It's True

Intro:Yeah, it's 97 going into 98And I've been doin' this for mad years, payin' duesThis is my heart, my purpose in lifeAnd finally I'm onWhich brings me to realise that the tough life that I had onlymade mestronger, ...TRUEChorus: Richard StitesA ha ha ha haI know this much is trueA ha ha ha haI know this much is trueVerse One:Growin' up didn't want to have nothing to do wit' youMake you hittin' everybody went to high school wit' youWanna play you close and jump in the pool wit' youI don't know what to do but this much is trueAnd in the hood, they all like to knock your careerAnd turn right around when you hot a gearI played Midas and told them that it's God I fearThat the man upstairs, he control this hereAnd it's funny how, soon as the money pilesEverybody wanna play with that brother nowRun me down, but when the doe gets low, only a few friends roll,you knowAnd Mama, bless her heart, she used to give me strifeSaid "Lynisse, please do something with your life"And how it's gon' play out, I don't have a clueAll I know is this much is true, ...TRUERepeat Chorus:Verse Two:And I remember when, I used to feen for callsWhen I hit number one I had to scream out callsUsed to see my Mama strugglin', worn from workTold her when I made it big she never goin-a workI used to wish at night that my brothers in the streetHustlin', shit, they would live to the lightAnd see another day somehow, find another way I vowTo all my soldiers I hold you down>From standin' in the rain to the rovers nowI'm screamin your name to warn you that the rollers is aroundTo on-stage throwin' it downNo matter where you at represent your hoodNo matter where I'm at I'm representing my hoodAnd how it's gon' all play out I don't have a clueAll I know is this much is true, ...TRUERepeat Chorus:Verse Three:I've opened up my eyes to a brighter dayNobody in the block gave their life awayWe all tryin' to take it easilyAnd everybody wanna make it seems is freeToday it's all good and it seemes so strangeSince you look up in the hood now things done changedKids they used to be wheelies for blocks,Is out ridin' their bikes, doin' wheelies for blocksAnd bitches on the bench, still gossipin', who's she slidin' inWho's she slidin' with, outside partyinOld timers in the back playin' dominoesKids freestyling, all kinds of flowsGirls flow through with designer clothesIt's day now but you know how nightime goesAnd how it's gon' play out I don't have a clueAll I know is this much is true... TRUERepeat Chorus Untill End......you know it's TRUE!