Soul Survivor
Young Jeezy Lyrics

If you lookin' for me I'll be on the block
I can be found on the street

With my thang cocked possibly sittin' on a drop now
Armed and possibly sitting on a sports car

Cause I'm a rider (yeah)
I am a gangster

I'm just a soul survivor (yeah)
I am struggling to survive

Cause everybody know the game don't stop
The illegal activities keep going

Tryin' to make it to the top for your ass get popped now
Trying to succeed before getting caught

If you a rider (yeah)
If you're a gangster

Or just a soul survivor (yeah)
Struggling to survive

I can't sleep, we livin' in Hell (yeah)
Living in a bad situation

First they, give us the work then they throw us in jail (Ayy)
Getting arrested after being set up to do illegal work

Road trip ya, I'm trafficking in the white
Transporting illegal drugs

Please Lord don't let me go to jail tonight (yeah)
Asking God to avoid getting arrested

Who me?? I'm a soul survivor
I am just trying to get by

A hundred grand on my wrist, yeah life sucks (ha ha)
Having money doesn't make life perfect

Fuck the club, dawg, I rather count a million bucks (Ayy)
Preferring money over partying

Another day, another dolla (dolla)
Getting money every day

Same block, same nigga, same part, same green
Living the same life, in the same environment

I guess we got the same dreams (Ayy)
Having the same hopes

Or is it the same nightmares (nightmares)
Having the same fears

We let the thugs do it for us, we don't cry tears (that's right)
Letting others handle illegal activities, not showing weakness

Real niggas don't budge
True gangsters don't back down

When mail man got his time he shot birds at the judge (yeah)
Showing disrespect towards the justice system

I'm knee deep in the game
Heavily involved in illegal activities

So when it's time to read up, I'm knee deep in the 'caine (damn)
Involved with cocaine

Real talk, look, I'm tellin' you main (tellin' you main)
Speaking honestly

If you get jammed up don't mention my name
Don't incriminate him

Forgive me Lord - I know I ain't livin' right
Asking for forgiveness for illegal actions

Gotta feed the block, niggaz starvin', they got appetites (ayy)
Taking care of his community

And this is everyday, it never gets old (old)
The same thing happens every day

Thought I was a juvenile stuck to the G-Code (yeah)
Growing up in a gangster lifestyle

This ain't a rap song, nigga this is my life (this is my life)
This is his reality

And if the hood was a battlefield then I'd earn stripes (yeah)
He would be a war hero if the hood was a battlefield

Gotta watch your every move 'cause them eyes be on you (eyes be on you)
Constantly being watched

Gotta drive real cool when them pie's be on you (pie's be on you)
Driving carefully when carrying illegal drugs

Just because we stack paper and we ball outrageous (ball outrageous)
Being successful doesn't mean they're safe from the law

Them alphabet boards gotta us under surveillance (ayy)
Under government investigation

Like animals they lock us in cages
Being treated unfairly

The same nigga that's a star when you put 'em on stages
Being famous doesn't mean they're free from oppression

I ain't cheat, played the hand I was dealt
Doing the best with what they have

Tried to tax the grand pearl when I got it myself
Trying to keep their earnings

No nuts, no glory (no glory)
Taking risks leads to success

My biography, you damn right, the true story (yeah)
True to his words/actions

Set the city on fire, and I didn't even try (try)
Being influential without trying

Run these streets all day, I can sleep when I die (ayy)
Being dedicated to gang life

Just to keep on movin' now
Continuing to live life