If I Die II Night
Bun B Lyrics

If a nigga die tonight
In the event of my death tonight

Make sure I didn't die in vain, and they feel my pain
Ensure that my death serves a purpose and people understand the pain I experienced

Make sure my niggas ride for me
Make sure my friends have my back

Or comin' up on the side of me, side of me
Or support me from the sidelines

Man I'm a real trill nigga (nigga) I been out on them blocks
I am a genuine and honest person who has spent time hustling on the streets

With them hustlers (hustlers) them dealers (dealers) and killers sellin rocks
I've been around people who sell drugs and are involved in violent crimes

Put in work in round the clock from when the sun went down
I worked hard at all hours of the day and night

Till it came back up and night came back around (around)
Until the sun went down and came back up again the next day

I did a lot of shit them late nights for the dough
I did a lot of things to make money late at night

Robbin niggaz on the low (low) laughed at 'em then I go (go)
I stole from people secretly and then left them behind without anyone noticing

Sometimes it went smooth and nobody got hurt
Sometimes, I was able to get away with stealing without causing harm to others

And sometimes I had to leave a nigga's dick up in the dirt
Other times, I had to leave someone dead as a result of my actions

I ain't proud of what I did and if I could go back in time (time)
I am not proud of my past actions and if I could change things, I would

I'd try to find another way instead of packin' nines
I would try to find a different solution instead of carrying guns

Totin K's and holdin' macs (macs)
Carrying big guns like K's and macs

But we know time ain't rollin' back
But we can't go back in time

And hungry hyenas, they ain't foldin' jack
People who are desperate for money won't stop trying to get it

So on these cold and black streets, wolves keep huntin'
On these dangerous streets, people continue to look for opportunities to make money at any cost

And a young black man can lose his life over nothin'
A young black man can easily lose his life for a petty reason

If I gotta go, please let it be for somethin' real
If I have to die, let it be for a significant reason

Cause this bullshit hood shit is gettin' niggas killed on the real
Because petty crimes in the neighborhood lead to people getting killed

Well if a deal goes dirty or the counts don't match (match)
If a business deal goes wrong or the numbers don't add up

Or if I catch a motherfucker dippin' in the back (dippin' in the back)
Or if I catch someone stealing from me

Say if a nigga disrespect me or my fam
If someone shows disrespect to me or my family

And we take it to the streets and let the guns go blam
If we decide to handle the situation violently and shoot guns

I don't really give a damn (damn) or really know whatever's gon' come (come)
I don't care about the consequences or what may happen next

And I'm a represent where I'm from (represent where I'm from)
And I will always represent my hometown

Man I don't wanna die (die) but I ain't scared to (I ain't scared to)
I don't want to die, but I am not afraid to face death

Shit I just wanna make sure that I'm prepared to (I'm prepared to)
I just want to ensure that I am ready for anything

Can't leave without a couple tickets in the stands
I can't die without leaving some money for my family

So my wife, and my momma and my children got cans (children got cans)
So my wife, mother, and children have some money to fall back on

Cause once I'm gone who goin' take care of my kids? (take care of my kids)
Because if I die, who will take care of my children?

And do the same things for 'em that I did
And provide for them in the same way I did

Man I'd rather do a bid (bid)
I'd prefer to go to jail for a while

At the least they can see me behind the glass (glass)
So that at least my family can come to visit me and see me through a glass window

Instead I'm reminiscin' bout the past (about the past)
Instead, I am always thinking about my past actions

Nigga don't know what he got, until he passes on
People don't realize what they have until it's gone

So let him tell 'em that he love 'em 'fore his ass is gone
So people should express love to their loved ones before they die

We trappin' hard right across from the graveyard
We are hustling aggressively right next to the cemetery

I just pray to God I don't have to work a day job
I hope I can continue making money without having to work a normal job

Niggas gettin' robbed so I'm ridin' with my A-R
People are getting robbed, so I am carrying an assault rifle with me

They are, not sendin' tape what I done paid for (no)
Others are not sending me what I paid for

Walkin' through the bricks on my Jena 6 shit
Walking through the tough neighborhoods associated with the Jena 6 incident

Like if you ain't from around here, you was gettin' hit (c'mon)
If you were not a local resident, you faced a lot of problems

Send a O.G. some flicks, make they time go by quick (hey)
Send some photos to an OG in jail to help make their time pass more quickly

You surprised what some pictures in the penitentiary did (yeah)
You'd be surprised how much a few photos meant to someone in jail

We survived but most of us die for some bullshit
We have survived so far, but we often die for trivial reasons

Go to church but the devil's standin' on the pulpit (damn)
We try to seek salvation, but often find trouble in unexpected places

Niggas lied just to kick it (what) swear to God they got a meal ticket
People have lied just to hang out and claimed to have a way to make money

Then they call you and they bout to get evicted (I know)
Then they ask for your help when they are about to get kicked out

A Underground King, I've been one ever since I was sixteen (c'mon)
I've been a king of the hood since I was sixteen

Pimp and Bun'll tell you just what Buck mean (what's up)
Pimp and Bun can explain who Buck really is

A street nigga livin' the street dream, I seen (for sho')
I am a guy from the streets, living the street life

My whole team go to the feds or get a hole in the head
My entire crew will end up in jail or dead from violence

This what I said (yeah)
That's what I'm saying