[Intro] Why's it so hard livin' in the world today Why's it so hard Why's it so hard when there's so many people who will not pray I gotta pay the rent but there's not enough money I gotta pay the bills but there's not enough money I got bills to pay but there's not enough money They don't pay me for what I'm worth So I got a pocket full of work Now I'm dippin' and dabbin' and duckin' the laws I was so close to bein' rich, now they got me by the balls It feels like a war's comin' my way In the land of the free and the home of the brave [Build] It's hard to be free when the law's against you So I carry the key Gotta stay alive for me and my seeds I gotta stay alive for me and my seeds When will the government realize what we need More money for our schools Stop building all these jails and all these prisons Why's it so hard to live in this world today In the land of the free and the home of the brave Why's it so hard to live in this world today In the land of the free and the home of the brave [Drop – War Mix] I'm ready for war, so what you wanna do We can bring it to your block, we can bring it to your school We can take it to the court, the choice is on you We can take it to the streets and do what we do Oh, we can do what we do (Why's it so hard livin' in the world today) (Why's it so hard, why's it so hard) I gotta pay the rent but there's not enough money We gotta pay the rent but there's not enough money We gotta pay the bills but there's not enough money I got bills to pay but there's not enough money [Verse – Blame & Bills] You can blame it on the drugs You can blame it on the streets You can blame it on the thugs Or you can blame it on me Why do you think they have to run and sell drugs Why do you think they have to run with the thugs We got bills to pay but there's not enough money We gotta pay the rent but there's not enough money We gotta pay the bills but there's not enough money [Hook – Call & Response] Why's it so hard livin' in the world today (Crowd: Why's it so hard) Why's it so hard when there's so many people who will not pray (Crowd: So many people who will not pray) I gotta pay the rent but there's not enough money I gotta pay the bills but there's not enough money I got bills to pay but there's not enough money They don't pay me for what I'm worth So I got a pocket full of work [Final Lift] Now I'm dippin' and dabbin' and duckin' the laws We dippin' and dabbin' and duckin' the laws I was so close to bein' rich, now they got me by the balls It feels like a war's comin' my way (In the land of the free and the home of the brave) It feels like a war's comin' my way In the land of the free and the home of the brave Why's it so hard to live in this world today In the land of the free and the home of the brave Why's it so hard livin' in the world today In the land of the free and the home of the brave
