[Chorus: x2 Nate Dogg] It's gonna get in ya, child of the night And the hood rolls on How do I begin to, do this shit right Get my hustle on [Ludacris] Look here! Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at it's worst Then trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat But with God as my navigator I'll be staying afloat And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions Then I'm forced to pay the price as the result of my actions I'm battling with myself and every DAY it's a war Curiosity killed the cat, why am I Curious George? Gotta keep my nose up outta things that ain't none of my biz And just cause something looks don't really mean that it is Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife And take the necessary steps to try to change my life I got some questions for you Lord cause my mentality's hood So why is everything that's bad for me feel so good? [Chorus] [Ludacris] Now I'm a only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today Oh but I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it Is from the ground up a hundred miles and running Dodging and ducking everybody trying to hammer me down A self-made millionaire, baby look at me now Can't tell me nothing still hungry as the day I began Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand And a, pad in my lap, didn't matter in fact Me and my momma lived in one room, and what's badder than that Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of 12 Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell But yet I give it right, back, so how you like, that Continue doing wrong 'til I was on the right, track Tell me 'bout heavy money I might give it a push But a, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush Come on [Chorus] [Ludacris] No matter how much older we get man, we all still children at heart We all make mistakes, it's all good Now I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it And learning from my mistakes, try not to make 'em twice Just admitting when I'm wrong, trying hard to make it right And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours There's plenty people getting stitches in this world of scars But over time, pray to God that he can heal your wounds Try to love and love again until they seal your tomb Cause life is short if you don't know this it'll pass you by That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky Never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes They want to catch me in the open, bring my life to a close Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows I've seen smiles I'm making changes turning glitter to gold Don't let these devils play you down or belittle your soul Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow Come on [Chorus: Repeats]