I've been around the block too many times, I've seen it all son, that's no lie
I've seen many act tough who don't have enough get beaten up outside
New jacks try to claim fame to a game that belongs to me and my kind
All because they bought their images and got hardcore online

You think you're living?
You're living a lie
Better recognize

It brings tears to my eyes to realize what we once had now is dead
It makes me sick listening to all these kids talk about what it all meant
You're all stuck on thoughts about being sleeved-out just might gain your respect
But what you'll get is a couple of rights and a swift kick to the head

You think you're living?
What you're living's a lie
You thought the world was yours
But it's all mine

Open up your eyes ... the world is mine, all mine

Your life -- your life is a lie
Your life -- can never match mine

Now you wanna trash my name in vein and talk your shit from behind
But when the black and blue's around you all wanna run and hide
You hate what we are, but still want a part of our lives
Didn't I tell you being real is something you cannot buy?

You think you're living?
What you're living's a lie
You thought the world was yours
But it's all mine