2Pac Under Pressure On My Block Lyrics

shedding tears, reminiscin on my past fears
Cause s___ was hectic for me last year
It appears that I've been marked for death
My heartless breath, the underlying cause of my arrest
My life is stressed, and no rest forever weary
My eyes stay teary for all the brothers that are buried in the
cemetery
s___ is scary, how black on black crime legendary
But at times unnessecary, I'm gettin worried
Teardrops and closed caskets, the three strikes law is drastic
And certain death for us ghetto b______s
What can we do when we're arrested, but open fire
Life in the pen ain't for me, cause I'd rather die
But don't cry through your despair
I wonder if the Lord still cares, for us n____z on welfare
And who cares if we survive
The only time they notice a n____ is when he clutchin on a four-five

My neighborhood ain't the same
Cause all these little babies goin crazy and they sufferin in the game
And I swear it's like a trap
But I ain't given up on the hood it's all good when I go back
Hoes show me love, n____z give me props
Forever hop cause it don't stop... on my block
Now s___'s constantly hot, on my block, it never fails to be gunshots Fearin jail but crack sales got me livin well
And the system's sucidal with this Thug's Life strapped in this drug life
God help me, cause I'm starvin, can't get a job
So I resort to violent robberies, my life is hard
Can't sleep cause all the dirt make my heart hurt
Put in work and shed tears for my dead peers
Mislead from childhood where I went astray
Till this day I still pray for a better way

And block parties in tha projects lastin way past daylight
A young n____ learned to break nine
Used to play fight with my homies but they stuck in the pen
I send them ends, but it's tough on a friend, in my mind
I see the same m_________ers ballin
Alcohol will make a lazy n____ slip and fall, miss his call
I know the young n____z understand this
Growing up in this world where everything is scandalous
I reminisce on tha fast times, past crimes
Tryin to cop a slice of pizza with my last dime
Can't explain, just what attracts me to this dirty game
Gold chains, some extra change, and the street fame