LYRICS
ain't no way you can beat the cops
got a sister that need my help (hey) and i gave peace all with wealth
i was +young and restless+
[04:48.143]i don't believe, i've made it this far
i don't believe, i've made it this far
i know a few that did but a bunch that ain't (hey)
and i done fought in e'ryone, been suspended e'rytime
besides a few a felony, done committed e'ry crime
[01:59.268]my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
and i'ma keep walkin this road - my mind, body and soul
there'd be troubles along the way (i didn't know there'd be troubles)
that would help me to ease my pain (to help ease my pain, yeah)
i done had them down and ups and, don't plan on comin back down (no)
nobody curred if i go 0-for-3
determined to make use of one of these skills
i'm never proud of it, so i don't have to go back there again
[12:42.823]nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
wouldn't have no knowledge of wealth, without no knowledge of self
i don't believe, i've made it this far
for someone to help me find my way (somebody help me, find my way)
nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
[02:25.294]nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
i became this household name
ohh, you stay up day and nights, livin this way of life
well, ay-heyyy, ay-hey, we-ell
and thinkin somebody comin to take me up off them streets
don't plan on leavin hurr no time soon, but i got too comfortable now
sleepin on couch to couch (you know)
how many people seen me graduate
just a matter of time shut down your shop
nobody told me nothin (nobody told me nothin)
nelly - nobody knows (feat. anthony hamilton)
now we out hurr complainin, "i got work to do" (ohh)
but never braggin on, just want you to see me what i done done
i can tell you right now, i'm sayin
that's 30 different teachers, over ten thousand different peers
wantin to see ali perform, wasn't so po' before
only thing i handed out was more bills
my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
nobody told me nothin, nobody told me nothin, nothin
uh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh, uh-huh-huh
end
ain't no way i can beat the clock
my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
i've been walkin this roooooad, for forever and a day (forever and a day)
nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
only thing pulled me out was my will
my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
iiiiiiiii didn't know, there'd be troubles along the way
nobody told me that the road would be easy (whoaaaaaa, that the road)
no more of that sittin mayne (c'mon) sittin and waitin
how bad you think you got it, somebody else got it worse than you (hey)
my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
nobody out hurr rootin for me but my momma
i went through, 8 different schools in, 12 different years
[11:40.654]i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
either that or go beat the block
give anything that i have, just to see her in perfect health
i didn't knowwwww
my whole life, man i've been workin so hard and i know
same folks showin up in swarms, waitin for me to go on
and now i know
god told me the sun don't chill
well, well, ohh, ohhhh, ohhhhhh, oahh-ohhhh
i could sit here and count on one hand
i can't believe, i've made it this far (whoo, yeahhh)
now i've been searchin somethin (whoa-ohhh)
but now i know..
+all my children+ came and then i had a +guiding light+ (hey)
and uhh, i used to go like house to house (man)
nobody told me that the road would be easy, yeah
i was playin them little league games
walk around stickin out my hands, lookin for a handout
y'all can kiss my ass, and that's my momma
i know
some people got the nerve to ask
supported me in e'rything, "why she get e'rything?"