Maintain (Explicit)-Masta Ace Incorporated/Lord Digga

[ti:Maintain] [ar:Masta Ace Incorporated] [al:Grand Masta (The Remix & Rarity Collection)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Maintain (维持) (Explicit) - Masta Ace Incorporated/Lord Digga [00:03.26]I'm surrounded by psychopathic little fellas [00:06.14]Ghetto dwellas [00:07.17]With ammunition in their cellas [00:08.57]And no remorse in their hearts [00:10.24]When the sh*t starts it don't end [00:11.79]Until somebody's gone with the wind [00:13.47]And I'm tryin' to keep a level head so instead [00:16.66]Of goin' out to die I write rhymes on my bed [00:19.33]And little kids at the playground [00:20.76]Better stay down [00:22.27]Keep duckin' [00:23.13]Cause somebody else is buckin' [00:24.69]Don't seem to be no relief from the beef [00:27.25]Only ni**a round my way without the gold teeth [00:29.83]And the gold chain with the whole name on my neck [00:32.64]Jewelries your worse enemy without a tech [00:35.14]I'm tryin' to maintain but it ain't workin' [00:37.44]Niggas keep lurkin' [00:38.32]Through the darkness I see the Grim Reaper smirkin' [00:40.67]Could it be that he's smilin' at me [00:43.28]Not tryin' to see fatal injury injury [00:44.85] [00:46.46]What must I do to avoid the pain [00:48.52]It seems insane but I gotta maintain [00:50.46]I can feel the pressure on my brain [00:53.65]Feel the strain [00:54.64]But I gotta maintain [00:56.61]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [00:59.09]Be able to maintain [01:00.59]Be able to maintain [01:02.03]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [01:04.54]Be able to be able to [01:06.69]Be able to maintain [01:07.90]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [01:09.85]Be able to maintain [01:10.89]Be able to maintain [01:12.67]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [01:15.32]Be able to be able to [01:16.87]Be able to maintain [01:17.91] [01:18.43]Back in the days I use to do a little dirt [01:20.52]Now that's comin' back around and man it hurts [01:23.00]To see everbody gettin' on [01:25.70]But I got to wait cause of the things I done wrong [01:29.39]In my life I regret it [01:31.29]But the man upstairs won't let me forget it [01:33.75]Everytime I think of doin' somethin' right [01:36.48]Here comes a dark tunnel with no signs of a light [01:39.12]I got to fight to keep my head above water [01:41.79]Dollars are real tight I be askin' bums for quarters [01:44.54]I had enough of the quick cash [01:46.96]So I got to find a way to make the sh*t last [01:49.35]In the past I woulda just gave up [01:52.23]But there's more days to come I know they bring ya good luck [01:55.05]So I'm a keep doin' what I'm doin' [01:57.66]Sippin' on the brew and catchin' wreck wit my crewin' [02:00.27]I feel stuck with a lot of aches and pains [02:02.80]And it's stressin' me but I gotta maintain [02:06.73](Maintain maintain)/ I gotta maintain [02:09.08](Maintain maintain)/ I gotta maintain [02:11.89]But I gotta maintain [02:12.77]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [02:14.09]Be able to maintain [02:15.13]Be able to maintain [02:16.00] [02:16.94]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [02:19.18]Be able to be able to [02:21.36]Be able to maintain [02:22.51]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [02:24.54]Be able to maintain [02:25.60]Be able to maintain [02:27.48]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [02:29.74]Be able to be able to [02:31.29]Be able to maintain [02:32.66]There's too much pressure and stress on my chest [02:34.83]Life's a mess [02:36.20]And I feel depressed [02:37.63]Seems so hard to survive and stay alive [02:40.16]Jump in my ride and I drive doin' 95 [02:43.02]With my system blastin' [02:44.71]I'm passin' cars in the right lane light change I'm gasin' [02:48.27]No destination [02:50.60]But I'm racin' [02:51.48]With my lights on I got my brights on [02:53.89]Play the right song [02:55.18]And the sweat beeds my five [02:56.80]Drive past Five-O and now they givin' chase [02:58.84]They'll probably want to know where the fire's at [03:01.86]Or where the drug buyers at [03:03.32]F**k my tire's flat [03:04.63]I guess I'm pullin' over to take a loss [03:06.89]But it won't be the loss of my life from drivin' off course [03:10.16]God knows I need to be here to shap me son's brain [03:13.58]So I gotta maintain [03:14.51] [03:15.58]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [03:17.51]Be able to maintain [03:18.79]Be able to maintain [03:19.76]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [03:23.03]Be able to be able to [03:24.31]Be able to maintain [03:26.01]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [03:28.33]Be able to maintain [03:29.43]Be able to maintain [03:31.29]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [03:33.49]Be able to be able to [03:35.54]Be able to maintain [03:36.76]Workin' hard may help ya maintain [03:39.05]Be able to maintain [03:40.18]Be able to maintain