J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League [Chorus Bun B w LeToya Luckett ad libs and Notorious B.I.G. sample] It was all a dream, thinkin bout the fortune and fame Hopin one day I could get in the game It was all a dream, wishin for the money and cars And to live the lifestyle of the stars It was all a dream, livin through the struggle and pain Tryin not to fall out of the frame It was all a dream, until I seen my dream come true Now Im a make it do what it do Cause it was all a dream [Verse 1 Bun B w LeToya Luckett ad libs throughout] Im from the hood player, check my stats I grew up in the ghetto with the roaches and the rats and the rats We used to shoot basketball through a bike rim rim Lookin at Jordan, wantin to be like him him Syrup sandwiches, sugar water drink drinks I look back at my past and man I got to think think Of where I came from from and what Ive been through through Cause for some man, the saga still continues ues I remember, my days as a youngn The alley ways and back streets we used to run in Who knew back then that some would kill And some would die? Cause on the real [Chorus w LeToya Luckett ad libs and Notorious B.I.G. sample] [Verse 2 Bun B w LeToya Luckett ad libs throughout] Im from the hood player, check my photos my photos I used to be up all night on no doze on no doze I had a dollar and a destiny destiny And everyday man, the streets kept testin me testin me With peer pressure pressure and even poverty poverty But see I cant stop now, man theres got to be A better life for me life for me, I want the glory But they wont give it to me and they wont do it for me do it for me So Im a pray on it and give it up to God God Then wipe myself off, get up and go hard hard I lost a lot of good friends on the way Thats why Im tryin harder every day [Chorus w LeToya Luckett ad libs and Notorious B.I.G. sample] [Verse 3 Bun B w LeToya Luckett ad libs throughout] Im from the hood player, check my pedigree pedigree And nowadays man, Im tryin to be a better me better me You see Im older older and even smarter now smarter now So I got to hold my son and my daughter down daughter down And Im a always keep it real with my kids my kids So they dont have to go through what I did I did Cause they can climb higher than we ever climbed ever climbed And they can shine brighter than we ever shined ever shined See the next generation is the future future And yeah the games a little different than youre used to used to But dont give up, just stay true Cause if I did it, than you can too [Chorus w LeToya Luckett ad libs and Notorious B.I.G. sample until the end]
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