Hey baby   This is my life yeah      [Chorus:]   This is my life   Baby ohhh   This is life      [Verse 1:]   January 3, 1986   Busting out for the fix   Took my first steps   No clue at how physical life gets   Round uptown Calio projects   Whole life stopped when my daddy got popped   One head shot he was dead on the spot   Now I'm running around with my stomach in knots   Knowing memories is all I got      [Hook:]   Ohh nobody knows about the struggling I been through   That's why I hustle like I do   I gotta provide for my people   Yeah   And nigga I done worked too hard   I done came too far to loose   Can't stay still gotta stay on the move   Leave everyday with a point to prove      [Chorus x2]      [Verse 2:]   Mama jumped ship   Hoping shit gone change   Now I'm A-Town bound nigga down for the grain   I'm feeling like I'm loosing my sane   Cause nigga's round me been using cocaine   Now my dreams of fortune and fame won't be slain   Just gotta except that I'm on the road that was chose from above   Nigga love is pain      [Hook]   [Chorus x2]      [Verse 3:]   I go and know you been waiting for a long time   Shorty keep a strong grind   Never give up the sun don't shine   See I'm where I belong now yeah   Just never ever lose perspective   Cause if the shit hits the fan and times get hectic   I'll fall to my knees and thank god that I'm blessed with   The strength to hold on and deliver the message   So...      [Hook]      [Chorus x2]