[Intro: 2Pac] ~#**************#~ I shall not fear no man but God ~#**************#~ Though I walk through the valley of death ~#**************#~ I shed so many tears ~#**************#~ If I should die before I wake ~#**************#~ Please, God walk with me ~#**************#~ Grab a nigga and take me to Heaven ~#**************#~ [Verse 1: 2Pac] ~#**************#~ Back in elementary, I thrived on misery ~#**************#~ Left me alone, I grew up amongst a dyin breed ~#**************#~ Inside my mind couldnt find a place to rest ~#**************#~ Until I got that Thug Life tatted on my chest, tell me, can you feel me? ~#**************#~ Im not livin in the past, you wanna last? ~#**************#~ Be the first to blast, remember Kato ~#**************#~ No longer with us, hes deceased ~#**************#~ Call on the sirens, seen him murdered in the streets, now he rest in peace ~#**************#~ Is there a heaven for a G? Remember me ~#**************#~ So many homies in the cemetery, shed so many tears ~#**************#~ [Chorus: 2Pac, 2Pac & Shock G] ~#**************#~ Ahh, I suffered through the years ~#**************#~ And shed so many tears ~#**************#~ Lord, I lost so many peers ~#**************#~ And shed so many tears ~#**************#~ [Verse 2: 2Pac] ~#**************#~ Now that Im strugglin in this business, by any means ~#**************#~ Label me greedy gettin green, but seldom seen ~#**************#~ And fuck the world cause Im cursed ~#**************#~ Im havin visions of leavin here in a hearse, God, can you feel me? ~#**************#~ Take me away from all the pressure and all the pain ~#**************#~ Show me some happiness again, Im goin blind ~#**************#~ I spend my time in this cell, aint livin well ~#**************#~ I know my destiny is Hell, where did I fail? ~#**************#~ My life is in denial and when I die ~#**************#~ Baptized in eternal fire, Ill shed so many tears ~#**************#~ [Refrain: 2Pac, 2Pac & Shock G] ~#**************#~ Lord, I suffered through the years and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ Lord, I lost so many peers and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ [Verse 3: 2Pac] ~#**************#~ Now, Im lost and Im weary, so many tears ~#**************#~ Im suicidal, so dont stand near me ~#**************#~ My every move is a calculated step ~#**************#~ To bring me closer to embrace an early death, now theres nothin left ~#**************#~ There was no mercy on the streets, I couldnt rest ~#**************#~ Im barely standin, about to go to pieces, screamin peace ~#**************#~ And though my soul was deleted, I couldnt see it ~#**************#~ I had my mind full of demons tryin to break free ~#**************#~ They planted seeds and they hatched, sparkin the flame ~#**************#~ Inside my brain like a match, such a dirty game ~#**************#~ No memories, just a misery ~#**************#~ Paintin a picture of my enemies killin me in my sleep ~#**************#~ Will I survive til the morning to see the Sun? ~#**************#~ Please Lord, forgive me for my sins, cause here I come ~#**************#~ [Refrain: 2Pac, 2Pac & Shock G] ~#**************#~ Lord! (God!) I suffered through the years and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ God, I lost so many peers and— ~#**************#~ [Verse 4: 2Pac] ~#**************#~ Lord knows, I tried, been a witness to homicide ~#**************#~ Seen drive-bys takin lives, little kids die ~#**************#~ Wonder why as I walk by ~#**************#~ Broken-hearted as I glance at the chalk line, gettin high ~#**************#~ This aint the life for me, I wanna change ~#**************#~ But aint no future bright for me, Im stuck in the game ~#**************#~ Im trapped inside a maze ~#**************#~ See this Tanqueray influenced me to gettin crazy, disillusioned lately ~#**************#~ Ive been really wantin babies ~#**************#~ So I could see a part of me that wasnt always shady, dont trust my lady ~#**************#~ ‘Cause shes a product of this poison ~#**************#~ Im hearin noises, think shes fuckin all my boys, cant take no more ~#**************#~ Im fallin to the floor ~#**************#~ Beggin for the Lord to let me in to Heavens door, shed so many tears (God please help me) ~#**************#~ [Outro: 2Pac, Shock G, 2Pac & Shock G] ~#**************#~ Lord, I lost so many years (I suffered through the years) and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ I lost so many peers and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ Lord, I suffered through the years and shed so many tears ~#**************#~ God, I lost so many peers and shed so many tears