No, I cant run, I cant hide from all of this pressure
If I sell out, that means Im copping to a lesser charge
And whenever theres a will, baby
Theres a way
Each one, teach one - I always say
The murder rate is rising, society cant scare me
Life is like a puzzle, aint no telling when theyll burry me.
They wanna tell me how to live
But Ive got dues to pay
Now how much money you gonna give
For my PG and me bill, cos its a week late
Leave the hustler alone, fool dont procrastinate
Because, Im a get mine and thats the way I was taught, fool
Now what you thought?
That I was born and raised in a big house
While you were asleep up in the bed
I slept on the couch
I tried to study but was often interrupted
Because the neighborhood Im from is so corrupted
Rats and roaches creeping through the cracks in the walls
While my folks down the street, breaking plenty laws
Tried to count as much as they can count is like hell
Its kind of hard being raised off up in the cell, get on your own
And get you some business, black
Stay sucker-free and by all means, watch your back
You aint gotta listen
But take it from your boy, 4-Tay, fool
You think you promised another day?
Each piece of life is like a puzzle, can you solve em
Stressll drive you crazy when youre dealing with these problems
Problems, problems - How you gonna solve em
Man, Im going crazy trying to deal with these problemsEach and every day on these streets, the game is gettin sicker
Thicker then a king-size snicker
And I know whos got the plug, dont need a witness
Cos your business aint everybody elses business
Snichers, and gothams, and gangstas, theyre so conniving
In 1995, only the strong are surviving
Every time I open up something, somebody wants some
So I could be broke, all on my lonesome
Too many critics, too many debaters
And when they dont hire us, that makes me think they hate us
But thats just another problem pushing through my brain
And it wouldnt change no matter how much I complain
Why would you care if I was living on welfare?
You act like you gon move me and my family elsewhere
Allow me to make this conversation more concrete
Too many formalities and I find that so obsolete
But Im a keep striving cos it couldnt get no worse
Aint robbing no banks or snatching nobodys purse
I finally made me a profit so now I can really chill
Check my mail box, spoke too soon, theres my phone bill
Trying to look out for number one and thats my Mother
And if it aint one thing, fly, its another
Each piece of life is like a puzzle, can you solve em
Stressll drive you crazy when youre dealing with these problems
Problems, problems - How you gonna solve em
Man, Im going crazy trying to deal with these problemsEach piece of life is like a puzzle, can you solve em
Stressll drive you crazy when youre dealing with these problems
Problems, problems - How you gonna solve em
Man, Im going crazy trying to deal with these problemsProblems, problems - How you gonna solve em
Im a handle mine
Problems, problems - How you gonna solve em
Take em one at a time
