I take a shot of Hennessy, now I'm strong enough to face the madness Pickle bag full of sass, weed laced with hash Phone calls from my niggas on the other side Two childhood friends just died, I couldn't cry A damn shame, when will we ever change? And what remains from a twelve-gauge to the brain? Arguments with my boo is true, I spend more time with my niggas than I do with you But everywhere it's the same thing, that's the game I'll be damned if a thing changes, fuck the fame I'll be hustling to make a million, lord knows ain't no love for us ghetto children So we cold, rag top, slowing down, time to stop for gas Beat my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass, uh, it ain't easy That's my motto, drink a tango, raise straight Off the bottle, everybody wanna know if I'm insane My baby mama got a mind full of silly games And all the drama got me stressing like I'm hopeless I can't cope being the homie smoking roaches Cause we broke late night, hanging out till the sunrise Getting high, watching the cops roll by, it ain't easy That's right It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? I can't sleep, niggas plotting on me Kill me while I'm dreaming, wake up sweaty and screaming Cause I can hear them suckers screaming, probably paranoid Problem is the punks be fantasizing A brother bite the bullet, open fire And I don't wonder why it's the way it is Even now, looking out for Cody's killer kids Cause they wild, Bill Clinton Can you recognize a nigga representing doing 20 to life? It's Ant Quentin getting calls from my nigga Mike Tyson Ain't nothing nice, young pop, do something righteous with your life And even though you innocent, you still a nigga So they figure I'd rather have you behind bars than triggers But I'ma hold you down, how the thug life? Licking shots till I see my niggas free on the block But no, it ain't easy Till I see my niggas free on the block It ain't easy It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary? Lately been reminiscing bout Peppermint Snot And Julia High in the block, keeping an eye on the cops While D-Boy slang rocks, it's the Project K.I.T.T. Without a conscience, I'm having dreams I'm hearing screams at my concerts, being on my childhood pins Through the years, trying to stack a little green I was only 17 when I started serving fiends And I wish it was another way to stack a dollar So my abolla, cause these hard times make me wanna holla Will I let it see tomorrow, am I falling off? I hit the weed and then proceed to say fuck all of y'all Ain't nobody down with me, I'm thuggin' I can't go home cause motherfuckers think I'm buggin' So now I'm in this high powered cell at the county jail Punk chillin', got a grudge, can't post no bail What do I do in these county blues? Getting batted and bruised by the you know who And these fakes get to shaking when they face me Snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me Sitting in this living hell, listening to niggas yell Trying to torture in the tail, I'm getting mail But ain't nobody saying much, the same old nuts Is making bucks while these sluts is getting fucked They violated my probation And it seems I'll be going on a long vacation Meanwhile, it ain't easy No it ain't easy It ain't easy being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? It ain't easy, being me Will I see the penitentiary, or will I stay free? Thanks for watching!