[00:02.000]R:Between you and Biggie it was like, who's going to rule the
[00:07.000]R:the ******* kingdom and ************t, basically, know what I'm saying?
[00:10.000]R:I was like, this is like a ******* election
[00:14.000]2:It is that
[00:15.000]2:Me and Biggie's situation is smaller than that, it's like…
[00:19.000]救护车：污污污污污污污，图怕抠胸部中了七枪，大家让让路
[00:19.500][Hook]
[00:20.000]And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
[00:25.000]Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
[00:32.000]Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
[00:38.000]Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
[00:43.000]Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
[00:47.000][Verse 1 - The Notorious B.I.G.]
[00:49.000]Check it, I grew up a *******' screw-up
[00:52.000]Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and *******' blew up
[00:56.000]Choppin' rocks overnight. The ******* Biggie Smalls trying to turn into the black Frank White
[01:02.000]We had to grow dreads to change our description
[01:05.000]Two cops is on the milk box missin'
[01:07.000]Show they toes, you know they got stepped on
[01:10.000]A fistful of bullets, a chest full of Teflon
[01:13.000]Runnin' from the police, picture that
[01:16.000]*******, I'm too fat, I ******* around and catch a asthma attack
[01:20.000]That's why I bust back, it don't phase me
[01:22.000]When he drop, take his Glock, and I'm Swayze
[01:25.000]Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight
[01:28.000]Lay back, I got some money to make, mother******
[01:29.000][Hook]
[01:30.000]And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
[01:35.000]Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
[01:41.000]Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
[01:47.000]Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
[01:53.000]Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
[01:55.000][Verse 2 - 2Pac]
[01:56.000](It's on me), but still I'm having memories
[02:00.000]Of high speed when the cops crashed
[02:02.000]As I laugh, pu************ng the gas while my Glocks blast
[02:06.000]We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart
[02:08.000]In the dark, will we survive through the bad parts?
[02:11.000]Many dreams is what I had, and plenty wishes
[02:14.000]No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
[02:17.000]Envious ************, they still continue to pursue me
[02:20.000]A couple of movies, now the whole world's tryna to screw me
[02:23.000]Even the cops tried to sue me, so what can I do?
[02:26.000]But stay true, sippin' 22's of brew
[02:28.000]nd now media is trying to test me
[02:30.000]Got the press asking questions, trying to stress me
[02:33.000]Misery is all I see, that's my mind state
[02:36.000]My history with the police is, check the crime rate
[02:39.000]My main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped
[02:42.000]He screamed "Thug Life!" and emptied the clip
[02:44.000]Got tired of runnin' from the police
[02:45.00]And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
[02:50.00]Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
[02:56.00]Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
[03:02.00]Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
[03:04.00]Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
[03:05.00][Outro - 2Pac]
[03:06.00]They wanted a new regime. And my regime includes East coast, includes West coast
[03:15.00][The Notorious B.I.G.]
[03:15.00]I was more shocked than anything, you know what I'm saying?
[03:18.00]But I wasn't more shocked of him dying
[03:20.00]I was more shocked of him... Pac is a strong dude, yo
[03:26.00]I know dude, you know what I'm saying? Real strong
[03:28.00]So when they was like he got shot, I was just more like, "Again?" you know what I'm sayin'?
[03:32.00]He always getting shot, or shot at
[03:34.00]He going to pull through this one again
[03:36.00]Make a few records about it, and it's going to be over
[03:38.00]You know what I'm saying? But when he, when he died
[03:40.00]I was just like, "whoa", you know what I'm saying?
[03:43.00]Kinda took me by
[03:44.00]I mean even though we was going through our drama
[03:46.00]I would never wish death on nobody, you know what I'm sayin'
[03:48.00]Because there ain't no coming back from that

R:Between you and Biggie it was like, who's going to rule the
R:the ******* kingdom and ************t, basically, know what I'm saying?
R:I was like, this is like a ******* election
2:It is that
2:Me and Biggie's situation is smaller than that, it's like…
救护车：污污污污污污污，图怕抠胸部中了七枪，大家让让路
And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
Check it, I grew up a *******' screw-up
Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and *******' blew up
Choppin' rocks overnight. The ******* Biggie Smalls trying to turn into the black Frank White
We had to grow dreads to change our description
Two cops is on the milk box missin'
Show they toes, you know they got stepped on
A fistful of bullets, a chest full of Teflon
Runnin' from the police, picture that
*******, I'm too fat, I ******* around and catch a asthma attack
That's why I bust back, it don't phase me
When he drop, take his Glock, and I'm Swayze
Celebrate my escape, sold the Glock, bought some weight
Lay back, I got some money to make, mother******
And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
(It's on me), but still I'm having memories
Of high speed when the cops crashed
As I laugh, pu************ng the gas while my Glocks blast
We was young and we was dumb, but we had heart
In the dark, will we survive through the bad parts?
Many dreams is what I had, and plenty wishes
No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
Envious ************, they still continue to pursue me
A couple of movies, now the whole world's tryna to screw me
Even the cops tried to sue me, so what can I do?
But stay true, sippin' 22's of brew
nd now media is trying to test me
Got the press asking questions, trying to stress me
Misery is all I see, that's my mind state
My history with the police is, check the crime rate
My main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped
He screamed "Thug Life!" and emptied the clip
Got tired of runnin' from the police
And I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead?
Why am I fighting to live if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?
They wanted a new regime. And my regime includes East coast, includes West coast
I was more shocked than anything, you know what I'm saying?
But I wasn't more shocked of him dying
I was more shocked of him... Pac is a strong dude, yo
I know dude, you know what I'm saying? Real strong
So when they was like he got shot, I was just more like, "Again?" you know what I'm sayin'?
He always getting shot, or shot at
He going to pull through this one again
Make a few records about it, and it's going to be over
You know what I'm saying? But when he, when he died
I was just like, "whoa", you know what I'm saying?
Kinda took me by
I mean even though we was going through our drama
I would never wish death on nobody, you know what I'm sayin'
Because there ain't no coming back from that