Smile-2Pac

[ti:Smile] [ar:2Pac] [al:The Acapella Archive] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Smile - 2Pac (图派克) [00:01.11]There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see [00:02.56]That's gon' make it hard to smile in the future [00:04.55] [00:05.46]But through whatever you see [00:06.79]Through all the rain and the pain [00:08.13] [00:08.70]You gotta keep your sense of humor [00:10.60]You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit [00:12.39] [00:17.28]Mmm yeah [00:18.30] [00:20.12]Keep ya head up yeah [00:22.03] [00:27.87]Our lifestyles be close captioned [00:29.79]Addicted to fatal attractions [00:31.01] [00:31.63]Pictures of actions be played back [00:33.57]In the midst of mashing [00:34.63]No fairy tales for this young black male [00:37.01]Some see me stranded in this land of [00:38.44]Hell jail and crack sales [00:40.50]Hustlin' at heart be a ni**a's culture [00:42.22]Or the repercutions while bustin' [00:43.78]On backstabbin' vultures [00:45.44]Sellin' my soul for material [00:47.29]Wishes fast cars and b**ches [00:49.54]Wishin' I live my life a legend immortalized in pictures [00:52.45]Why shed tears save your sympathy [00:54.31]My childhood years were spent buryin' [00:56.26]My peers in the cemetary [00:57.86] [00:58.52]Here's a message to the newborns waiting to breathe [01:01.68]If you believe then you can achieve [01:03.95]Just look at me [01:05.04]Against all odds though life is hard we carry on [01:07.71] [01:08.43]Living in the projects broke with no lights on [01:11.19]To all the seeds that follow me [01:12.81]Protect your essence [01:13.98]Born with less but you still precious [01:16.28]Just smile for me now [01:17.61]Smile for me won't you smile smile for me now [01:23.46]Just smile [01:24.70] [01:25.93]What cha looking all sad for ni**a [01:27.24] [01:28.10]You black smile for me now [01:29.84] [01:30.38]Ni**a you ain't got nothing to be worried about [01:32.57] [01:34.27]No doubt smile for me now [01:35.77] [01:39.12]And the next generation [01:40.19] [01:41.90]Now as I open up my story [01:43.13] [01:43.77]With the blaze a your blunts [01:45.03]And you can picture thoughts slowly [01:46.66]Up on phrases I wrote [01:47.91]And I can walk you through the days that I done [01:50.05] [01:51.16]I often wish that I could save everyone [01:53.21]But I'm a dreamer [01:54.49]Have you ever seen a ni**a who was strong in the game [01:57.29]Overlookin' his tomorrows and they finally came [02:00.44]Look back on childhood memories and [02:01.93]I'm still feelin' the pain [02:03.47]Turnin' circles in my life came to dealin' coc*ine [02:06.41]To many hassles in my local life survivin' the strain [02:09.55]And a man without a focus life could drive him insane [02:12.77]Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin' it'd change [02:15.80]But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains [02:18.85]Had a dream of living wealthy and makin' it big [02:22.03]Over foot broad chose to cook raw wouldn't take but I did [02:25.09]And after all my momma's thankin' [02:26.31]God for blessin' the child [02:27.63] [02:28.19]All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile [02:31.19]Smile [02:31.85]Smile for me won't you smile smile for me [02:41.51] [02:44.08]F**k the world as we elope and witness furious speeds [02:46.44]Of nasty questions keep us all stressin' curious G's [02:48.89] [02:49.57]Backstabbed and bleedin' f**king [02:50.93]Thoughts laced with w**d [02:52.93]Learnin' duckin' stray shots [02:54.28] [02:54.80]Bullets be hot they burning [02:56.71]Inhalin' sherm smoke visualized the flames [02:59.09] [02:59.63]Will I be smothered by my own pain [03:01.33] [03:01.85]Strange whispers cowards conversate so quick to dis us [03:05.02]Takin' pictures for the feds and [03:06.76]Desperate hopes they'd get us [03:08.27]Hit us off give us plenty centuries forgive my sins [03:11.28]Since I ain't in many penitenturies the [03:13.46]Best revenge is f**k friends [03:15.39]We military minded soldiers bustin' shots blindly [03:18.51] [03:19.04]Tryin' to find Jehovah to help me [03:21.24]Somebody save me [03:22.41]Lost and crazy scared to drop a seed [03:24.58]Hopin' I ain't cursed my babies [03:26.48]Maybe now niggas feel me now picture my pain [03:29.66]Embrace my words make the world change [03:31.40] [03:31.92]And still I smile ni**a [03:33.10] [03:33.99]And now a moment of silence let us pray [03:38.48] [03:45.33]And as you journey into outerspace [03:46.86] [03:48.56]May the angels help to lead the way [03:50.27] [03:51.66]May the prayers that our families make [03:53.30] [03:54.68]Shine up on your soul and keep you safe [03:56.33] [03:57.47]And all the homies that have passed away [03:59.13] [04:00.55]Be there to greet you as you pass the gates [04:02.50] [04:03.43]And as you headed to the tunnel's light [04:05.40] [04:06.48]I hope it leads to eternal life [04:08.39] [04:09.88]We say the prayers for our homie Pac [04:12.15]Smile for me won't you smile for me [04:20.26] [04:22.19]Smile for me won't you smile for me [04:32.42] [04:52.42]Smile for me [04:53.22] [04:56.70]Come on [04:57.20] [04:58.77]Smile