Come on, come on   Yeah   Feel good don't it?   This is for warm days that drift away   While the sun sets and the ghettos play   Long nights on a hot summer's block   When you sip yo brew and never touch yo glock   This is for eyes   That cry like yours and learn to smile again   Rise above the pain   This is for you and your crew   The ones that's true will always love you   No matter what you do      'Cause it's the life,   the life, the life   The life, the life   It's the life, the life   The life, life   It's the life, the life   The life, yo life, yo life   It's the life   Your life, my life      This is for soldiers who bust they guns   (Bust, bust)   In the name of freedom not the game of fun   True queens Who raise they kids   Implement the knowledge,   Show 'em how to live   This is for those who stand in line to feed their babies    While we're runnin' outta time   This is for the injustice behind bars   Our lovers, our leaders, our people      'Cause it's the life,   the life, the life   The life, the life   It's the life, the life   The life, life   It's the life, the life   The life, yo life, yo life   It's the life   Your life, my life      Don't let 'em mis-misguide you   They'll have you actin' like the sun don't shine   And the sky ain't never blue   But you know and I know it's all about survival   This struggle of our people is like that unrivalled   Fuck politicans they was never in control   (Never)   It's deeper then that, a true battle for the soul   (Watch out)   What they want is to bring us to our knees   So my people guard yo life by any means      This is for those who know we all gon' die   It was set up that way by a infinite power   Those that know, who feel the change   In the belly of the best and the mental strain   This is for those who have their own fallen angels   Tryin' to find a way on   This is for everybody   (Everybody)   And anybody, it's yo life      'Cause it's the life,   the life, the life   The life, the life   It's the life, the life   The life, life   It's the life, the life   The life, yo life, yo life   It's the life   Your life, my life      Yo, you gotta keep smilin' no matter what   'Cause this is the life   What you gon' do 'bout that, huh?   Yo, A-Plus   Hieroglyphics