Life Ain't The Same

Back to back While I lay awake Gotta stack Another rack Body aches cold shakes Trying not to break Garden full of snakes Gotta do what it takes Lobster and steak Gotta fatten plates Cop estates different states Do it for names on slates Friend's fates Heaven's gates Checkmates darkest dates Uh I see smiles of my fallen Taken before their true calling What's the sun without rain Love without pain Loss is a part of the game Tattoo names Life without you ain't the same Spark the L to flames Pray for better days Some say crime pays Karma took who's great 2008 heavy weight Cancer diagnosis Doctor's prognosis Your smile never faded Wishing spots were traded Too many obituaries Tears shed at cemeteries Still I gotta smile Seems so juvenile I gotta walk this mile Look into my eyes Silent cries Faith strains when someone dies Praying hope survives Love is pain Sun to rain Ain't no love in this game I see Faces of deceased names Still I rise Even though life ain't the same Look into my eyes Silent cries Faith strains when someone dies Praying hope survives Love is pain Sun to rain Ain't no love in this game I see Faces of deceased names Still I rise Even though life ain't the same Prices paid Dues were made I lost my way Can't you stay RIP Mikee G Ma Dukes Auntie P Gone Not forgotten I'll keep rocking Til I'm stiff rotten Ain't no stopping Unless locked or dead Relentless chasin' bread Fam gotta eat well fed Plan years ahead Struggle creates hunger I learned that younger Can't question God's plan Wanna live a lifespan Way too many tears Loved ones had little years Sum of all fears Is to not persevere Never thought to quit Success better be worth it Cold nights broke times Bold crimes smoke lights Vigils dressed in white Heavy heart I write Look deeper for what you find Go for mine use my mind Climb from trenches Uh Not sleeping on park benches I really came so far Witness these battle scars One and only Czar Look into my eyes Silent cries Faith strains when someone dies Praying hope survives Love is pain Sun to rain Ain't no love in this game I see Faces of deceased names Still I rise Even though life ain't the same Look into my eyes Silent cries Faith strains when someone dies Praying hope survives Love is pain Sun to rain Ain't no love in this game I see Faces of deceased names Still I rise Even though life ain't the same