Dead Prez - Score Lyrics
Know what Im sayinLife is like a game of basketballThey just want niggas to run jump and shootChorus:The game, of life, is a struggle to surviveWe live, to win, cause if we lose, than we dieVerse 1:Whats the word for the day homeboyIt aint nothin but this killin shitTryin to get this money right quickYou know how it isNigga tryin to eat food and live, smoke weedPayin rent on my crib so I can breatheLife is not about the quickest speedWhat you achieveCome to greed by the griefAnd what you get is what you seeIn your mind visuallyAnd manifest physicallyIf you stick to it shitll work out terrificlyTake me, everyday my life be hectic and stressfulNever really know if ima ever be successfulBut the best things you get out of life require struggleIf it dont you gettin hustled homeboyYou gettin hustledHow I see itAnything you wanna be you can be itIf your mind can preceive itAnd your heart really believe itThan you half way there and all you got to do is do itAnd if you give it all you got there aint reallyNothin to itChorusScore, this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is war(talking in background)Get your *****ing heads in the game, please!This season dont mean nothin if we lose this!Word upVerse 2:As a, black boyStarted out a bundle of joyBut quickly I grew playin with toysThan you started makin noise as a youthTryin to figure out the truthBehind the shit that the schools aint tellinFirst come rebellin, then come drug sellinJuvenile court, cause you too young to be a felonKnew that everything around you was yoursBut you gotta maintain the game of wealth that theWorld has in storeA wise man told you beforeYou got the power to bring things to life black boyYou can test itEverything you see is just a thought manifestedBut before you had a chance to know thatYou got arrestedAnd it all seems clear to you know, you can breatheIt was differentWhen you couldnt see the forest from the treesIf you follow your dreams you can accomplish anythingIf you always do your best then your destiny is kingOf the worldChorusPeople dont let life, no noDont let life mislead youYou have the powerPeople dont let lifeDont let life deceive youYou have the powerYeah, score this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is warScore, this aint no game this is warVerse 3:Life is like twistin a blunt, its how you roll with itJust figure out what you want and go and get itAnybody tryin to stop youFor tryin to do for youThats your enemy dunThe sun be right up in your crewThats trueLife is a thinking mans gameUse your head for itAint no use in bein scared a shitIf you prepared for itGo for what you know goodThis whole wide world is your hoodPlus the universeCause you was on the planet firstScore, this aint no game this is war x4ChorusPeople dont let life, no noDont let life mislead youYou have the powerPeople dont let lifeDont let life deceive youYou have the powerJust use your powerDont be a foolDont ever lose your coolYou got the power
