[Intro: 2Pac]
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Shit, tired of gettin shot at
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Tired of gettin chased by the police and arrested
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Niggas need a spot where we can kick it
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A spot where we belong, thats just for us
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Niggas aint gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood
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Yknahmean? Where do niggas go when we die?
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Aint no heaven for a thug nigga
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Thats why we go to thug mansion
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Thats the only place where thugs get in free
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And you gotta be a G, at thug mansion
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[Verse 1: 2Pac]
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A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind
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So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times
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I once contemplated suicide, and woulda tried
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But when I held that 9, all I could see was my mamas eyes
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No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble
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Not knowin its hard to carry on when no one loves you
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Picture me inside the misery of poverty
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No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived
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Prayin hard for better days, promise to hold on
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Me and my dawgs aint have a choice but to roll on
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We found a finally spot to kick it
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Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers over trick shit
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A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we Gs
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We still visualize places that we can roll in peace
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And in my minds eye, I see this place the players go and pass it
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I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at thugs mansion
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[Chorus: Anthony Hamilton]
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Chillin with homies and family
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Sky high, iced out, paradise in the sky
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Only place thats right for me
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Chromed-out, mansion in paradise, in the sky
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[Verse 2: 2Pac]
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Will I survive all the fights and the darkness?
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Trouble sparks, they tell me: “Home is where the heart is.”
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Dear departed, I shed tattooed tears
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And couldnt sleep good for multiple years
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Witness peers catch gunshots; nobody cares
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Seen the politicians ban us, theyd rather see us locked in chains
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Please explain why they cant stand us
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Is there a way for me to change?
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Or am I just a victim of things I did to maintain?
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I need a place to rest my head
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With the little bit of homeboys that remains
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‘Cause all the rest dead; is there a spot for us to grow?
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If you find it, Ill be right behind ya, show me and Ill go
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How can I be peaceful? Im comin from the bottom
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Watch my daddy scream “Peace!” while the other man shot him
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I need a house thats full of love, when I need to escape
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The deadly places slingin drugs, in thugs mansion
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[Chorus: Anthony Hamilton]
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Chillin with homies and family
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Sky high, iced out, paradise in the sky
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Only place thats right for me
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Chromed-out, mansion in paradise, in the sky
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[Verse 3: 2Pac]
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Dear Mama, dont cry, your baby boys doin good
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Tell the homies Im in Heaven and they aint got hoods
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Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook
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Drinkin peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke
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Then some lady named Billie Holiday sang
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Sittin there kickin it with Malcolm til the day came
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Little Latasha sho grown
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Tell the lady in the liquor store that shes forgiven, so come home
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Maybe in time youll understand
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Only God can save us, when Miles Davis cuttin lose with the band
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Just think of all the people that you knew in the past
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That passed on, they in Heaven, found peace at last
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Picture a place that they exist, together
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There has to be a place better than this, in Heaven
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So right before I sleep, dear God, what Im askin
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Remember this face, save me a place in thugs mansion
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[Chorus: Anthony Hamilton & (2Pac)]
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Chillin with homies and family
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Sky high, iced out, paradise in the sky (In thugs mansion)
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Aint no place Id rather be
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Only place thats right for me
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Chromed-out, mansion in paradise, in the sky (Thugs mansion)
~#**************#~
Aint no place Id rather be
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Chillin with homies and family
~#**************#~
Sky high, iced out, paradise, in the sky (In thugs mansion)
~#**************#~
Aint no place Id rather be
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Only place thats right for me
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Chromed-out, mansion in paradise, in the sky
