Lost Souls
2Pac and Lost Boyz Lyrics

Cause I hate to spend
I detest wasting my time

My life, my life, my life, my life
The time I have on earth

Duckin one-time! (Lost Soul)
Trying to evade the police while being a troubled person

How it start, how it start
The beginning of the problem

Started off with, runnin from copses duck and hide from helicopters
The trouble he got into was the result of trying to hide from the authorities

We open fire, who can stop us
He and his friend felt invincible and unstoppable

Livin the life of trife juveniles, hopin for righteous
Living an immoral life, but hoping for a way out

Gettin twenty-five to life, if the judge don't like us
The punishment he could receive if the judge is not lenient

In my clearest pictures, I see authorities itchin to get us
He can foresee the authorities wanting to catch him and his friends

ATF state feds scandalous bitches
He sees the federal law enforcement as corrupt

I wasn't promised to it, wasn't bitter or sweet
He did not expect to experience such a life, it was neither good nor bad

See if a, nigga don't hustle then the nigga don't eat
If a person doesn't work hard, they won't succeed

Only streets livin do or die circle complete
Living a dangerous life on the streets with no way out

Repetitive motions and felons in the rush for cheese
Committing the same crimes repeatedly, along with other criminals, for money

Please understand my history a man of many acts
Asking others to understand that he has been through a lot and done many things

Livin Thug Life, comin equipped, with many gats
Living the life of a criminal, always armed

Maybe I was just a Lost Soul, trapped in time
Perhaps he was just a person who felt lost and stuck in a certain era

Livin in between life, and the cracks were blind
Living in the gaps between two different kind of lives

Even though we had hope for dreams that never came
Although they had dreams, they were never realized

Yet and still we all feel pain
Despite everything, they still feel emotional hurt

Just wait until rain turn to sunshine
The hope for a better future

Stranded in the County in the worst way
Being stuck in a bad situation

Hell of a way to spend my twenty-first birthday
A terrible thing to happen on a special day

Born in the ghetto as a street thug
Growing up in a bad neighborhood and becoming a criminal

It's for the neighborhood and weed spots that we love
Some of the reasons why they continue with their lifestyle

Lost Souls...
People who are lost, possibly dead

Lost Souls nigga, for my homeboys that passed on
Honoring his dead friends

Words from the mind of a Lost Soul
Words that came from the thoughts of a troubled person

My brother Sean, first on my list, he stuck with
His brother, who is in prison, is his first concern

a three-five when he get out would I be dead or alive
Concerned about Sean's safety when he gets out of prison

He taught me the rules so much, but still In Thugs I Trust
His brother taught him how to be a criminal, and he still trusts in it

When in danger never hesitate to keep my fuckin trap shut
When in danger, he knows to keep quiet

My Mom Dukes got a little bit of Thug in her
Even his mother has some criminal tendencies

The Devil loves sinners crackheads and drug dealer
The artist is saying that the Devil loves people who are involved in drugs and crime

Sometimes I feel like the streets are takin over
Feeling like he has lost control of his life to the streets

Never stayin sober, the brain over and over backtrack
Always under the influence, and constantly worrying about past mistakes

My stack's fat, I used to take new
He has a lot of money, and he used to sell drugs

One love to my crew aiyyo this one's for you
Giving love and respect to his friends

R.I.P., rest in peace to Moo Brown
Honoring someone who has died

Know what we gotta do baby, one-time
Referring to a plan of action or a warning

I was born twenty-two years ago, yesterday
Giving the time and date of his birth

But see I saw no reason for me to celebrate, let me demonstrate
He does not see a reason to celebrate his birthday

Entered the world from out a poisonous womb
He was born from a mother who was doing drugs

Heroin being consumed already predicting my doom, soon
His mother was doing heroin when she was pregnant with him, and he thinks it will affect his life negatively

to be one of the many misguided
To be one of a group of people with problems

Always the first one on the block to be done tried it and liked it
Always the first person to try something new, and ends up enjoying it

Lost before I had a chance to find my way
He feels lost in life, and has not found his path

Now I travel through life, not knowing the time of day
Living aimlessly and without purpose

Crime for pay, I'm on my way, but don't know, where I'ma end up
Committing crimes for money, but unsure of where his life is headed

I swear to God, it's just a setup
He thinks his life is just a trap

All of y'all, keepin y'all in health
Wishing good health to his listeners

To all of y'all, keepin y'all in health
Continuation of his message of wishing good health to his listeners

Just to see you smile and enjoy yourself
Wanting his listeners to be happy

For all my Doggz, keepin y'all in health
Wishing good health to his friends

Throw your hands up
Encouraging his listeners to raise their hands and enjoy the music