Runnin' (Dying to Live)

Between you and Biggie it was like, who's going to rule the

Nigga kingdom and shit, basically, know what I'm saying?

I was like, this is like a fucking election

It is that, you know what I'm saying?

Me and Biggie's situation is smaller than that

Me and Biggie's situation it's like

And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight? (You don't know)

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

Check it, I grew up a fuckin' screw-up

Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin' blew up

Choppin' rocks overnight

The nigga Biggie Smalls tryna turn into the black Frank White

We had to grow dreads to change our description

Two cops is on the milk box missin'

Show they toes, you know they got stepped on

A fistful of bullets, a chest full of Teflon

Runnin' from the police, picture that

Nigga, I'm too fat, I fuck around and catch a asthma attack

That's why I bust back, it don't faze me

When he drop, take his Glock and I'm Swayze

Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight

Lay back, I got some money to make, motherfucker

And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

It's on me

But still I'm havin' memories of high speed when the cops crashed

As I laugh, pushin' the gas while my Glocks blast

We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart

In the dark, will we survive through the bad parts?

Many dreams is what I had, and plenty wishes

No hesitation in extermination of these snitches

Envious bitches, they still continue to pursue me

A couple of movies, now the whole world's tryna screw me

Even the cops tried to sue me, so what can I do?

But stay true, sippin' 22's of brew

And now media is tryna test me

Got the press askin' questions, tryna stress me

Misery is all I see, that's my mind state

My history with the police will shake the crime rate

My main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested, and flipped

He screamed "Thug Life!" and emptied the clip

Got tired of runnin' from the police

And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?

Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?

Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?

Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?

Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

They wanted a new regime

And my regime includes East Coast, includes West Coast

I was more shocked than anything

You know what I'm sayin'?

But I wasn't more shocked of him dying

I was more shocked of him… Pac is a strong dude, yo

I know dude, you know what I'm sayin'? Real strong

So when they was like he got shot, I was just more like, Again? you know what I'm sayin'?

He always getting shot, or shot at

He going to pull through this one again

Make a few records about it, and it's going to be over

You know what I'm sayin'?

But when he, when he died, I was just like, whoah, you know what I'm saying? Kinda took me by

I mean, even though we was going through our drama

I would never wish death on nobody

You know what I'm sayin'?

Because there ain't no coming back from that