Don't cry, just ask why, and try not to die As I take you through a ghetto nigga's lullabye The only way, for me to come back, is by makaveli That's it! all these motherfuckers stole from me I'm takin' back what's mine Laughing you motherfuckers can't

Shall I write or phone from Paris or Rome Even though you're tryin' to hold me back You don't get no mail you know I'm in jail Fare thee well, my brother, please don't stand in my way I'm goin' down to that dirty town no matter what you say You fooled me

(Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah) That's, that's, that's when we all win We must stand together There's no getting even Hand in hand forever That's when we all win One more depending on a prayer And we all look away People pretending everywhere

Tell me what you know! Tell me what you gone and done now! Gun would do the trick, get it over with You're better off Just to get high, (high) Circling the drain, throw it all away Just to get high But I can still remember what his face looked like When

Let me up, baby, I've had enough When I fell for you, baby I really met my match You use me, abuse me But I keep comin' back It never seems to matter What we fight about I'm the one who winds up Down for the count I love ya, I want ya

Even though you know it's old Even when you're on the run Seeing that he's on the run Got an attitude Thinking that he's always right Blowin' smoke rings Making me wanna fight I never look back At all the things I've ever done

Back to the front Soldier boy, made of clay Now an empty shell Twenty one, only son But he served us well Bred to kill, not to care Do just as we say Finished here, greetings death He's yours to take away

And you know that in time you will find That they always come back, yeah they always come back We've all been played, we all get hurt Just take the pain and let that motherfucker burn They're all the same, they never learn So dig their grave, and let

I stand, I fall, I bounce off these four walls You laugh, you leave Is this how its gonna be It's fine for you and not for me Did you even care at all You stand, I fall I asked you to stay But you said there's no way I begged -- you call

Blink back, to let me know It was always you Falling for me Now there's always time Calling for me I'm the light blinking at the end of the road (It was always you) When the world gets too heavy Put it on my back