make it through the night

this for all my real niggas out there that never got to see another day. all my niggas out there still in the struggle

still tryna make it out

this for y'all

if i can make it through the night

another collar

another dollar

life's short but we live it cause we gotta

another day

another blessing for a scholar

school of hard knocks

just reppin' my alma mater

that was back when i ain't have shit

god on my shoulder with the devil on the ad-libs

had to think some decisions through

when times hard

who the fuck you gon' listen to?

toilet by the bunk

put you in a different mood

locked up

thanksgiving eatin' prison food

back on the ropes

won't see a nigga budge

no bail for a felon so you gotta see the judge

they used to call us all lost niggas

had the same dreams to make it 'til we lost niggas

some was married to the game

i divorced quicker

but i can't judge

one day i'll see the lord with you

i'm feeling like i have my fate on the line

heading closer to the exit sign

if i can make it through the night

this game ain't ever been no friend of mine

i'm just tryna make most of my life

my life

if i can make it through the night

if i can make it through the night

if i can make it through the night

yeah i'm just tryna make it

note from the marshall

you can't even borrow

and it's sad cause they comin' with the padlock tomorrow

and for you to blame the world

gotta blame yourself too

cause everybody feel you but nobody can help you

bad thought get in your head

then you loop it

stress build up then you do somethin' stupid

put a mountain in front of you

you just try to move it

count on one hand the couple niggas you cool with

either they ain't pickin' up or they ain't got it

you learn the hard way when your actions are idiotic

product of your environment

and you're the product

home invasions

niggas is gettin' tied up

this is goin' through your head while you're in the bullpen

backed into the spot but you should've pulled in

first nigga move and you're on him

but you're really prayin' for a r&r in the morning

i'm feeling like i have my fate on the line

heading closer to the exit sign

if i can make it through the night

this game ain't ever been no friend of mine

i'm just tryna make most of my life

my life

if i can make it through the night

if i can make it through the night

they say tomorrow ain't promised

most nights i ain't want it to be

nah a nigga couldn't front it to me

too many nights for dinner i just ate an uncomfortable sleep

had to open up the oven for heat

i was a born loser

thoughts of a sinner

only made it out cause i fought like a winner

threats all my life

i'm good

was all talk though

death around the corner

all you gotta do is walk slow

land of the haves and have-nots

gun tucked

better to have it than to not

try to make it out but crabs are in the lot

that'll plot

so if you take a stab you'll get shot

look

i'm just proof a couple niggas said a prayer for me

wasn't fair for me

god had to bear with me

nothin' to live for

didn't have a care with me

suicidal

had my mama sheddin' tears for me

cause my son might need me

life is hard but dyin' is easy

i thank god every day that i awake

i avoid another funeral

a homi' or a wake

i escape from niggas that lived through it

better days ahead

we just gotta get to it

i'm feeling like i have my fate on the line

heading closer to the exit sign

if i can make it through the night

this game ain't ever been no friend of mine

i'm just tryna make most of my life

my life

if i can make it through the night

if i can make it through the night