One timeReporting liveCompton, CaliforniaVerse 1:Have you ever felt like, like you never get life?Like you never get right? Sort of like a black sheepBack down, backing ultra dreams like some bad sleepChasing for the wind but you never win the track meetOh what a cold world for a broke nigga--it's bitterAnd life's a bitch, don't hit women so I bit herI struck enough pain let her know I wasn't playin'I was so sincere like Nas first nameAnd back, they tell meIt's very difficult to see 25 and if I survive I'd probably wouldn't sell itMy opportunities are low because my brown complexion floats in the ghetto rather in some heels like Giuseppe'sThey want me unemployed, until I hit the streets for fillin' voids of broke D-Boys sellin' weedFuckin' up my prestige, till I live with the bluesBB King or the neighbors of SnoopChorus:That's why I'm in the club like fuck it, thoughThey say it's only one life, life, lifeAnd if you say I can't live comfortableIma tell you that's a lie, lie, lieSo while I hold this bottle of Ciroc with a hand full of assCelebrate the very day that I get pastMoving barbed wireWe are, we are (fight!)We are, we are (truth!)through barbed, through barbed, (wire!)we will, we will break (through!)So while I hold this bottle of Ciroc with a hand full of assCelebrate the very day that I get pastMoving barbed wireVerse 2:Have you ever felt like, like you never get lifeLike you never did right? Sort of like a black sheepTryna get away from the World stereotypeBarbed wire got a barricade on your destinyShe desperately in need of some inspiration, see what the people sayin'She gon have a baby then flee from her educationAt the age of 16, credit card scam schemesSee a scar on her eye, boyfriend brutalityShe will never get by, no how no wayWhere every recipientt, property of the stateHousing, Section 8, corner store, prostituteThe owner bout to prosecute, the niggas tell her that she's cuteHood rat trash, 6 baby-daThis and this baby-cait's due to the family,Chillin' in pajamisWaitin' on the firstFast forward spillin' drinks on her furChorus:That's why she in the club like fuck it, thoughThey say it's only one life, life, lifeAnd if you say she can't live comfortableShe gon tell you that's a lie, lie, lieSo while she up in VIP pourin' Merlot in the glassCelebrate the very day that she get pastMoving barbed wireWe are, we are (fight!)We are, we are (truth!)Through the, through barbed (wire!)We will, we'll break (through!)So while she in the VIP pourin' Merlot in the glassCelebrate the very day that she get pastMoving barbed wireVerse 3:Have you ever felt like, you finally got lifeYou finally got right? No longer a black sheepLivin' off ya dreams like Christina uh-Milian in the front seatOf a convertible eloping' to get marriedWhat a feeling of overcoming the oddsIt's like I just hit the lottery, my GodThere must be a GodCuz golly, you done made it through the fight while squabbling, I leadNow ya lifestyles lookin' up and you escaped the crooked cops and you ain't have to kill a nigga just to make a couple bucksAnd she ain't have to go and fuck on anybody for a dollar, making good decisionsGot an independent business mindAnd both of ya'll are steady grindin, doin' it the legal way just tryna make a decent pay on every second of the dayBut they won't give you the credit, disses out they mouthYou must enter the Illuminati just to ball outChorus:In the club like fuck it, thoughThey say it's only one life, life, lifeAnd if you say they can't live comfortableThey gon tell you that's a lie, lie, lieSo even though you overcame doubt and ya livin' ain't badKnow there's a barbed wire that's always in your pastMoving barbed wireand everybody saycause i won't get caught againand i'm here to stop the trends, you can catch me if you trydisappear into the night and I'm goneGirl: So you made it past all the barbed wires?Kendrick: There's just one left. *Gun shot*
Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
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