Running-2Pac

[00:00.47]Between you and Biggie it was like [00:02.47]Who's gon' who's gonna [00:04.22]Who rules thethe the "ni**a kingdom" and sh*t basically [00:07.71]You know what I'm sayin [00:08.95]I was like this is like a f**kin' election [00:10.88]It's an election and sh*t [00:12.11]You know what I'm saying [00:14.10]Central we got a black male shot in critical condition [00:17.89]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead [00:23.78]Why am I fighting to live [00:26.62]If I'm just living to fight [00:29.74]Why am I trying to see [00:32.44]When there ain't nothing in sight [00:35.49]Why am I trying to give [00:38.22]When no one gives me a try [00:40.90]Why am I dying to live [00:43.92]If I'm just living to die [00:47.54]Check it [00:47.94]I grew up a f**king screw-up [00:49.94]Got introduced to the game [00:51.68]Got an ounce and f**kin' blew up [00:53.70]Toppin' rocks overnight [00:55.50]The ni**a Biggie Smalls [00:57.29]Tryin to turn into the black Frank White [00:59.67]We had to grow dreads to change our description [01:02.95]Two cops is on the milk box missin' [01:05.60]Show they toes and know they got stepped on [01:08.30]A fist full of bullets a chest full of teflon [01:11.36]Run from the police - picture that [01:13.41]Ni**a I'm too fat I f**k around and catch an asthma attack [01:17.28]That's why I bust back it don't phase me [01:20.22]When he drop take his Glock and I'm Swayze [01:23.10]Celebrate my escape sold the Glock bought some weight [01:26.22]Laid back I got some money to make motherf**ker [01:28.27]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead [01:33.29]Why am I fighting to live [01:36.27]If I'm just living to fight [01:39.50]Why am I trying to see [01:42.07]When there ain't nothing in sight [01:45.07]Why am I trying to give [01:47.78]When no one gives me a try [01:50.62]Why am I dying to live [01:53.49]If I'm living to die [01:56.01]Its on me but still im havin memories [01:57.71]Of high speeds when the cops crash [02:00.53]As I laugh [02:01.83]Pushin' the gas when ma Glocks blast [02:03.43]We was young and we was dumb but we had heart [02:06.15]In the dark where we survived through the bad parts [02:08.96]Many dreams is what I had and plenty wishes [02:12.20]No hesitation in extermination of these snitches [02:15.03]Envious B**ches they still continue to pursue me [02:17.82]A couple o' movies now the whole world's tryin' to screw me [02:20.62]Even the cops try to sue me [02:22.45]So what can I do but stay true [02:24.42]Sippin' 22s of brew [02:25.97]And now the media's tryin' to test me [02:28.10]Got the press asking questions trying to stress me [02:30.80]Misery is all I see that's my mind state [02:33.64]My history with the police is check the crime rate [02:36.55]My main man had two strikes slipped [02:39.23]Got arrested and flipped [02:40.24]He screamed thug Life and emptied a clip [02:42.31]Got tired of runnin' from the police [02:43.55]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead [02:48.12]Why am I fighting to live [02:51.18]If I'm just living to fight [02:54.53]Why am I trying to see [02:57.07]When there ain't nothing in sight [03:00.26]Why am I trying to give [03:02.80]When no one gives me a try [03:05.61]Why am I dying to live [03:08.41]If I'm living to die [03:11.69]I was more shocked than anything you know what I'm sayin' [03:16.59]But I wasn't more shocked of him dyin' [03:19.05]I was more shocked of him [03:21.74]'Pac is a strong dude yo I know dudes [03:24.14]You know what I'm sayin' [03:25.26]He is real strong [03:25.93]So when they was like he got shot [03:27.07]I was more like again [03:29.33]You know what I'm sayin' [03:30.24]He always gettin' shot or shot at [03:31.75]He gon' pull through this one again [03:33.47]Make a few records about it [03:34.55]And it's gonna be over you know what I'm sayin' [03:36.84]But when he when he died I was like whoa [03:40.42]You know what I'm sayin' it kinda took me by [03:42.61]You know even though we was goin' through our drama [03:44.64]I would never wish death upon nobody [03:45.86]You know what I'm sayin' [03:46.71]There simply ain't no comin' back from that