[Verse 1]
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Aint a damn thing promised to ya
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Except livin your life, and dyin one day, Im just bein honest to ya
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It take a whole lot, just to get a little
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Gettin caught up in the middle the answer to lifes riddles
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Never, come that easy, but it was easy
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To lead me, but it wasnt easy to see me
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Get up off the block to the TV
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And sell a couple million CDs, best believe me
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You see these callouses on my soul?
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Couldnt let hate and paralysis, take control
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I pick you up when you down til I cant no mo
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My name sting in your mouth like canker sores
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Been at war my whole life, sleepless nights
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Endless fights, but still cant walk to the light
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Cause my work aint finished on earth, for what its worth
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From the cradle to the hearse, God and family first, for real
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[Chorus]
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Somewhere in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere)
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There comes a time when he must understand (When he must understand)
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The strong withstand, the weak will fall (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
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‘Cause tomorrow may not come at all (Tomorrow may not come at all)
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[Verse 2]
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Life aint long, its more like a snapshot
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You can have the top, I live for the hop
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Never take a day Im breathin on this planet for granted
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Time for change, time for growth, peace understandin
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See but niggas keep forcin my hand, disturbin my plans
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Bringin out the soldier in a peaceful man
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Its like tryin to build a house on sand; you never get
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A solid foundation, one man can change the nation
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Yo I put that on all creation; Haitian, Jamaican
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African, Asian, Caucausian, Indian
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Whatever your persuasion, this is the message
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Time is of essence, especially when youre countin your blessings
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Lessons learned from the deepest of pain, its not a game
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Keep my name outta your mouth and Imma keep it the same, ya dig?
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Its a shame, graduated to the rap game
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Only to find out crack and rap was the same thang, damn!
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[Chorus]
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Somewhere in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere)
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There comes a time when he must understand (When he must understand)
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The strong withstand, the weak will fall (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
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‘Cause tomorrow may not come at all (Tomorrow may not come at all)
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[Verse 3]
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Who got skill? Who got hustle?
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Who got they family with em? Who pay for they muscle?
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Yo, its all gon come out in the wash, the lost angel
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With dirty wings, bullets ricochet off my halo
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I lay low for no one, I love my life
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Aint afraid of no hard work and sacrifice
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Was born twice through the life of my seed
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Makin sure he see a side of life, I was never able to see
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Hittin home like “Ground Zero,” move over now
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Peace to the real heroes, still underground
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I put it down for the homies that came thats hard in the paint
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Im livin proof its never to late, you straight
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Once in a while I go back to the main strip
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And see the same niggas still doin the same shit
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And all I can do is increase the flow
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Put it out, let it soak in, and hope they grow, cmon
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[Chorus]
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Somewhere in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere)
~#**************#~
There comes a time when he must understand (When he must understand)
~#**************#~
The strong withstand, the weak will fall (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
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Cause tomorrow may not come at all (Tomorrow may not come at all)
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Somewhere in the heart of man (Somewhere, within, somewhere)
~#**************#~
There comes a time when he must understand (When he must understand)
~#**************#~
The strong withstand, the weak will fall (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
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Cause tomorrow may not come at all (Tomorrow may not come at all)
