Momma told me one day it was gonna happenBut she never told me whenShe told me it would happen when I was much olderWish it would've happened then(Is this the end?)Momma told me one day it was gonna happenBut she never told me whenShe told me it would happen when I was much olderWish it would've happened then(Is this the end?)Sometimes I be wakin' up at high noonSayin, Why me, Lord?, folks thinkin' I'ma die soonI just tell 'em keep seekin' but when they sleepin'I be concealed up in my room, knowin' that it could happenI'm just tryin' to maintain because the future is untoldTill the static unfolds that the good die youngPlease, God, let a bad boy die oldDo you think I wanna lie coldOr better yet have many shots come close to the head?Shirt soaked till it's redThe most that was said was that my homies had a toast to the deadDo I need a pack a vest for stress so I can rest'Cause even though I'm blessed in my fleshIt all came down to a testA motherfucker wanna go and put a tattoo on my chestNow I'm caught up in the mix and I can't do shitBut still I can't ride with program, fearing no manHit the car door, let the door slamIt's a blessing that he had slow handsBut he's still right behind meAll these heartless fools is steady comin' after my PSo many phony niggaz lovin' to hate SeanSo many cheddar niggaz comin' after my cheeseIs it my car that they're losin', are we all for the choosin'?Or is it all in confusion? Better yet all an illusionShots rang through the hall bullets cruisin' for bruisin'Don't let this heartless bastard take my life awayI don't wanna conceive takin' his eitherDipped into the back and took a breatherHeard steps steady in closin' with the bullet skeezerGotta do somethin', I ain't scared to goBut yet my heart is steady pumpin' for somethin'I refuse to be the one that they be dumpin'Gotta get away before the techs start gunnin'Bodies start jumpin'Wreckin' my brain not to try and understandBut withstand, is it 'cause I'm a rich manOr just to try to put a brother down in the dirt like quicksandBut no matter what the reason, I don't wanna stop breathin'There's dreams to fulfill stillCan't complete em with a still killFace to face with enemies still grillForgive me for the pain I've caused and the sins I've committedEven though I'm not hopin' to go, I wish someone would open the do'This man's holding the trigger and his finger's steady choking it slowIs this the end?Momma told me one day it was gonna happenBut she never told me whenShe told me it would happen when I was much olderWish it would've happened then(Is this the end?)Just can't let go(Is this the end?)I, just, don't, knowWish it would've happened thenDid I just hear a tight jamHow it's on let make my maneuverHit the alley saw a man in a Land CruiserIn his hand was a Ruger, dipped in a Lex like LugerHeard shots from a steel bruiserTeflon in the seat took a pale stressFelt the hate on my chest as I placed on my vestWhat's wrong with the brakes in the LX?Ran straight into a lightpole, just before I got my life stoleA car came to the rescue, I bailed in and said, Bless youBut what made me the man you would wanna show help to?I proceeded to ask him and he said with a passionI could never watch a soul die, plus you the man lookin' too fly(But who are you?)The pimp nigga named Twista from the cold ChiWhen the sun's, shy gotta keep one eye, niggaI been shot at and stole onNo protection from one time, only caught for my primeSo I asked the Father what I did so wrong?'Cause shit, it's been hard for me besides chiefAnd the smell of sweet news when the beef brewMotherfuckers steady ballin' but steady fallin'Right in detours, 'bout to hit my feet soonSo I just presumeDeep into the rhymes of a rapperPrepare my mind for the capture, thinkin' Ginuwine like the bachelorBut why these niggaz wanna make us into crime with the rapture?Ego for dispersin' us, don't even hurt the clutch'Cause he's coldblooded and mercilessSteady bustin' shots at both of us, was the strap close to usThen for survival we both to bustBut Renaults get to roast to crush, 'cause he steady gettin' closerParanoid like a crackfiend when the gat seenScream when the bullet hit me in the shoulderDon't wanna die till I get olderTry to visualize the beholder, he's inconceivableSo now my sight is gettin' dark a lotBest to step off in this parking lot where them dogs bark a lotAnd try to wait until his ma get hotI can make a person fight to survive whether good or connivin'You never know when it's your time to leaveSmokin' weed to keep my mind at easeLet's go back to the car but wait, I can't find the keysPlus we didn't chill long enoughThe footsteps are comin' closeIs it one of them unholy men? With a strap ready to boldly sinMama told me it was comin' but I wish she woulda told me whenIs this the end?Momma told me one day it was gonna happenBut she never told me whenShe told me it would happen when I was much olderWish it would've happened then(Is this the end?)Momma told me one day it was gonna happenBut she never told me whenShe told me it would happen when I was much olderWish it would've happened then(Is this the end?)Just can't let go
Lyrics by Puff Daddy
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