[ar:2Pac]
[ti:Running]
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[00:01.35]Between you and Biggie it was like
[00:02.93]Who's gonna who's gonna
[00:04.53]Who rules the the the ni**a kingdom and sh*t basically
[00:07.79]You know what I'm saying
[00:09.20]I was like this is like a f**king election
[00:11.95]It's an election and sh*t
[00:13.30]You know what I'm saying
[00:14.20]Me and Biggie's situation was smaller than that
[00:16.03]Me and Biggie's situation was like
[00:17.35]Central we got a black male shot in critical condition
[00:19.17]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead
[00:24.50]Why am I fighting to live
[00:27.16]If I'm just living to fight
[00:30.39]Why am I trying to see
[00:32.96]When there ain't nothing in sight
[00:36.22]Why am I trying to give
[00:38.77]When no one gives me a try
[00:41.63]Why am I dying to live
[00:44.48]If I'm just living to die
[00:48.06]Check it
[00:48.59]I grew up a f**king screw up
[00:50.50]Got introduced to the game
[00:52.26]Got an ounce and f**king blew up
[00:54.26]Topping rocks overnight
[00:56.25]The ni**a biggie smalls
[00:57.71]Trying to turn into the black frank white
[01:00.33]We had to grow dreads to change our description
[01:03.24]Two cops is on the milk box missing
[01:05.93]Show they toes and know they got stepped on
[01:08.33]A fist full of bullets a chest full of teflon
[01:11.62]Run from the police picture that
[01:13.59]Ni**a I'm too fat I f**k around and catch an asthma attack
[01:17.58]That's why I bust back it don't phase me
[01:20.54]When he drop take his glock and I'm swayze
[01:23.41]Celebrate my escape sold the glock bought some weight
[01:26.49]Laid back I got some money to make motherf**ker
[01:28.80]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead
[01:33.77]Why am I fighting to live
[01:36.43]If I'm just living to fight
[01:39.36]Why am I trying to see
[01:42.34]When there ain't nothing in sight
[01:45.67]Why am I trying to give
[01:48.23]When no one gives me a try
[01:51.04]Why am I dying to live
[01:53.77]If I'm living to die
[01:56.69]Its on me but still I'm having memories
[01:58.47]Of high speeds when the cops crash
[02:00.91]As I laugh
[02:01.75]Pushing the gas when ma glocks blast
[02:03.72]We was young and we was dumb but we had heart
[02:06.64]In the dark where we survived through the bad parts
[02:09.55]Many dreams is what I had and plenty wishes
[02:12.49]No hesitation in extermination of these snitches
[02:15.47]Envious b**ches they still continue to pursue me
[02:18.28]A couple o movies now the whole world's trying to screw me
[02:21.45]Even the cops try to sue me
[02:23.05]So what can I do but stay true
[02:24.86]Sipping 22s of brew
[02:26.35]And now the media's trying to test me
[02:28.39]Got the press asking questions trying to stress me
[02:31.34]Misery is all I see that's my mind state
[02:34.15]My history with the police is check the crime rate
[02:37.07]My main man had two strikes slipped
[02:39.54]Got arrested and flipped
[02:40.70]He screamed thug life and emptied a clip
[02:42.65]Got tired of running from the police
[02:44.22]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I'm dead
[02:48.95]Why am I fighting to live
[02:51.56]If I'm just living to fight
[02:54.70]Why am I trying to see
[02:57.30]When there ain't nothing in sight
[03:00.52]Why am I trying to give
[03:03.39]When no one gives me a try
[03:06.26]Why am I dying to live
[03:08.96]If I'm just living to die
[03:12.45]I was more shocked than anything you know what I'm saying
[03:16.09]But I wasn't more shocked of him dying
[03:19.21]I was more shocked of him
[03:22.42]Pac is a strong dude yo I know dudes
[03:24.67]You know what I'm saying
[03:25.79]He is real strong
[03:26.66]So when they was like he got shot
[03:28.28]I was more like again
[03:29.91]You know what I'm saying
[03:30.87]He always getting shot or shot at
[03:32.43]He going to pull through this one again
[03:34.23]Make a few records about it
[03:35.64]And it's gonna be over you know what I'm saying
[03:37.75]But when he when he died I was like whoa
[03:41.11]You know what I'm saying it kinda took me by
[03:43.00]You know even though we was going through our drama
[03:44.64]I would never wish death upon nobody
[03:45.81]You know what I'm saying
[03:46.77]There simply ain't no coming back from that
[03:48.20]Running - 2Pac