[Verse 1: 2Pac]
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Now of course I want peace on the streets, but realistically
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Paintin perfect pictures aint never worked, my misery
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Was so deep, couldnt sleep through all my pressures
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In my quest for cash I learned fast, usin violent measures
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Memories of adolescent years, there was unity
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But after puberty, we brought war to our community
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So many bodies droppin, its gotta stop, I wanna help
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But still Im steppin, keep my weapon, must protect myself
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The promise of a better tomorrow aint never reached me
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Plus my teachers was too petrified in class to teach me
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Sippin Thunderbird and grape Kool-Aid, callin Earl
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Since my stomach was empty it seduced me to fuck the world
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Watch my lil homies lose they childhoods to guns
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Nobody cries no more, ‘cause we all die for fun
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So why you ask me if I want peace if you cant grant it?
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Niggas fightin across the whole planet
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So it could never be peace
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[Hook: 2Pac]
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Will there ever be peace, or are we all, just headed for doom?
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Still consumed by the beast?
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And I know therell never be peace
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Thats why I keep my pistol when I walk the streets
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‘Cause there could never be peace
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[Verse 2: Kastro]
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Somebody owes me. Will they control me? Not
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I aint a hater player, but I want all you got
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Yall babies had babies, now we fightin each other
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My dawgs got frabies, they bitin each other
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And it aint hard to find a friend like mine
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Bigfully is a bullet and he dont mind dyin
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And I gotta be blind, missed sign after sign
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Time after time after time after time
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And I dont like nobody, they dont like me more
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And Im good with that finally, but they heard it before
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Dawg, we livin in a prison, losin our religion
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On Thanksgivin we thankful, just for livin in Hell
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Damn, homie, I dont mean to be harsh
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But theres a devil in the ghetto tryin to tear it apart
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And if we make it up out, we still stuck in the dark
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Will there ever be peace? Just a piece of my heart. Never!
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[Interlude: Outlawz]
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The only peace we got is a piece of our heart, piece of our mind, or that damn piece that we hold in our waistline
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You feel me, dawg? Cmon, uhh
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[Middle hook: 2Pac]
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So will there ever be peace
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Or are we all just headed for doom?
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Still consumed by the beast?
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And I know therell never be peace (never)
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Thats why I keep my pistol when I walk the streets
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‘Cause therell never be peace
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[Verse 3: E.D.I.]
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Thangs is changin, nigga, you better read the signs
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Im only concerned about me and mine in these times
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The world is a ghetto and peace is not a part of it
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We all believe Gods new plan to make it out of this
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Niggas spendin too much time hatin on each other
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Niggas buyin guns, loadin em up, aimin at each other
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And the victim is you and me, its sick, but its true indeed
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The good die, mostly over bullshit, repeatedly
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Deep in me theres a part that wants nothing but love
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But the rest of me know, war is whats waitin for us
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So I stays ready, keep my pay heavy and boss up
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Stack my funds and my guns, never rely on luck
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Askin God to point out the impostor
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Never let no weapon formed against me prosper
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‘Cause therell never be peace, so dont rely on it, soldiers dyin for it, and in the ghetto, they cryin for it. But fuck peace!
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[Final hook: 2Pac]
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Will there ever be peace, or are we all just, headed for doom?still consumed by the beast?
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And I know therell never be peace
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Thats why I keep my pistol when I walk the streets
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Fool, therell never be peace
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Will there ever be peace, or are we all just, headed for doom?still consumed by the beast?
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And I know therell never be peace
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Thats why I keep my pistol when I walk the streets
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Nigga, therell never be peace
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Will there ever be peace, or are we all just, headed for doom?still consumed by the beast?
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And I know therell never be peace
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Thats why I keep my pistol when I walk the streets
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Nigga, therell never be peace
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Will there ever be peace?
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[Outro: 2Pac]
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Will there ever be peace? Shit, fuck peace!
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On the strength til my niggas get a piece, we cant have peace
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How the fuck we gon live happy when we aint got nothing?
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You motherfuckers are smilin, but Im mean muggin
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Why? ‘Cause I gotta be thuggin
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It seems drugs done turned this whole mothafuckin hood out
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All us niggas actin up, wild-ass motherfuckin adolescents
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These niggas aint even got no childhoods no more
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How the fuck can you have a childhood
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And you at the funeral every motherfuckin weekend?
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Pssh, and you motherfuckers talkin about peace?
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Nigga, it aint no motherfuckin peace
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You aint seen the news motherfucker? You aint heard? Lil babies gettin smoked, motherfuckers killin they whole family
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Lil kids gettin thrown off buildings
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Motherfuckers gettin abused
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Peace? Nigga, is you out your fuckin mind?
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Fuck peace! We cant never have peace til you motherfuckers clean up this mess you made
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‘Til you fuckin clean up the dirt you dropped
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‘Til we get a piece, fuck peace! Westside
