Right, alright, we got something new for you This is a single that we released back in april And we gon' do it for you right here It's called life's a bitch Working the streets 'til way after dark Drives a beat up Chevy back to the trailer park Runs the shower to wash off the men Tomorrow night she'll do it again Later on at the bar and grill She's drinking with her friends 'til she gets her fill Nothing's gonna break her will Life's a bitch, I don't know why There's no shelter, no alibi Life's a bitch, no easy way No lucky number, no holiday Single dad, he works two jobs Cooking meals while he cleans the house Got no love life, the rent's overdue The kids need braces, glasses and shoes Even though his life is hell He looks at those pictures up on the shelves And he smiles to himself Life's a bitch, I don't know why There's no shelter, no alibi Life's a bitch, no easy way No lucky number, no holiday Hell yeah It's gonna be alright Hell yeah Keep on walking through the night Life's a bitch Hell yeah It's gonna be alright Hell yeah Keep on walking on through the night Let me see your hands Life's a bitch, I don't know why There's no shelter, no alibi Life's a bitch, so they say No champagne and no crème brûlée Life's a bitch Life's a bitch and then you die Then it's over, just say goodbye Thank you

Don't always think you're wrong when you're right They'll always try to change your mind Darling, just do whatever feels right Your life is there to be designed It's both a blessing and a curse To feel everything so deeply like you do girl, I know There's been more times that it hurts But who said love was ever easy, girl? Life's a bitch and then you die La, la, la, la, la, la Oh, it's easier said than done But don't you worry about those little things and bigger What a fine revelation, yeah, yeah, yeah When you realise there's no voices in your head, girl Life's a bitch and then you die, ooh La, la, la, la, la, la When the world really gets you down Don't be scared, don't be scared, no All the little things you're worried 'bout Ain't really there, really there, no When the world really gets you down Don't be scared, don't be scared, no Ain't really there, really there, no, yeah Been talking to yourself at night I been thinking you should take that flight Let it go if it don't feel right, yeah, said So won't you come and put your phone down? You know you gotta leave that thing alone You know it's real bad for you Take a walk outside 'Cause life's a bitch and then you die And then you die And then you die And then you die

[AZ] Aiyyo, wassup wassup let's keep it real son Count this money, yaknowhatI'msayin? [Nas] Yea yea [AZ] Aiyyo, put the Grant's over there in the safe yaknowhatI'msayin? [Nas] Yea yea [AZ] Cause we spendin these Jackson's The Washington's go to wifey, you know how that go [Nas] I'm sayin, that's what this is all about right? Clothes, bankrolls, and hoes yaknowhatI'msayin? Yo then what man, what? *echoes* [Verse One - AZ] Visualizin the realism of life in actuality Fuck who's the baddest, a person's status depends on salary And my mentality is money-orientated I'm destined to live the dream for all my peeps who never made it 'Cause yeah, we were beginners in the hood as five percenters But somethin must of got in us cause all of us turned to sinners Now some restin' in peace and some are sittin' in San Quentin Others such as myself are tryin' to carry on tradition Keepin this effervescent street ghetto essence inside us Cause it provides us with the proper insight to guide us Even though, we know somehow we all gotta go But as long as we leavin thievin', we'll be leavin with some kind of dough So, until that day we expire and turn to vapors Me and my capers'll be somewhere stackin plenty papers Keepin it real, packin' steel, gettin' high Cause life's a bitch and then you die [Chorus - AZ] Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we get high Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we puff lye Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we get high Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we puff lye [Verse Two - Nas] I woke up early on my born day, I'm twenty years of blessing The essence of adolescence leaves my body now I'm fresh in My physical frame is celebrated cause I made it One quarter through life some God-ly like thing created Got rhymes 365 days annual plus some Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I puffs from My skull causes pain in my brain vein money maintain Don't go against the grain simple and plain When I was young at this I used to do my thing hard Robbin' foreigners take they wallets they jewels and rip they green cards Dipped to the projects flashing my quick cash And got my first piece of ass smoking blunts with hash Now it's all about cash in abundance, niggas I used to run with Is rich or doing years in the hundreds I switched my motto -- instead of saying fuck tomorrow That buck that bought a bottle could've struck the lotto Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce stacks I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot back Time is Illmatic keep static like wool fabric Pack a four-matic that crack your whole cabbage [Chorus - AZ] Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we get high Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we puff lye Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we get high Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die; that's why we puff lye Cause you never know when you're gonna go Life's a bitch and then you die *Olu Dara plays trumpet until fade*

Don't tell me what to do my friend You'll break more hearts than you can mend I know myself like no one else, nothing to defend My life is full of good advice, and you don't have to tell me twice Living here in paradise, no rules that I should bend In my years my life has changed, I can't turn back the time I can't tell you just what made me change All I know is who I am, I'll never let you down The last one you can trust 'til the end There ain't no rules to follow, you can't predict tomorrow I know just who my friends are, the rest can turn to stone Your memories are yours alone They're yours 'til your dust and bones I know the things I'm looking for, I know just what I want In my life the times have changed, I'm still the man I was I don't want to hear your fairytale All I know is who I am, I'll never let you down The last one you can trust 'til the end, 'til the end Go In your life, you'll be amazed at all the love you lose You can never live that life again The one thing you will never lose is the singing in your head That will still be with you 'til the end