a jailhouse full of niggasWho's locked in a gang with nowhere to turn toNot even a high school diplomaSo what will I do?Love by fewIn the 85 minuteDying on my luckAnd nobody offering me a pennyRemember we sipping and blood on dozerFell off for a secondNow nobody know you gotta keep your composureIt's all work, no playPutting in my groundworkTo see a better dayStruggling, we steadyHustling to stay on feetWhat else?I'mma doBaby, my family gotta eatThat's deep, but that's lifeRaw and uncutHow'd it really go down?This world is corruptIt's roughCan't keep upBeen laid downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyIt's roughCan't keep upBeen laid downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyUps and downsSmiles and frownsYou got peoplePeople arriveWhen you broke, they can't be finedOut of sight, out of mindGet myself togetherWriting boys off like lettersCause they change like the brotherDrastic measuresSo take it when it come down to itAttack and drama in the makingAnd run right through itPursue itQuit fastRaising up from the bottomCause no matter who you areEverybody got problemsDon't let them get to yaI know at points it's hecticJust stay in focusConflict and put your game in perspectiveFeel my messageNow take it for what it's worthComing straight from the heartHitting it where it hurtsIt's roughCan't keep upBeen laid downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyIt's roughCan't keep upBeen laid downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyTake the good with the badBad with the badGood cause you win someYou lose someKeep that understoodIf I could, I wouldEvery day ain't for spurtingHold on to what you gotStack knots and keep workingIt's certainThat things always get graded laterBreaking bread with my folksTwerking my money makerBankers fall behindAnd never cash back upThe real remain foreverAshes to the dustIt's hard but it's fairIt can always be firstI keep G.O.D. firstEvery day I walk the earthFrom the dirtWe came to the dirtWe return when it's overAnd doneAnd it's a quick returnIt's roughCan't get up and lay downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyIt's roughCan't get up and lay downHad to voteBeen raised up by themHard timesIt get roughBelieve me, it ain't always lovingSituations get crucialAnd man, it get uglyThank you.You