Between you and Biggie was like, who's gon'-, who's gon'-
Who ruled, the, the, nigga kingdom and shit basically, you know what I'm sayin'?
It was like, this is like an (it is) election
It is an election (it is that) shit, you know what I'm sayin'?
Me and Biggie's situation was smaller than that
Me and Biggie's situation is like
You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
(Tupac Shakur was shot several times in the chest)
Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die?
Check it, I grew up a fucking screw-up
Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fucking blew up
Chopping rocks overnight
The nigga Biggie Smalls trying to turn into the black Frank White
We had to grow dreads to change our description
Two cops is on the milk box missing
Show they toes you know they got stepped on
A fist full of bullets a chest full of Teflon
Run from the police, picture that, nigga I'm too fat
I fuck around and catch a asthma attack
That's why I bust back, it don't phase me
When he drop, take his Glock, and I'm Swayze
Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight
Laid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker
You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight? (Don't feed into it)
Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight? (If you feed into it)
Why am I trying to give (you know what I'm saying?) When no one gives me a try
Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die? (It's on me)
But still I'm having memories of high speeds, when the cops crashed
As I laugh, pushing the gas when my Glocks blast
We was young, and we was dumb, but we had heart
In the dark when we survived through the bad parts
Many dreams is what I had, and many wishes
No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
And these bitches they still continue to pursue me
A couple of movies now the whole world tryna screw me
Even the cops tried to sue me
So what can I do but stay true, sipping 22's a brewing
Now the medias trying to test me got the press asking questions, trying to stress me
Misery is all I see, that's my mind's state
My history with the police is shakin' the crime rate
Ma main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped
He screamed, "Thug life" and emptied the clip
Gots tired of running from the police
You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead
Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight? (I can't wait for Biggie to come back)
Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try? (They wanted a new regine)
Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die?
(And my regime includes the East coast, it includes the West coast)
I was shocked at everything, ya know what I'm saying
I wasn't more shocked at him dying
I was more shocked at him
Pac' is a strong dude, you know, I know dude
You know what I'm sayin'?
Real strong, so it was when he got shot I was more like "Again"
You know what I'm sayin'?
He always getting shot or shot at
He gon' pull through this one again
Make a few of records about it and it's gon' be over
You know what I'm sayin'? But when he-, when he died I was like "Whoa"
You know what I'm sayin'? It kinda took me by-
I mean, even though we was going through our drama
I would never wish death on nobody, you know what I'm sayin'?
'Cause there ain't no coming back from that