It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a Fuck the DA, fuck the P.O Fuck the president, fuck the Popo They follow me, wanna keep me close Try to hold me back, let me go I sip the drank, I sip the drank Pick up the phone and call Michel'le She hold me down, I gotta make the plan If that plan don't get me, then I don't care Look in my eyes, tell me what you see A whole lot of lives depended on me But I hold it down, I hold it down I check in when I'm not in town Put on a smile, girl, put on a smile It's a lot on my shoulders, I gotta balance it out Put on a smile, girl, put on a smile I take care of you and that child It's harder for a real nigga (hey) It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a Gotta go to the courthouse Judge ain't giving a fuck, oww My fingerprints is they evidence What the fuck I'ma do now? So hold me tight, hold me close My lifestyle got me doin' the most Fuck that, let's make a toast The Lord keep us alive, he never take our soul I'm prayed up, I'm prayed up This a must that I can't sleep I stay up Pops told me to change up But if I change up they gonna say I changed up When everybody depend on you, you got nobody to run to You got nobody to come through When they come through you feel like fuck you It's harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a real nigga It's ten times harder for a Lord (Lord), please (please give), give us the life (gimme life) We need (life we need), please (please Lord)