DMX - Life Is What You Make It Lyrics
[nas]Yo ill will, ruff rydersWhat what, sraight like thatYou a killer or a hustler, dealer or customerGangsta or buster, youngster or old niggaA weed head, a coke snifferYou rich or a broke niggaKnow you all relate to this shit that I wrote niggasLots of my mans trapped up in a maxPenatentary, sending me letters I answer backThat eventually, we all be bentleyed outThrowing campaigns, ***** it Im running for white houseMy niggas control senate, pipe seats jeeps tintedMad lewinsky chicks, some kinky shitDid dirt now I knew it would come back one daySo Im on point, scrap, prepare for gunplayStared at one face, thought it was beef he looked familiarReady to blast ,nigga gave me daps said I feel yaCant believe how my life changedFrom the hood, the first time in my life I can say I did the right thing[chorus: 4x]Life is what you make it nigga, ima make itNo matter what it takes my nigga, we gonna take it (uh)[dmx]Uh, uh, uh, uh, uhEveryday shit, around the way shit got me stressed (what)So I keep on the vest in case a nigga wanna test (uh)I got no time for games cause Im all grown upYou wanna joke nigga? laugh when you get blown up (come on)See how funny it is when your kids aint got no fatherCause you played it sweet now you floating in the harbor (for real)Shit is hectic so respect it for your health (what)Didnt think it was right, you shouldve checked it yourself (come on)Life is too short to get caught up in some dumb shitWake up one day, 40 years old on some bumb shitTime flew by, you was too fly to see the lightEveryday its getting darker then comes the nightNow what? (what) realize that you aint got shit (uh)Not long ago you was the man on some hot shitSo just peep the flow yo, cause you already in thisMake sure your shit is right kid and handke your business (uh huh)[chorus][nas]Make history before you go***** the misery, you po we gettin doeExcept the ? dollars? other reasons why Im living yo (why? )Time is viableLow and behold the young, black, and powerfulGot to eat yo, everyday my daughters feet growYou wack and cheap with the doe, my heat could blowPayin doctors when Im born, a preacher when Im buriedThats why cash is needed for my kids to inheritGotta pay just for living, tax life is a bness (business)If you catch a bad deal, watch your life deminishDeals made by God and the devil, and we in itPawns in the game, cant complain or say shitJust strap up and hold on, hope for the bestPrepare for the worse, no fears no nothing on earthNo tears if Im dumped in a hearse, I wont be the firstNor the last nigga, lets get this cash nigga[chorus]
