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Tragedy<br /> Mm hmm mm hmm<br /> Misery and triumph<br /> Piss poor, you know?Catastrophic moments<br /> They wanna know why I'm so seasoned, y'know<br /> Welfare recipient<br /> There's a reason why I'm seasonedMy folks out there in the ghetto<br /> The slums, the projects and the beat down<br /> Renovated apartment complexes<br /> Smell meUh, you in a new school whip<br /> Custom painted candy apricot butter<br /> I'm in an antique old school four do'<br /> Muffler draggin' beat up duster<br /> With scrapes and scratches, nicks and scarsY'all get to drink out of wine glasses<br /> We gotta drink out of jelly jars<br /> Down and out like four flat tires<br /> No washing machine nor dryerJust a pillowcase sack and a bunch of clothes<br /> Wrapped in a sheet on our way to the laundrymat<br /> Will I ever get paid, can I make a dollar out of fifteen cents?<br /> Y'alls got it made, we broke and starvin' barely payin' the rent<br /> Sleepless nights, alligator t-uh-tearsMommy arguin' wit' my daddy, daddy drunk too many beers<br /> 911 Mr. Po-Po, dey ain't happy wit' day marriage<br /> Pops tryna beat her down and make her have a miscarriage<br /> My cousin shoots the needle, she be gone for days<br /> She on that da-ah-diesel, she gone end up wit' AIDSI told her, I love her, I swear I just told her<br /> But you know what she said to me?<br /> Everybody got a gay or at least one dopefiend in they family<br /> You ain't the only one wit' a reject in yo' family<br /> That's realThe reasoned, the reasoned that we're seasoned<br /> Seasoned and we feel our paper won't disappear<br /> Ohh, hey it's been a long time in the bay<br /> With God on our side we have somethin' to say<br /> And through the hard times we survive the game<br /> Survive the gameIf y'all smell onions that's my arms potent<br /> The reason I'm musty is 'cause we ain't got no mo' deordorant<br /> The laughin' stock patna, we ain't got no cash<br /> Feet stinkin' through my shoes in P.E. class<br /> I'm thriznew with biznein briznoke, I'm about to hiznit the griznindAnd if I get popped it ain't half no more it's 80 percent of my time<br /> But that's ah chance, that I'ma have to ah take<br /> Today my son birthday and I can't even buy a cake<br /> I'm so damn through-a-through, I had a J.O.B.<br /> You want me to cut my perm, oh y'all gone ave to fire meMy fellow just got out da joint, thought he might be okay<br /> But my fellow got out and got stapled 26 times the same damn day<br /> Who wanna get dunked on?<br /> In the the flatlands it ain't never too late<br /> Patna all we need is a piece of plywood and a milk carton crateWhat about dat shopping basket, you know I'm smart<br /> We can gone take the wheels off that and make a go cart<br /> Yo peoples blessed you, I started from a quarter ounce<br /> You came in the dope game wit' a silver spoon up in yo' mouth<br /> Why we gotta gamble maine we hurtin', you got all the bucks<br /> In the ghetto we play dominoes for push upsThe reasoned the reasoned that we are seasoned<br /> Seasoned and we, feel our paper won't disappear<br /> Ohh, it's been a long time in the bay<br /> With God on our side we have somethin to say<br /> And through the hard times we survive the game<br /> Survive the gameYou dig? You know<br /> My people just tryin' to make a way out of nowhere, you dig?<br /> You know, the trials and tribulations, you dig?<br /> It's hard times out here y'know<br /> Y'know we just tryin' to do our thingI remember when I was just a young boy<br /> Growin' up things was real hard for me<br /> No food on the table, no clothes on my back<br /> Lord have mercy<br /> But my mother told me to stay strongHey, it's been a long time in the Bay<br /> With God on our side we have somethin' to say<br /> And through the hard times we survive the game<br /> Survive the gameLyrics provided by TANCODEhttps://damnlyrics.com/" readonly=""/>