I remember how it all began

I used to sing dirty raps to my East side fans

Back then I knew you couldn't stop this rap

No M.C. could rock like that Then the new style came, the bass got deeper

You gave up the mike and bought you a beeper

Do you wanna rap or sell Coke?

Brothers like you ain't never been broke People wanna say it's just my time

Brothers like me had to work for mine

Eight years on the mike and I'm not jokin'

Sir Too Short comin' straight from Oakland California, home of the rock

Eight woofers in the trunk, beatin' down the block

Short Dog, I'm that rappin' man

I said it before and I 'll say it again Life is too short, too short

Life is too short, too short Life is to some people is unbearable

Committin' suicide and that's terrible

Was it much too much or nothing' big?

If you live my life, you'd be fightin' to live Life is to me my main asset

I be doin' all right and keep it just like that

Chill out at the house and pump that bass

I'm tryin' to get rich as I rock the place Everybody's got that same old dream

To have big money and fancy things

Drive a brand new Benz, keep your bank right here

Never hear me stutter once 'cause I talk real clear It's on you, homeboy, watcha gonna do?

You can take my advice and start workin', fool

Or you can close your ears and run your mouth

And one day, homeboy, you soon find out Life is too short, too short

Life is too short, too short Life is too short, would you agree?

While I'm livin' my life, don't mess with me

It's been a long time, baby, since I first got down

But I still keep makin' these funky sounds 'Cause I don't stop rappin', that's my theme

I make a lot of money, do you know what I mean?

Like this, complicated you must stay up

You asked a simple question boy, don't say, "What?" You only live once and you callin' it hell

Policeman tryin' to take you to jail

You could give a man time but you don't know

In a matter of time, I'll be runnin' the show Now another young buck wants to be on top

Makin' big money, slangin' hop

The task force tryin' to peel your cap

Turn around, homeboy, you better watch your back Life is too short

Life is You can take back all the things you give

But you can't take back the days you live

Life is to some people who've been on earth

Livin' every single day for what it's worth I live my life just how I please

Satisfy one person I know, that's me

Work hard for the things I achieve in life

And never rap fake when I'm on the mike 'Cause if a dream is all you got, homeboy

You gotta turn that dream into the real McCoy

No time to waste, just get on that case

You can't be down 'cause you need to taste A good life livin' like a king on a throne

Gettin' everything you want and tryin' to have all your own

So life, don't be stupid though

'Cause when you waste it, you'll know Life is, life is

All right, that's it