Mo' Thugs - Otherside Lyrics
f/ ..[Layzie]Lil' Lay, hey (Yeah, yeah)What's up playas (What's happenin' out there?)Thugstas, and hustlas?(Yeah, yeah, it's all real, yeah)[Felecia]And I want you to know (I want you to know)That through the rain, cloudy skiesAnd the thunderbolts, it ain't easy(Oh, you know it ain't easyyeah, you know it ain't easy)Ask my folks, just ask my folksAnd I won't blame it on the rain(Don't blame it on the rain)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the gameI won't blame it on the rain(Don't blame it on the rain)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the game[Layzie]I lived in darkness for yearsAnd barely can see through the smokeAt the end of my rope from sellin' that dopeBeen makin' them dum-dums out of soapAnd I hope to be a better manNever did I understand what I hadMy attitude mad, young and badFila, Levis - still sportin' the sagWalkin' the streets, lightweight thinkin'Plottin', worryin' my Mama to deathWanna go home, but somethin' won't let me'Cause I know she got problems her chestIt's a struggle, a puzzle - the pieces so scatteredWe find 'em, take your time and put it togetherNigga, quit walkin' around like you're blindedPut your mind on your money, thugDon't worry about what you gotOpen your eyes, and peep the plotSay your prayers, achieve a lotNigga, don't stop 'til you dropSomewhere in a box, locked and buriedOther than that, my nigga, just smileAnd don't worry (don't worry)[Layzie] (Felecia)And I want you to know (I want you know, yeah)That through the rain, cloudy skiesAnd the thunderbolts, it ain't easy(You know it ain't easy, you know it ain't easy)Ask my folks, just ask my folks[Thug Queen]Bow my head, askin' the Lord for changeSince I started sellin' 'caneShit ain't been the sameBegan to acknowledge my bang waysWho can I blame?Maybe my pain, dealin' with it by callin' it a phaseThese are the last daysCarry no shame, everyday thangsWent from sellin' cocaine to rockin' the stageThe otherside of the gameWhere you're rich, my aim to fameStrange - tradin' places, you're dealin' with racesJust wouldn't it be fateRunnin' with thug, me never replace thisThe Lord, I'd like to thank you for my Mo Thug familySincerely yours, Thug Queen (Thug Queen)[Scant]I remember my first day out of prisonY'all: it was just me and my cousinTakin' a ride in his carWe just went puffin' and sippin' on brewsTrippin' up old truesLayzie asked me, "What you gonna do? What you gonna do?"I said, "I don't know. I'm gonna take it slowSo gimme a couple of days, and I will let you know."I had to collect my mindKnowin' one day I'm gonna shineUntil that day, I will prayAnd try to parlay with the struggle God done dealt meI know that He'll help meThrough the stormy weatherOur families got together and stay strongBut you gotta keep your head up high'Cause there ain't no reasonWhy you got to let it downJust look around, we platinum bound (bound, bound)[Layzie] (Felecia)And I want you to know (I want you to know)That through the rain, cloudy skiesAnd the thunderbolts, it ain't easy(It ain't easy, you know, you know ain't easy)Ask my folks, just ask my folksAnd I won't blame it on the rain(I won't blame it on the rain)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the gameI won't blame it on the rain(I won't blame it on the rain)I can make it through the pain to the otherside of the game[Sin]Everything I ever knew since the day I was bornConsisted strictly of some type of a hustleWhile my Mama workin' nine-to-fiveOn some nights, I be sittin' home alone'Cause she'd be workin' doubles to surviveMakin' ends meet the best way she knew howKeepin' food up on the tableTeachin' me the ways of the world - pick your friendsLike you do your fruitKeep your distance from the playa haterPray you never have to shootI remember also on somedays there'd be nothin'In our refrigerator except for a box of baking sodaAnd empty jar of pickle juiceI often wonder why the LordHad to create me in a world, oh so, so cruelIt's dog eat dog, I don't know what else to doExcept for call on GodPut my trust in YouNo more, we're warriors.[Ken Dawg]I remember I went to schoolWith only about three pairs of pants, holes in my shoesI guess I know what they mean by cold city bluesKen bagged the storesTryin' to get money the best way I know howHow? Me and my brother up there'Til hustlin' was no longer allowedI know it's hardtimesI'm learnin' this early to be a manBut since then, Ken Dawg flipped a whole new masterplanDamn, don't nobody understand, but my familyBut look at us now: the plan was to create jamsKen Dawg, do or die, Mo Thug all the way to my dirtI know it hurt--the way we put in workCan't do nothin', but ride with it, 'til it's overFrom Novas to Range Rovers, we're still soldiers[Flesh-N-Bone]You see a fellow like meDone had it through all the wicked madnessEveryday I gotta fight this demonSadness take over my world of gladnessThen they wanna ask me,"Why do we all stay so high, fiendin'?"Come kick it the way we rollThat's if you can handle it, babyWithout you tryin' to hate me, neverNo more, so ***** 'em, look at this hateNow stroll and get on my hustleTo keep my pockets swoll for sureI collect more of thoseStill we prefer takin' bills that foldTo hoes, me and my trues decidedTo plot you for your duesCome through with the battleRan through your houseAnd robbed the people next doorMoved out neighborhoodNow, who would you blame it on?The ghetto?Why this old crooked system set up to mess us upBut we come up and never fade the soldiers' ghetto[Layzie] (Felecia)And I want you to know (ooh, I want you to know)That through the rain, cloudy skiesAnd the thunderbolts, it ain't easy *it ain't easy)Ask my folks, just ask my folks (just ask my folks)And I won't blame it on the rain(We can't blame it on the rain)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the gameI won't blame it on the rain (oh, no, yeah...)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the game.[Mo! Hart]Stormy weather tossin' my boat to and froOften to the point of shatterin' sensesI don't know which way to goSomethin' inside persistin' me to move onJust maintain, hold on, but my son, just keep it strongEverything gon' be alrightKeep you're head to the skyJust as long as you keep it realAnd strive to reach the golden prizeDid what I had to do to make it this farA lot of people got stuckAnd I took enough battlescarsTook refuge worldwide to replenish my thoughtI was not ready to accept them devilish cloutDrop to my knees, and began to do nothin' but prayGradually, life began to changeI'm in this Mo Thug gameWe statin' our claimWe statin' our claimWe statin' our claimWe statin' our claim[Krayzie]Would you forgive me, LordIf I killed that man - that manThat tried to run up and rob me blindlyAnd leave me for dead was his intent?But, Lord, I may be like that on the outsideInside I'm one that's searchin' for peaceRight, as we ride deepAnd seek holy scriptures, believeRollin', nobody knows what it is or who we approachin'Just strollin', trustin' in the Lord (in the Lord)As we struggle to make it each day, babyYou can believe that they keep gettin' harder with the timeWith haters and evilAnd sometimes it's even my peopleAnd it feel like I'm losin' my mindFire, you need to burn this entire evil, evil empire[Layzie] (Felecia)And I want you to know (to know)That through the rain, cloudy skiesAnd the thunderbolts, it ain't easy(Through the rain, through the cloudsThrough the thunderbolts)Ask my folks, just ask my folksAnd I won't blame it on the rain(And we can't blame it on the rain, no)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the gameI won't blame it on the rain(We can make it through the pain)I can make it through the painTo the otherside of the game
