If you wanna know why {why I live my life} The way that I do {cause I got to get this money} I'm just hustlin everyday, runnin this race, makin this paper This one is for my brother, Tyree, R.I.P A message to God Since you finishin em early, what

Take me for what I am Who I was meant to be And if you give a damn Take me baby or leave me Every single day I walk down the street I hear people say, "Baby so sweet" Ever since puberty Everybody stares at me

And I thought I loved you then Now you're my whole world And now you're my whole life I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl Like a river meets the sea, Stronger than it's ever been. We've come so far since that day I remember, trying not to

And I thought I loved you then Now you're my whole world And now you're my whole life I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl Like a river meets the sea, Stronger than it's ever been. We've come so far since that day I remember, trying not to

Ever since the day we met And you are jealous when we're apart I've been downhearted baby I said I've been downhearted baby Our love is nothing but the blues, woman Baby, how blue can you get? You're evil when I'm with you Yes, I said you're evil You're

Makin' their way That's just a little bit more Than the law will allow Just the good ol' boys Never meanin' no harm Beats all you never saw Been in trouble with the law Since the day they was born Staightenin' the curves

Yeah, today the big day Been here four years, eleven months and twenty-nine hot ones One more day and I'm a free man walkin Leavin from behind these gates, I paid my debt to the state And ever since they took the weights Wasn't much for a nigga to do but

Ever since the day we met Your love burn like a cigarette And you are jealous when we're apart Baby, I've been downhearted Baby, I've been downhearted Our love is nothing but the blues Baby, how blue can you get? My love burns like a fire Yes, my love

Someday baby, I ain't gonna worry my life no more Oh Lord, Lordy Lord, it hurts me so bad for us to part You're on my mind every place I go How much I love you, baby you'll never know So many mornings since you've been gone I'm on my knees prayin' to you

Never too late to stand your ground, Revolution begins In you, in me, revolution! Since the day that you were born the wheels are in motion Turning ever faster Play your part in the big machine The stage is set, the road is chosen You fate preordained We