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What It's Like

In the style of

Everlast

Lyrics

we've all seen a man
at the liquor store
beggin' for
your change

the hair on
his face is dirty
dread-locked and
full of mange

he asks some man for
what he could spare
with shame in his eyes
get a job
you f###### slob's
all he replies

well god forbid
you ever had to
walk a mile
in his shoes
'cause then you
really might know
what it's like
to sing the blues

yeah then you
really might know
what it's like
yeah then you
really might know
what it's like

yeah then you
really might know
what it's like
then you really
might know
what it's like

mary got pregnant
from a kid named tom
that said
he was in love

he said don't worry
'bout a thing
baby doll
i'm the man
you've been
dreaming of

but
three months later
he say
he won't date her
or return her call

and she
swear g#dd#mn
if i find that man
i'm cuttin' off his balls

and then she
heads for the clinic
and she gets
some static
walkin' through
the door

they call her
a killer
and they call her
a sinner
and they call her
a whore

god forbid
you ever had to
walk a mile
in her shoes
'cause then you
really might know
what it's like
to have to choose

then you
really might know
what it's like
then you
really might know
what it's like

yeah then you
really might know
what it's like
then you
really might know
what it's like

i seen a rich man beg
i seen a good man sin
i seen a tough man cry
i seen a loser win
and a sad man grin
i heard an
honest man lie

i've seen
the good side of bad
and the down side
of up
and everything
between

i licked
the silver spoon
drank from
the golden cup
and smoked
the finest green

i stroked
the fattest dimes
at least
a couple of times
before
i broke they heart

you know
where it ends
yo it usually
depends on
where you start

i knew
this kid named max
who used to get
fat stacks
out on the corner
with drugs

he liked to
hang out late
he liked to
get s###-faced
and keep the pace
with thugs

until late one night
there was
a big gunfight
and max lost his head
he pulled out
his chrome .45
talked some s###
and wound up dead

and now his wife
and his kids
are caught
in the midst of
all of this pain

you know it
comes that way
at least that's
what they say
when you play
the game

god forbid
you ever had to
wake up to
hear the news
'cause then you
really might know
what it's like
to have to lose

yeah then you
really might know
what it's like
yeah then you
really might know
what it's like

yeah then you
really might know
what it's like
to have to lose

Details

• Duration : 5:18
• Key : Dm
• Genre : R&B/Hip-Hop
• Year released : 1999
• Language : English

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