risen And that's he's confident the Lord will perfect in Christians What He started and hearts will be corrected in them Listen, he was in prison now
down VERSE 1 My time on earth is short, I know I've seen my final days I thank the Lord above and for you every night I pray I remember your tears -
I thought I was down, let me tell you what I was [Hook:] I was young, I was dumb, I was just too cool I was loud and obnoxious, I was just that fool
I knocked When he answered, I was shocked It looked like a party, plenty girls were there But Stacey was with me, but I still had to stare I went inside
and now all the laughter is gone Time to reflect on what you did cause they saying you wrong I'm sure you had your reasons dawg I don't doubt you
cellmate suicidal cause his mother died And my C.O. is a lady, and I'm thinkin maybe me and her can hook up a scheme, to be Swayze Cause she keep on callin
in? I put my faith in God, blessed and still breathin And even though it's hard, that's who I believe in Before I'm leavin, I'm askin the grievin - who
I been knowin you for years, we was high school peers, in junior high I was itchin to kill, and you was, ready to die Why you bullshittin, niggaz
s a possibility, bust and pray Wear a rubber so I live to fuck another day HEY... Ain't nothin strange I'm 25 dying to change But still I bang wanting
cut What the fuck done went wrong How long will I be mourned? When I'm gone, same song Ain't gave a fuck all along And who am I to blame em? Just
cellmate's suicidal cause his mother died And my C.O. is a lady, and I'm thinkin maybe me and her can hook up a scheme, to be Swayze Cause she keep on
knees and I've been born to represent, for that I've been heaven sent And I meant, every word, in my letter, to the President s**t is still f**ked up
and still I rise, and still I rise... [Ta'He] Still I (still I) I rise (I rise) Please give me to the sky (the sky) And if (and if) I die (I die) I don
as I get released, I'ma clock some cash Did some time locked down, but I'm back on the street There'll be trouble when they see me I heard a snicker
baby I got to gets mo' you scream and go '2Pac' and I ain't stopin' till i'm well paid bails paid now nigga, look what hell made visions of cops
a bunch a dirty rats Will I, succeed, paranoid from the weed And hocus pocus try to focus but I can't see And in my mind I'ma blind man doin time
front shit is punk shit, somethin I never funked with Be true to this game and this game will be true to you That's real shit; disrespect, see what this
will it last, before I ask I hope you see that I'm sincere, and even if you stay with him today I'm still here I refuse to give up -- cause I believe in what