Schoolboy Q - Live again

^BbmLifestyles of the kid who never had shit Living off that bad shit, that shoot shit, that stab shit ^BbmRock a flag and don’t give a fuck about U.S flag shit George Bush got some nerve, fuck a war, we trying to serve ^BbmMotherfucking 8 balls, til’ we live at the pool hall And knock billiards out of your business, ya bitch ^BbmThats my surroundings in Compton, have common sense Smell death in the air, around here, thats a common scent ^BbmYou know the gunpowder You know when your homie barely blink, he just done powder Only at seventeen ^BbmYou know the common statistic inspired by hoop dreams Now hire about street schemes, and getting blood money ^BbmI try my best to stay focused and hope the city love me Pray it's not lust, cause if it is, I’d be death in a month ^BbmLord forbid, for the good kid They took his life She want her baby back, like a cooked rib But that’s just life, where I’m from

^BbmIf there’s a shining star Hope my city is not too far So we can live again ^BbmSee, where I come from is hard Hope all over, we can start So we can live again, so we can live again

^BbmI’ve seen this young’un on the train, I had to pick his brain He said he on his way uptown to get a brick of caine’ ^BbmHe said he needed a come up, because selling nicks' was lame He needed a change, so I gave him fifty cent ^BbmHe looked up at me like I was crazy, I said listen man I rather give you my last to see you live again ^BbmJust cause you change what you pitching, don’t make the difference You gotta get off the mound, and put the game down Petty ^Bbmthoughts could keep your brain down I leave you with that jewel, go get the chain now And put it together ^BbmYou see coming up, we ain’t have that shit to keep our mind focused I love Mike, but it was a hassle trying to buy Jordans ^BbmMy nigga hustle all day in front of the corner store To get a pair, niggas killed him right in front the mall So all the hustling for nothing man I threw my pair on the lightpole because of him Like fuck it man

^BbmIf there’s a shining star Hope my city is not too far So we can live again ^BbmSee, where I come from is hard Hope all over, we can start So we can live again, so we can live again

^BbmTrying to move foward, though it never stops A mother’s son dead, was killed by some kids popped ^BbmShots, they back and forth Murder for murder, the beef recycled is light ^BbmNo idols, bunch of unread bibles Allies that turned to rivals, niggas turned street disciples ^BbmSmokers get high as Eiffiels Addicted to being fiends Because of the feds as we pledge to let our plague spread ^BbmTiny this and if and that if they banging back Because they Adapt to being black, strapped and gang tats, look ^BbmRats get mouse trapped Can’t afford tuition But hit a lick I bet I earn crack, I heard that ^BbmLooking at the sky, hoping a light would shine Daylight saving times all the time on this block of mines ^BbmAll the time with this Glock of mines Swear to God man it ain’t a rhyme, I grind for a piece of mine Co-sign

^BbmIf there’s a shining star Hope my city is not too far So we can live again ^BbmSee, where I come from is hard Hope all over, we can start So we can live again, so we can live again

^BbmWhen you look at my brothers, what's your first impression? Does the s^Bbmight of us leave you guessing? Or do you understand the stressing, the aggression The look of no hope on my niggas' faces Like the ^BbmLord overlooked us when He handed down His graces See embraces, fall short on the numb tips of street e^Bbmntrepeneur fingers Stuck in the walls of the project halls where the Coke smell still lingers - External blingers is all we can be Cause on the i^Bbmnside we been given nothin to shine on And the gig is harder to get than Coke so niggas get their grind on Because the TV tells us aim high Nigga, make all goals lateral But that takes paper that we don't have so niggas put their souls up as collateral ^BbmNow, some niggas reclaim 'em, some blame 'em Making excuses to sell 'em But when a nigga goes from not doin', to doin' ^BbmWhat can you tell him? Not to be a nigga? Shit I gots to be a nigga that's how I pay the bills and I'mma do that whether I gotta sling this coke or exploit these rhyme skills

^BbmIf there’s a shining star Hope my city is not too far So we can live again ^BbmSee, where I come from is hard Hope all over, we can start So we can live again, so we can live again