If I Had...
[Verse 1]Life, by Marshall MathersWhat is life? Life is like a big obstaclePut in front of your optical to slow you downAnd every time you think you've gotten past itIt's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn groundWhat are friends? Friends are people that you think are your friendsBut they really your enemies, with secret identitiesAnd disguises, to hide their true colorsSo just when you think you're close enough to be brothersThey wanna come back and cut your throat when you ain't lookingWhat is money? Money is what makes a man act funnyMoney is the Root of all EvilMoney'll make them same friends come back aroundSwearing that they was always downWhat is life? I'm tired of life
I'm tired of backstabbing ass snakes with friendly grinsI'm tired of committing so many sinsTired of always giving in when this bottle of Henny winsTired of never having any endsTired of having skinny friends hooked on crack and mini-thinsI'm tired of this DJ playing YOUR shit when he spinsTired of not having a dealTired of having to deal with the bullshit without grabbing the steelTired of drowning in my sorrowTired of having to borrow a dollar for gas to start my Monte CarloI'm tired of motherfuckers spraying shit and darting offI'm tired of jobs starting off at $5.50 an hourThen this boss wonders why I'm smarting offI'm tired of being fired every time I fart and coughTired of having to work as a gas station clerkFor this jerk breathing down my neck, driving me berserkI'm tired of using plastic silverwareTired of working in Builder's SquareTired of not being a millionaire
[Hook]But if I had a million dollarsI'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholicsIf I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my dickWithout a condom on while I'm on the johnIf I had a million bucksIt wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be outRobbing armored trucksIf I had one wishI would ask for a big enough assFor the whole world to kiss
[Verse 2]I'm tired of being white trash, broke and always poorTired of taking pop bottles back to the party storeI'm tired of not having a phoneTired of not having a home to have one in if I did have it onTired of not driving a BMTired of not working at GM, tired of wanting to be himTired of not sleeping without a Tylenol PMTired of not performing in a packed coliseumTired of not being on tourTired of fucking the same blond whore after workIn the back of a ContourI'm tired of faking knots with a stack of onesHaving a lack of funds and resorting back to gunsTired of being stared atI'm tired of wearing the same damn Nike Air hatTired of stepping in clubs wearing the same pair of LugzTired of people saying they're tired of hearing me rap about drugsTired of other rappers who ain't bringing half the skill as meSaying they wasn't feeling me on "Nobody's As Ill As Me"I'm tired of radio stations telling fibsTired of J-L-B saying "Where Hip-Hop Lives"
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[Outro]You know what I'm saying?I'm tired of all of this bullshitTelling me to be positiveHow am I supposed to be positive when I don't see shit positive?Know what I'm saying?I rap about shit around me, shit I seeKnow what I'm saying? Right now I'm tired of everythingTired of all this player-hating that's going on in my own cityCan't get no airplay, you know what I'm saying?But hey, it's cool though, you know what I'm saying?Just fed up..that's my word