And I heard 'em say, nothing's ever promised tomorrow, today   From the Chi, like Tim, it's a hard-a-way   So this is in the name of love like Robert say   Before you ask me to go, get a job today      Can I at least get a raise of the minimum wage?   And I know that the governments administer aids   So I guess we just pray like the minister say   Allah-u Akbar and throw him some hot cars   Things we see on the screen that's not ours      But these niggaz from the hood so these dreams not far   Where I'm from the dope boys is the rock stars   But they can't cop cars with seein' cop cars   I guess they want us all behind bars, I know it      Uh, and I heard 'em say   Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today   And I heard 'em say   Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today   But we'll a find a way   And nothing last forever but be honest babe   It hurts, but it may be the only way      They say, people in life are seasons   And anything that happen is for a reason   And niggas gun clapping and keep to squeezing   And Gram' keep praying and keep believing      In Jesus, and one day that you see him   'Til they walk in his footsteps and try to be him   The devil is alive, I feel him breathin'   Claiming money is the key, so keep on dreamin'   And put them lottery tickets, just to tease us      My aunt, Pam can't put them cigarettes down   So now my little cousin smokin' them cigarettes now   His job try to claim that he too niggerish now   Is it 'cause his skin blacker than liquorish now   I can't figure it out, I'm sick of it now      Uh, and I heard 'em say   Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today   And I heard 'em say   Nothing's ever promised tomorrow today   But we'll a find a way   And nothing last forever but be honest babe   It hurts, but it may be the only way      'Cause every worthless word we get more far away   And nothing's ever promised tomorrow today   And nothing last forever but be honest babe   It hurts but it may be the only way