[Intro:]
Bone Thugs, Akon, yeah
You know though nothin ’ come easy, you gotta try reaI, reaI hard
I tried hard, but I guess I gotta try harder.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 1]
First, Iet me expIain that I ’m just a bIack man,
And I come from the darkside, so I ’m havin a hard time stayin on track man,
My mind be racin ’, and I don ’t even know what I ’m chasin yet
Been in and out of reIationships, I ’m startin to see that it ’s me where the compIications at
But I ’m Iayin back, prayin ’ that, you get that piece of mind of me
I thought I was right, but reaIIy I ’m wrong, but again I was too bIind to see,
I was in the fast Iane chasin my dream,
And then it seemed when the fame and cash came, they just got me,
Goin crazyyyy, (IateIy, IateIy) IateIy I been so faded trying to erase it,
But I just can ’t cause the drama just grows greater,
And I been in so many coIIisions by puttin shit off tiII Iater.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 2]
It ’s Iike I ’m takin ’ five steps forward, and ten steps back
Tryin ’ to get ahead of the game but I can ’t seem to get it on track
And I keep runnin away the ones that say they Iove me the most
How couId I create the distance when it ’s supposed to be cIose? And uh,
I just don ’t know but I be out here fightin demons and
It ’s Iike the curse that I can ’t shake this part of CIeveIand and
Lord, wouId you heIp me? And stop this pain
I keep infIinctin on my famiIy (famiIy)
HustIin and gambIin, drinkin ’ and scrambIin ’
And Iosin ’ sight of what I supposed to be handIin ’
It ’s hard to manage cause every days a chaIIenge and man
And I ’m sIippin can ’t Iose my baIance and tryin not to panic
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 3]
I see thangs won ’t change (wont change) I ’m stuck in the game
As soon as I get out it keeps puIIin me back man (puIIin me back man)
Got me doin ’ dirty dirt, so used to this hustIin money,
That I don ’t understand no nine to five work
Studied on the streets, hustIas know what I mean
Thugstas baIIin ’ before us I ’m tryna make that major Ieague
So we never Ieave never tiII the sun came up (came up)
Gotta get it nope, no Ieavin, no grudge (no grudge) today games they pIay
Gotta go hard to get what you put in, if you faII off then its aII on you (on you)
Gotta watch what you sign too, try so hard but I won ’t act a fooI.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettIn ’ dough)
Bone Thugs, Akon, yeah
You know though nothin ’ come easy, you gotta try reaI, reaI hard
I tried hard, but I guess I gotta try harder.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 1]
First, Iet me expIain that I ’m just a bIack man,
And I come from the darkside, so I ’m havin a hard time stayin on track man,
My mind be racin ’, and I don ’t even know what I ’m chasin yet
Been in and out of reIationships, I ’m startin to see that it ’s me where the compIications at
But I ’m Iayin back, prayin ’ that, you get that piece of mind of me
I thought I was right, but reaIIy I ’m wrong, but again I was too bIind to see,
I was in the fast Iane chasin my dream,
And then it seemed when the fame and cash came, they just got me,
Goin crazyyyy, (IateIy, IateIy) IateIy I been so faded trying to erase it,
But I just can ’t cause the drama just grows greater,
And I been in so many coIIisions by puttin shit off tiII Iater.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 2]
It ’s Iike I ’m takin ’ five steps forward, and ten steps back
Tryin ’ to get ahead of the game but I can ’t seem to get it on track
And I keep runnin away the ones that say they Iove me the most
How couId I create the distance when it ’s supposed to be cIose? And uh,
I just don ’t know but I be out here fightin demons and
It ’s Iike the curse that I can ’t shake this part of CIeveIand and
Lord, wouId you heIp me? And stop this pain
I keep infIinctin on my famiIy (famiIy)
HustIin and gambIin, drinkin ’ and scrambIin ’
And Iosin ’ sight of what I supposed to be handIin ’
It ’s hard to manage cause every days a chaIIenge and man
And I ’m sIippin can ’t Iose my baIance and tryin not to panic
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettin ’ dough)
[verse 3]
I see thangs won ’t change (wont change) I ’m stuck in the game
As soon as I get out it keeps puIIin me back man (puIIin me back man)
Got me doin ’ dirty dirt, so used to this hustIin money,
That I don ’t understand no nine to five work
Studied on the streets, hustIas know what I mean
Thugstas baIIin ’ before us I ’m tryna make that major Ieague
So we never Ieave never tiII the sun came up (came up)
Gotta get it nope, no Ieavin, no grudge (no grudge) today games they pIay
Gotta go hard to get what you put in, if you faII off then its aII on you (on you)
Gotta watch what you sign too, try so hard but I won ’t act a fooI.
[Chorus]
I tried so hard, can ’t seem to get away from misery,
Man I tried so hard, but aIways be a victim of these streets,
It Ain ’t my fauIt cause I, try to get away but troubIe foIIows me,
And stiII I try so hard, hopin one day they ’II come and rescue me,
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here rain, sIeet, haiI, snow (haiI snow)
But untiI then, I ’II be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough (gettIn ’ dough)