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Score

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Score

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Know what I'm sayin

Life is like a game of basketball

They just want niggas to run jump and shoot

chorus:

The game, of life, is a struggle to survive

We live, to win, cause if we lose, than we die

verse 1:

What's the word for the day homeboy

It ain't nothin but this killin shit

Tryin to get this money right quick

You know how it is

Nigga tryin to eat food and live, smoke weed

Payin rent on my crib so I can breathe

Life is not about the quickest speed

What you achieve

Come to greed by the grief

And what you get is what you see

In your mind visually

And manifest physically

If you stick to it shit'll work out terrificly

Take me, everyday my life be hectic and stressful

Never really know if im'a ever be successful

But the best things you get out of life require struggle

If it don't you gettin hustled homeboy

You gettin hustled

How I see it

Anything you wanna be you can be it

If your mind can preceive it

And your heart really believe it

Than you half way there and all you got to do is do it

And if you give it all you got there ain't really

Nothin' to it

Chorus

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

(talking in background)

Get your fucking heads in the game, please!

This season don't mean nothin if we lose this!

word up

Verse 2:

As a, black boy

Started out a bundle of joy

but quickly I grew playin with toys

Than you started makin noise as a youth

Tryin to figure out the truth

Behind the shit that the schools ain't tellin

First come rebellin, then come drug sellin

Juvenile court, 'cause you too young to be a felon

Knew that everything around you was yours

But you gotta maintain the game of wealth that the

World has in store

A wise man told you before

You got the power to bring things to life black boy

You can test it

Everything you see is just a thought manifested

But before you had a chance to know that

You got arrested

And it all seems clear to you know, you can breathe

It was different

When you couldn't see the forest from the trees

If you follow your dreams you can accomplish anything

If you always do your best then your destiny is king

Of the world

Chorus

People don't let life, no no

Don't let life mislead you

You have the power

People don't let life

Don't let life deceive you

You have the power

Yeah, score this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Score, this ain't no game this is war

Verse 3:

Life is like twistin' a blunt, it's how you roll with it

Just figure out what you want and go and get it

anybody tryin' to stop you

For tryin to do for you

That's your enemy dun

The sun be right up in your crew

That's true

Life is a thinking mans game

Use your head for it

Ain't no use in bein scared a shit

If you prepared for it

Go for what you know good

This whole wide world is your hood

Plus the universe

Cause you was on the planet first

Score, this ain't no game this is war X4

Chorus

People don't let life, no no

Don't let life mislead you

You have the power

People don't let life

Don't let life deceive you

You have the power

Just use your power

Don't be a fool

Don't ever lose your cool

You got the power

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