2 Pac - When Thugz Cry Lyrics
Intro:When thugz cryNow I lay me down to sleepI pray to lord my guns to keepIf I die before I wakeI pray to lord my soul to takeGot us dyingWhen thugz cryTimes is hardVerse one:Born thuggin and lovinThe way I came up, big money clutchinBustin while evadin cocaine bustMy pos rushinTo my cushin into insanityThey shot at my cousin now we bustin at they whole familyThese cowards wanna see me burried, I aint worriedI got a line on the d.a. cause Im *****in the secretaryI black out, start cussin, bust em, and touch em allThey panicin *****es duckin, I rush em, and ***** em allProbably be an old man before I understandWhy I had to live my life with pistols close in handKidnapped my homie sister cut her face up badThey even raped her so we blazed they padAutomatic shots rang out, on every blockThey puttin hits on politicians even copsI aint lyin, they got me sleepin with my infrared beamsAnd in my dreams I hear mutha*****as screaminWhat is the meanin?When thugz cryChorus:Oh whyShould you send your child off to dieIn the streets of chalkWhen they dieLet the rocks cry outWhen thugz cryDear god(when thugz cry)Oh whyDoes it have to be this way ahhChildren of today wont stay by(when thugz cry)Let the children hearWhen thugz cryDear godOh why(ha)Verse two:Maybe my addiction to friction got me bugginWhere is the love, never quit my ambitionz to thugAint shed a tear since the old school years of elementaryNiggaz I used to love they closed the penitentiaryStill homie keep it real, how does it feel?To loose your life over somethin that you did as a kidYou all alone no communication, block on the phoneDont get along with your pops and plus your moms is goneWhere did we go wrong? I put my soul in this songTo help us grow in time but now our minds is goneWe went from brothas and sistas to niggaz and *****esWe went from welfare livin to worldwide richesBut somethin change in this dirty gameEverythin strange, lost all my homies over cocaine, manSee they ask me if I shed a tear, I aint lieSee, you gotta get high or dieCause even thugz cryChorus:Oh whyShould you send your child off to dieIn the streets of chalk(when thugz cry)When they die(we dont shed tears, we shed blood)Let the rocks cry outWhen thugz cry(do you still wanna be a thug)Dear godOh whyDoes it have to be this way ahhChildren of today wont stay byLet the children hearWhen thugz cryDear godOh whyVerse three:And all I see are these paraniod *****es, illegal inventionsBustin mutha*****as with upper cuts, I leave em with denturesCause in my criminal mind nobody violates the donI write your name on a piece of paper, and now your familys goneWell perpetrate like you could handle my teamSo merciless in mind try to take command of your dreamsLeavin mutha*****as drowin in they own bloodClown and taking picturesLater, laugh about the punk *****esThat turn snitchesRegulate my area the terror I representMake your people disappear, your wonderin where they wentAm I cold, or is it just I sold my soul?Addicted to the streetsNever find true peace Im toldCome take my body, godDont let me suffer any longerSmoke a pound of marijuana so I know it aint longWhere is the end to all my misery?Is there a close?I suppose thats why I murder my foesWhen thugz cryChorus:Oh whyShould you send your child off to dieIn the streets of chalk(I shed tattoo tearz for years)When they dieLet the rocks cry out(to my dead homeboyz and the prison peace)When thugz cryDear godOh why(yall aint never heard my cries, nigga, what about if you would die)Does it have to be this way ahhChildren of today wont stay byLet the children hearWhen thugz cryDear godRepeat chorus until fade
