I was broke, pocket full of lead, lime on the breeze Gettin' paid like no other, dog nines, stackin' chips On the road like a trucker, man, had to take some trips Doin' shows for my brothers, but strapped with extra clips Just in case any sucker would wanna run his lips A female I don't trust, a car swimmin' like the chips I stay all by my kitty, green hair with some time Did some crimes that was petty, seems still gettin' mine All this hate shit I'm hearin', though, you, I ain't fearin' Better try to be growin' old, man, with your cheerin' Escalate what a nigga's steerin', last day's nearin' Tryna get it right with God, only one who I'm fearin' Hopin' I'ma make it, keep it real, never do I fake it Chances for a nigga took your pain, so I take it Livin' like a player should, wishin' that you could Knowin' it's all to the good, still down with the hood This life we live, oh so beautiful, oh so beautiful Last year my cousin took a fall, a sad song Seemed like we was just on the phone, now he gone People used to try to judge him, say he was wrong But you can't try to judge a man, you do you wrong Smokin' out on the database, I'm in the clouds Drankin' liquor, fallin' on my face, wonderin' how I survived all this foolishness, off in the street Ridin' dirty, I ain't meant to diss, I'm packin' heat But the streets very hazardous, to niggas' health Watch your step, you ain't Lazarus, you'll meet your death I'm the man from the north, north side of the town Where the real do support me, and keep a frown Stayin' down, got your gold grills, droppin' the earth Barbecue on the grill, somethin' cool for a player When I ride through the streets, hoes are plentiful Cause the life that we live so beautiful This life we live, oh so beautiful, oh so beautiful This life we live, oh so beautiful, oh so beautiful Gotta take the good with the bad, smile with the sad Love what you got, and remember what you had Messin' with the ones, who helped me in the times When I was flat broke, didn't even have a dime My family, they was there, my niggas, they was there The rest of y'all left me for dead, didn't care I used to have dreams, livin' large in this thing And by the grace of God, I'm still alive in this thing I strive in this game, to get all that I can Never said I'm the man, respect me as a man To you ones, think I owe you somethin', now that's a joke Think it bad, come and get you somethin', hollows to throw Either chill, either fake, you can love, you can hate Either go and get your own, or you can sit and wait On the next plane to come up, you can peep this You can't do what I do, handle your business This life we live, oh so beautiful This life we live, oh so beautiful So beautiful