Ayo, take one look at the history books, man All you see is them miscreants, crooks A life of misery tooks and happy-go-luckies Choppin' trees for they hella green buddies A nation that sat in my memory's fuddies Like I was too young to pay attention to the uglies So keep the beat thumpin' So I can get my blood jumpin' Like double-dutchin' in the street Somethin' 'bout it, kinda sweet Thinkin' 'bout the sweat that I sweated And the tears that I shed when I found out I was deadin' and my time was limited The wine was spilled So it's time to let the rhymes reveal Why I stayed here, I know I could've paid the fare I could've faded clear to that elevated sphere But somethin' 'bout this place makes me wanna keep it near Ayo, somethin' 'bout this place makes me wanna keep it near I need a reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day A reason to love, a reason to stay A reason to get up, a reason to pray A reason to live another day
