"I used to live in the fast lane like Chamberlain was my last name
Ball hard like every game is my last game
I know pain, know crack cocaine
That flow through my nephew's veins, he's only six
Phony chicks kill my vibe
So I tied the knot, now hip-hop is my only bitch
I'm feelin bitter cause they said I killed my nigga
But I'mma force white men to call me mister
This is history, one of the best in this century
But Vibe and XXL don't mention me
On our grind, overtime, fuck the nonsense
Punch the clock so much it's unconscious
Put the pen to the pad let it do it for me
Writing is like fucking and this rhyme's an orgy
One of my older had's that came before me
Said you don't reach your glory
Than it's just history"
Chorus:
(OC & AG): PAIN
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, proof that we're alive, so you gotta feel the pain
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, we take it in stride, learn to survive, with the pain
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, the reason for our drive, we acknowledge all the pain
... and we'll never let it go...
O.C.:
"Everyday struggles
Move at the speed of a shuttle in a traffic jam - things are slow
A while back I told my brother Show
Within my soul I had suicidal thoughts, I was ready to go
All at once the weight of pain swooped down on my brain
Followed by uncontrollable cryin - thought I was goin insane
I fell to my knees, the type to never show weakness
My dude had a grievance, peep it
We haven't talked for two years, out the loop I was buggin
Figured I had to do what I do
Career on hold, my paper got low
So-called friends from my hood to me are now foes
Demons front and center gets nasty like a microwave dinner
Wifey's diagnosed with a physical dilemma
I try to stay strong by refusin to fall
So mentally I need to lean with my back up against a wall"
Chorus:
(OC & AG): PAIN
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, proof that we're alive, so you gotta feel the pain
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, we take it in stride, learn to survive, with the pain
Something we all deal with
(OC & AG):Inside, the reason for our drive, we acknowledge all the pain
... and we'll never let it go...