Karaoké C U When U Get There Coolio (Nothing to Lose)

Now I seen places an' faces

An' things you ain't never thought about thinkin'

If you ain't peeped it den you must be drinkin'

An' smokin' pretendin' dat you're Loc in' but you're broken lemme getcha open

Now l'il Timmy got his diploma an' l'il Jimmy got life

An' Tamila around the corner jus' took her first hit off da pipe

The other homie shot the other homie an' ran off wit his money

An' when da other homies heard about it they thought that it was funny

But who's da dummy 'cos now you don' lost a hustler

A down assed brother who's been replaced by a buster

An' tho' I got love for ya

I know I can't trust ya

'Cos my crew is rollin hummer an' yo crew is rollin dutchess

An' jus becoz o dat ya act like you don't like a brother no mo'

I guess dat's jus' da way it go

I ain't try'n to preach

I believe dat I can reach

But yo' mind ain't prepared

I'll see you when you get there

More Temptation than faith I guess we livin' for today

I seen a man get swept off his feet by a boy wit an AK

The situation is so twisted ev'rybody gett'n lifted

I'm jus' try'n to take care o' my kids an' handle my bizness

'Cos it's way too serious so you gotta pay close attention

So you don't get caught sittin' when dey come to do Armeggedon

Life is a big game so you gotta play it wit a big heart

Some of us gotta run a l'il faster 'cos we got a later start

But I'd be a fool to surrender when

I know I can be a contender

If ev'rybody's descended then ev'rybody can be a winner

No matter yo' rag colors deep down we all brothers

An' regardless of da times somebody up there still love us

I'mmo scuffle an' struggle until

I'm breathless an' weak

I done strived my whole life to make it to the mountain peak

Always keep reachin' sure to grab on to somethin'

I'll be dere when you get dere waitin' wit da sounds bumpin'

You need to loosen up an' live a little

An' if you got kids let 'em know how you feel an' fo' yo' own sake give a little

Oh you don't wanna hear dat too busy try'n to stack

An' keep up wit da Jones's takin' advantage of your own

The realest homies dat you been knowin' fo' da longest

But some ain't missin' a good thing until it's gone

Could've built yo' empire if not fo' the jealousy that divides us

We prefer to keep our eyes shut 'til it's ripe

When there's somethin' involved that we desire

So hold yo' head up high if you're poor an' righteous

I know times seem strifed an' problems seem endless

But in times of despair we gotta pull ourselves together

An' if you feel you're out da game maybe you need to get back in it

'Cos nothin' worse than a quitter

You gotta face responsibility one day my brother

So wrap up your pity an' turn it into ambition

An' put yo' vehicle in drive an' stop by my side

As we walk down the road of our destiny

And the time comes to choose which shall it be

The wide an' crooked or the straight an' narrow

We got one voice to give an' one life to live

Stand up fo' somethin' or lay down in da game listen to the song dat we sing

It's up to you to make it be

I guess I'll see you when you see me