Life's A Bitch ft. AZ
dj j. period Lyrics

Visualizing the realism of life and actuality
Seeing the world for what it truly is

Fuck who's "the baddest"; a person's status depends on salary
One's worth is tied to how much money they make

And my mentality is money-orientated
My mindset is focused on making money

I'm destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it
I will fulfill the hopes and dreams of those who didn't get a chance to succeed

Cause yeah, we were beginners in the hood as 5 percenters
We grew up in poverty and were part of a religious movement called the 5 percenters

But something must of got in us cause all of us turned to sinners
Something changed in us and we started engaging in criminal behavior

Now some resting in peace and some are sitting in San Quentin
Some of us are dead and some of us are in jail

Others such as myself are trying to carry on tradition
I am trying to continue the way of life that we grew up with

Keeping the effervescent street ghetto essence inside us
Holding onto the raw and gritty nature of our upbringing

Cause it provides us with the proper insight to guide us
It gives us the wisdom we need to navigate our lives

Even though, we know somehow we all gotta go
We all know that we will eventually die

But as long as we leaving thieving
As long as we are making money through illegal activities

We'll be leaving with some kind of dough
We will have money to leave behind for our loved ones

So, until that day we expire and turn to vapors
Until we die and our bodies turn to dust

Me and my capers will be somewhere else stacking plenty papers
I and my crew will continue making money

Keeping it real, packing steel, getting high
Living honestly, carrying weapons, smoking marijuana

Cause life's a bitch and then you die
Life is difficult and then we die

I woke up early on my born day, I'm 20, it's a blessing
I feel grateful to have woken up on my birthday at the age of 20

The essence of adolescence leaves my body, now I'm fresh and
I feel young and vibrant

My physical frame is celebrated cause I made it
I am proud of my physical appearance because I have achieved success

One quarter through life some Godly-like thing created
I am a quarter of the way through my life and I feel like something divine made me

Got rhymes 365 days annual plus some
I have rap lyrics for every day of the year and then some

Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I puffs from
I grab the microphone and perform while smoking marijuana

My skull cause it's pain in my brain, vein, money maintain
Smoking marijuana alleviates the pain in my head and I continue to focus on making money

Don't go against the grain, simple and plain
Stick with what works, it's that simple

When I was young, at this I used to do my thing hard
I used to be very involved in criminal activity

Robbing foreigners, take their wallets, their jewels
I would steal from people who were not from the area

And rip their green cards
I would also take their identification cards

Dipped to the projects flashing my quick cash and
I would go to the low-income housing area and show off my money

Got my first piece of ass smoking blunts with hash
I had my first sexual experience while smoking marijuana

Now it's all about cash in abundance
Now, my focus is solely on obtaining as much money as possible

Niggas I used to run with is rich or doing years in the hundreds
The people I used to hang out with are either very wealthy or serving long prison sentences

I switched my motto; instead of saying "fuck tomorrow"
I changed my way of thinking and stopped living for the moment

That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto
The money I spent on alcohol could have been used to buy a lottery ticket

Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce stacks
I used to sell drugs on the street and make a lot of money

I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot back
I would process drugs and sell them in smaller amounts for profit

Time is Illmatic, keep static like wool fabric
Time is unpredictable, so we must stay vigilant like sturdy fabric

Pack a 4-matic that crack your whole cabbage
Carry a firearm that has the power to fatally wound someone's head

Life's a bitch and then you die
Life is unpredictable and can be difficult at times, and ultimately we will all die

That's why we get high
We smoke marijuana to help us cope with the unpredictability of life

Cause you never know when you're gonna go
We never know when we will die

That's why we puff la
That's why we smoke marijuana