[Xzibit]

Ain't a damn thing promised to ya

Except livin your life, and dyin one day, I'm just bein honest to ya

It take a whole lot, just to get a little

Gettin caught up in the middle the answer to life's riddles

never, come that easy, but it was easy

to lead me, but it wasn't easy to see me

Get up off the block to the TV

And sell a couple million CD's, best believe me

You see these callouses on my soul?

Couldn't let hate and paralysis, take control

I pick you up when you down 'til I can't no mo'

My name sting in your mouth like canker sores

Been at war my whole life, sleepless nights

Endless fights, but still can't walk to the light

Cause my work ain't finished on earth, for what it's worth

From the cradle to the hearse, God and family first, for real



[Chorus: singer]

Somewhere in the heart of man (somewhere, within, somewhere)

There comes a time when he must understand (when he must understand)

The strong withstand, the weak will fall {*repeat*}

Cause tomorrow may not come at all {*repeat*}



[Xzibit]

Life ain't long, it's more like a snapshot

You can have the top, I live for the hop

Never take a day I'm breathin on this planet for granted

Time for change, time for growth, peace understandin

See but niggaz keep forcin my hand, disturbin my plans

Bringin out the soldier in a peaceful man

It's like tryin to build a house on sand; you never get

a solid foundation, one man can change the nation

Yo I put that on all creation; Haitian, Jamaican

African, Asian, Caucausian, Indian

Whatever your persuasion, this is the message

Time is of essence especially when you're countin your blessings

Lessons learned from the deepest of pain, it's not a game-acapo