It's All Real
Eightball & MJG Lyrics

This for all my G's and my niggas that ride with me
This song is dedicated to all of the people who have stuck with me through thick and thin.

Only God feel the pain and only he can really see
No one can truly understand the pain and struggle that we go through except for God.

Through the eyes of a child
Looking at the world through the eyes of a child reminds me of how innocent and pure life can be.

A baby born wild
Some people are born with a natural inclination towards the gangsta lifestyle.

Gangsta shit flow through his blood and no one had to show him how
For some people, being a gangsta is just a part of their DNA, and they don't need anyone to show them how to live that way.

Kill or be killed where I come from ain't no in between
In the environment where I grew up, it's either kill or be killed. There's no middle ground.

Why trade the world just to be a dope fiend
There's no point in giving up everything you have just to become a drug addict.

Hoes have a child just to take a nigga change
Some women have children just to try and get money out of their baby daddy.

Twelve years later he want to know his daddy name
It's sad that some children grow up without knowing who their father is.

Maximum security prison how we get to see
It's unfortunate that the only way some people get to see their loved ones is by visiting them in prison.

The only man resemble him and this shit here ain't on T.V.
The only person who looks like him is his son, and that's not something you see on TV.

Your favorite actor don't play this part
No actor can truly capture the reality of living in the gangsta lifestyle.

If you never live to sit you can't say his heart
Unless you've lived through the struggles and hardships that come with this lifestyle, you can't truly understand the mentality behind it all.

You don't have to believe me (believe me)
I'm not trying to convince you of anything.

Unless you want to believe me (believe me)
But if you want to believe me, you can.

But it's real (It's so real)
Everything that I'm saying is based on real life experiences.

It's all real
This is the reality of the world that we live in.

Little girl
Referring to a young woman.

So precious and innocent to the world
It's sad to see young women who are full of potential being taken advantage of by the world.

Get swallowed up and sucked up by this world
The world can be a dark and dangerous place, especially for those who are vulnerable.

Little girl you hide your pain with all them games
Sometimes people try to hide their pain by putting on a facade and pretending that everything is okay.

Gettin' high and sellin' ya soul who can you blame
It's easy to fall into a cycle of addiction and desperation when you feel like there's no other way out.

Nigga love you what do they love what you do
Sometimes people claim to love you, but in reality, they only love what they can get from you.

It's a long road
Life is a journey, and it's not always easy.

Full of ??? niggas and hoes
There are a lot of people out there who are just looking out for themselves and don't care about anyone else.

Gotta be strong
In order to survive in this world, you have to be resilient and tough.

'cause It's so easy for you to be gone
Things can change in an instant, and it's important to never take anything for granted.

Not here no more
When someone dies, they are no longer physically present in this world.

You not breathing so yo not here no more
When someone stops breathing, it's a clear indication that they are gone.

You touch no more
When someone dies, they are no longer able to touch the people and things that they loved.

You feel no more and you don't fear no more
When someone dies, they are no longer able to experience emotions like love and fear.

I know you don't want to hear dis
I understand that this might be difficult to hear.

But somebody got to tell ya some real shit
But it's important for someone to be honest and tell you the truth.

Not sugarcoated
I'm not going to try and make this sound better than it is.

'cause where I come from shit ain't sweet
In the world that I come from, life is tough and there's no sugarcoating it.

You got a choice and it ain't shit for you in them streets
You have the ability to make choices in life, and choosing to live on the streets is not going to lead to anything good.

Black women be a momma to ya little babies
Black women often have to take on the role of both mother and father to their children.

Get on ya knees and pray to God things change daily
Sometimes the only thing you can do is pray and hope that things will get better.

We ain't tryin to preach to ya
We're not trying to force our beliefs on you.

Just tryin' to reach to ya
We're just trying to connect with you on a deeper level.

See all of us are blessed with somethin'
Everyone has their own unique talents and abilities.

But most of us don't take two seconds out of our days
Unfortunately, most people don't take the time to appreciate what they have.

to try to imagine somebosy elses hard times
It's important to try and understand what others are going through, even if it's difficult.

Because ya too busy worried about cha own
People are often too focused on their own problems to care about anyone else.

If ya want to know what real is
If you want to understand what life is really like.

Real is experiencing good times and hardaches and being
Life is a mixture of both good and bad times, and it's important to experience both.

able to balance them boats
It's important to find a balance between the good and the bad in life.

But at the same time realizing that the world will continue to
Even though life can be tough, the world will keep turning no matter what.

spin with or without you
No one is irreplaceable, and the world will keep moving forward even if you're not there.

Lend me your ears
Listen to what I have to say.

give me your spirit your conscience has to pay
Allow me to connect with you on a deeper level and speak to your conscience.

attention to what I mention
Pay attention to what I'm saying.

I'm your eye opener
I'm trying to open your eyes to a different way of thinking.

the hope for the one to will never see the suburbs
I'm trying to give hope to those who may never experience a better life.

And if good life is only the word
If living a good life is only a concept.

The phrase the life that somebody else is living
Then it's important to recognize that someone else's idea of a good life may be different than your own.

Although we human most of us continue to live in
Even though we're all human, most of us continue to live in difficult circumstances.

In humane, dormanes whether pictures the same
We live in a world that can be inhumane and unforgiving, and it doesn't matter what our background or race is.

Children being born using their mothers maiden name
Sometimes when children are born, their fathers aren't around to give them their last name.

We play the game of life but we don't all win
Life can often feel like a game, but not everyone comes out on top.

Most of us ride the bench until were called in
Most people have to wait their turn and work their way up in life.

Struggling to get noticed in the side the one-sided
It can be difficult to get noticed in a world that seems to favor certain individuals and groups.

On nation under God so divided
Even though we're all living in the same country, there's still a lot of division and conflict.

Out of touch with each others cultural activities
It's important to try and learn about and appreciate other cultures, even if they're different from your own.

If you don't know someone like me than how you feelin' me
It's difficult to understand someone else's struggles if you haven't experienced them yourself.

MJG, the air we breathe makes us all related
Even though we may be different in many ways, we're all connected by the air that we breathe and the world that we live in.

So suck it up and realize it takes us all to make it
It's important to recognize that we all need each other in order to survive and thrive in this world.