[Produced by Salaam Remi]
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[Intro: Anthony Hamilton]
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Lies and the pain
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Betrayal, life
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[Bridge: Anthony Hamilton]
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In dangers face
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Look what youre facing, gave your heart away
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And all the remedies couldnt ease the pain
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All the hurt and betrayal; need to get away
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In a world so cold
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You gain your life just to lose your soul
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Never thinking twice bout what the future holds
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All the lies and the games not worth fighting for
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[Refrain: Anthony Hamilton]
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The world is an addiction
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Serving up a fix
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The world is an addiction
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Its way too much for me
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[Verse 1: Nas]
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Uhh, snitches and rapists in the street, crime to the fullest
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Asking niggas if they got any extra nine bullets
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They deny me that, they know the bullets they loan me
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Be the same ones that probably had them lying flat
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Stretched out, letter T, its better to dead a beef
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Than let it breathe, then we dont succeed
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‘Cause then you gotta murder dummies
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Waste your time, they allergic to money
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Im never squirmish to blood
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We can thug and get out of hand; whats the options?
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Only conclusion is shooting, bullets popping, hoodlums dropping
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Fear any day that the Feds will come knocking
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Was young and nervous, asking myself, whats my purpose?
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In the back of a paddy wagon, bracelets aching me
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Pigs ignoring, Im asking what precinct they taking me
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These cops cant relate to me, death to prison, empty vacancy
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[Refrain: Anthony Hamilton]
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The world is an addiction
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Serving up a fix
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The world is an addiction
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Its way too much for me
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[Verse 2: Nas]
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Thou shall not be selfish, real nigga commandments
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Know a billionaire, he has everything but a fam
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Guess how angry this man gets
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Had so many bad chicks in his bed, strange sex, same sex
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Has addictions that are sadistic, chain of events, habits
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He puts cocaine on his prick and acts sick
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Self-esteem needs boosting, alcohol consumption
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Nicotine fusion, some athletes juicing
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Pastors quote biblical chapters, Psalms
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All along hes into bestiality porn
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And its wrong, so I keep the Cali weed in the bong
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And Im strong but the female anatomy got me sprung
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And these women need shoes and baddest cars and condos
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Fine clothes and these fiends needs to get high
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So they find dough to mainline dope, and yall know
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[Refrain: Anthony Hamilton]
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The world is an addiction
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Serving up a fix
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The world is an addiction
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Its way too much for me
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[Verse 3: Nas]
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So many vices, habits, mine of course, bad chicks
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My response to any advice on what is the essentials of life
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Im just rebellious, not selfish
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Guess we all share different definitions of what wealth is
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I need the best things in life, thats women, thats cars, cigars
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A vintage bottle on ice thats priceless
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The other night, just in the emergency room
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A patient said she needs to see a doctor soon
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Doctor busy operating on a lady whos sedated
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He can barely concentrate cause hes newly separated
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His estranged wife likes entertaining her acquaintance
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In the house they were married in, mad people waiting
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Some young, some old, heads and stomachs aching
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Filling out an application cause they all need medication
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But the doctor need love or a quick vacation
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Calling up his travel agent, same time, premeditating
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Murdering his ex wife; life, savage aint it
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Some need Xanax just to maintain it
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We all need faith cause the world keep changing
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Let go of the illusion, start some restraining
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[Outro: Anthony Hamilton]
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Oooooooooooh-ahhhhhhhhh
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Ahhhhhhhh-ahhhhhh-ahhhhhh-ahhh
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (just hold on)
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Just hold on (…hold on)
