now ive seen places and faces and things you aint never thought about thinking if you aint peek then you must be drinking and smokin pretending not to lookin but youre brokin let me get you open now little timmy got his diploma and little jimmy got life and tamika around the corner just took her first hit off the pipe the other homie shot the other homie and ran off with his money and when the other homies heard about it they thought that it was funnybut whos the dummy cos now you done lost the hustler a downass brother got replaced by a buster and though i got love for ya i know i cant trust ya cos my crew is rollin hummers and your crew is rollin dusts and just because of that you act like you dont like the brother no more i guess thats just the way it goes i aint trying preach i believe i can reach but your mind aint prepared ill see you when you get thereill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get there ill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get theremore temptation and faith i guess we livin for the day i seen a man get swept off his feet by a boy with an ak the situation so twisted everybody getting lifted im just tryin to take care of my kids and handle my business cos it way too serious so you gotta pay close attention so you dont get caught sittin when they come and do all the gettin life is a big game so you gotta play it with a big horse someones gotta run a little faster cos we gotta lay the struggleid be a fool to surrender when i know i can be a contender and if everybodys a sinner then everybody could be a winner no matter you rag collar deep down we all brothers and regardless of the time somebody up there still love us im a scuff and struggle and yall im breathless and weak i just strive my whole life to make it to the mountain peak always keep reaching sure to grab on to something ill be there when you get there when you wit the sound bumpinill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get there ill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get thereyou need to loosen up and live a little and if you got kids let them know how you feelin for your own sake give a little oh you dont want to hear that you busy trying stack and keep them from the joness is taking advantage of your own the realest homies that youve been knowing for the longest but some aint missing a good thing until its gone could have built an empire if not for the jealousy that divides us we prefer to keep our eyes shut to describe when its something wrong and we desireso hold your head up high if your poor and righteous i know time seems right and the problems seem endless but at times of despair we gotta pull ourselves together and if you fell youre out the game then you need to get back in it cos nothing worse than a quitter you gotta face responsibility one day my brother so gather up your pity and turn it to ambition and put your vehicle and drive and stop by my sideill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get there ill see you when you get there if you ever get there see you when you get thereas we walk down the road of our destiny and the time comes to choose which shall it be the wide and crooked or the straight barrel we got one voice to give and one life to live stand up for something or lie down in your game listen to the song that we sing its up to you to make it big i guess ill see you when you see meill see you when you get there if you ever get there ill see you when you get there if you ever get thereill see you when you get there if you ever get there ill see you when you get there if you ever get there