T.I. - Dead and gone

^AmOoooooo I ve been travelin on this road to long^C Just trying to find my way back home^G The old me is dead and gone^F… dead and gon^Ee… (Repeat)

^AmEver had one of dem days u wish woulda stayd home, Run into a group of niggas getting they hate on ^CU walk by they get wrong u reply then sh*t get blown ^GWay outta proportion way past discussion, Just u against them, pick one then rush em ^FFigure u get your hair' that next, ^EThey don't wanna stop there now they buzzin ^AmNow u gushin, ambulance rushin u to the hospital with a bad concussion ^CPlus ya hit 4 times plus it hit ya spine paralyzed waist down now ya wheel chair bound Never^Gmind that now u lucky to be alive, Just think it all started u fussin with 3 guys Now ya ^Fpride in the way but ya pride is the way u could ^Efuck around get shot die anyday ^AmNiggas die every day all over bull sh*t dope money dice game ordinary hood sh*t ^CCould this be cuz of hip hop music or did the ones with the good sense not use it ^GUsually niggas don't kno what to do when their back against the wall so they just start shootin ^FFor red or for blue or for blow I guess, ^Efrom Bankhead or from your projects ^AmNo more stress, now im straight, now I get it now I take ^CTime to think, before I make mistakes just for my family's sake ^GThat part of me left yesterday the heart of me is strong today ^FNo regrets im blessed to say the ^Eold me dead and gone away.

^AmI aint never been scared, I lived through tragedy, Situation coulda been dead lookin back at it ^CMost of that shit didn't even have to happen, But u don't think about it when u out there trappin ^GIn apartments hangin smokin and rappin, Niggas start shit didn't next thing ya kno we cappin Get ^Flocked up then didn't even get mad, Now ^Ethink about damn what a life I had ^AmMost of that sh*t look back just laugh, Some sh*t still look back just sad ^CMaybe my homboy still be around, Had I not hit the nigga in the mouth that time ^GI won that fight, I lost that war, I can still see my nigga walkin out that door Who'da ^Fthought I'd never see Philant no more, Got e^Enough dead homies I don't want no more ^AmCost a nigga his job, cost me more, I'da took that ass-whoopin now for sure ^CNow think before I risk my life, Take them chances to get my stripe ^GA nigga put his hands on me alright, Otherwise stand there talk sh*t all night Cuz ^FI hit you , you sue me, ^EI shoot you, get locked up, who me' ^AmNo more stress, now im straight, now I get it now I take ^CTime to think before I make mistakes just for my family's sake ^GThat part of me left yesterday the heart of me is strong today ^FNo regrets im blessed to say the ^Eold me dead and gone away.

^AmI turn my head to the east… I don't see nobody by my side ^CI turn my head to the west… still nobody in sight ^GSo I turn my head to the north, swallow that pill that they call pride ^FThe old me is dead and gone, ^Ethe new me will be alright (repeat)