I heard there was a rumor Too $hort was deadWalked in the house and got shot in the headI know you don't believe it, if you do you're wrongHow can I die and rock it all night long?I'm Too $hort baby, spit that rapI put Oakland, California on the mapIt's so hard, got you telling liesCan't hold me back so you say I diedIt's incredible, I came back to lifeI never let 'em bury me without my micI keep breathing, don't stop that breathNow everybody's talking about Too $hort's deathAm I a zombie, or something close?I'm not Casper, I mack all the ghostsOaktown style is the only wayI catch a new freak every dayIt's not the Yellow Brick Road, it's called the Foothill StripStand on your toes, make your heels go clickThree times, it's no place like homeSo why you wanna bury me all aloneI bring a new meaning to underground rapDead or Alive, I'm still Born to MackAlways on the pop charts, straight rappingI'm not dead, I'm just mackingSo as the word turns, I'm a living soulI even heard a rumor that I overdosedI'm not a reincarnation of something oldLike King Tut I was buried in goldWhy you wanna cry when I'm still living?Word got out and the rumors started spreadingMy momma, called one nightSaid Todd, are you all right?The whole family's got the Too $hort bluesI heard it last night on the evening newsAnd that's bad, it's not even trueI told my momma like this Let's sueSo many times, I heard I diedI guess I'm like a cat and I got nine livesWell I'm the P-L-A, Y-E-RI lay bunnies, like Hugh HeffnerI'm her flavor, kinda saucyI lay back and let the young freak toss meEven if she don't like serving a pimpI'm still living, so let's do it againI keep rapping, hard as hellCause your rumors make my records sellIf you continue, I'll soon be richRiding around town going Biiiitch!People always say Too $hort can't rapNow I drive a Benz and my bank is fatIt's like crap, put a c on a rhymeAin't nothing left homie but a scandalous crimeI'm the best damn rapper you could ever hateSay I died on the freeway in the earthquakeSay I'm washed up, say I'm throughBut the fact still stands I'm better than youYou got rhymes? Well I got moreI take you on a trip to my rappin' storeYou find rhymes and raps, poems and capsWay more raps than any rapper could rapCause if you rap like me, he wouldn't have to beWeak on the mic like my boy MCIt don't stop, to the funky beatI know you like dancing with a real big freakI can't dance, but I sure can rhymeI sold a million, in '89And if you didn't know baby, it's the 90's nowOld Short Dog got a new breakdownI went to Miko's, fresh candy paintNow I'm doing things that the suckers can'tIf I was dead, they'd call it Dead Man's RapBut on the real, Short Dog is backFunk funky, off the ParliamentI'm still living, so let's do it againIt's incredible, even if I dieI never let 'em bury me without my micI bring a new meaning, to underground rapDead or alive, I'm still Born to MackI say What's up to my homies in Santa RitaRight about now I know you need aToo $hort rhyme to get you through the dayOaktown style is the only wayI came up, and now I've swornTo rock this mic til I can't no moreAnd that's game, straight pop the mostMC rapper from the West CoastToo $hort, dead or aliveI still chill on the EastsideCause I remember how it all beganHouse parties in East OaklandNow it's on the pop charts, still rappingI'm not dead, I'm just macking
Lyrics by Too $hort
'Life Is... Too Short' (LP Version) 16 Hoes 19,999 2 Bitches Ain't No Bitches Ain't Nothin' But A Word To Me Ain't Nothing Like Pimpin' Ain't Nuthin Like Pimpin All My Bitches Are Gone All The Time Analyze The Game Anything Is Possible B***H Baby D Bad Ways Badwayz: Don't Trust Her Baller Be My Dirty Love Bitch I'm A Pimp Bitch Sucks Dick Blow Job Betty Blow the Whistle Blow the Whistle [Clean] Blow the Whistle [Instrumental] Blowjob Betty Bonus Track Bossy Bossy Bossy Bossy Bossy [Radio Edit] Broke Bitch Burn Rubber Burn Rubber Pt. 2 Burn Rubber Pt.2 Buy You Some Cali-O Cali-O - B-Legit Califorina Girls California Girls Call Her A Bitch Call It Gangster Call Me Call Me Daddy Can I Get A ----- Can I Get A Bitch Can I Hit It Can't Stay Away Can't Stay Away (Outro) Can't Stop Candy Paint Candy Paint - MC Breed Candy Paint (feat. MC Breed) Chase The Cat Choosin' City Of Dope Cocktails Cocktales Cocktales Coke Dealers Comin' Up $hort Coming Up $hort Coming up Short Couldn't Be A Better Player Cuss Words Cusswords Domestic Violence Domestic Violence (feat. E-40) Don't Act Like That Don't Even Stop Don't Ever Give Up Don't Ever Stop Don't Fight The Feelin' Don't Fight The Feeling Don't Fight The Intro Don't Fuck For Free Don't Hate The Player Don't Stop Rappin' Don't Trust Her Dope Fiend Beat Double Header Dum Ditty Dum Every Time Everytime F.U.C.K.Y.O.U. Female Funk Female Players Fire Fire (feat. Eric Sermon) Freaky Tales Freaky Tales [Beat] From Here To New York Fuck My Car Funk Session Game Gangstas & Strippers Get In Where You Fit In Get It Get Low Get Off The Stage Get That Cheese Gettin' It Girl Girl (Cocaine) That's Your Life Givin up The Funk Giving Up The Funk Good Life Gotta Get Some Lovin' Hard On A Bitch Hard On The Boulevard Here We Go Here We Go (J.D. Remix) Here We Go (Lil' Jon Remix) Here We Go [Jermaine Dupri Remix] Hey, Let's Go Hey, Let's Go - Devin the Dude Hobo Hoeing Hoes Hoochie Hotel Hotel How Does It Feel I Ain't Nothin but a Dog I Ain't Nothin' But A Dog I Ain't Trippin I Don't Stop Rappin I Know You Love Her I Know You Love Her (feat. Slink Capone) I Like It I Love I Love Tequila I Luv I Luv (Featuring Trick Daddy, Scarface And Daz) I Must Confess I Need A Freak I Wanna Pimp You Hoe I Want to Be Free I Want To Be Free (That's The Truth) I Want Your Girl I'm A Playa I'm A Player I'm A Stop I'm Pimpin' I'm Wit It Im Trippin In The Oaktown In The Studio In The Trunk Independence Day [Instrumental] Intro: Shorty The Pimp Invasion Of The Flat Booty Bitches Invasion Of The Flat Booty Bitches (erick Sermon R... It Ain't Over It Don't Stop It's a Cold Day It's A Cold Day (The Funk Wit U Mix) It's About That Money It's About That Money (Bonus Track) It's All Good It's Alright It's Time To Go It's Your Life Just Anotha Day Just Another Day Just Like Dope Keep Bouncin' (Street) Keep Fuckin' Me Kobe Bryant Late Night Creep Late Nite Creep Lead the Way Leave It Alone Life Is 2009 Life Is Too $hort Life Is...Too Short Life Is..Too Short Life's Too Short Little Girls Lollypops Longevity Looking For a Baller Looking For A Dollar Mack Attack Mack Attack [*] Married To The Game Money In The Ghetto Money Maker Money on the Floor More Freaky Tales Movin in Your Chucks My Dick, My Sack Nasty Rhymes Nation Riders Nation Riders Anthem Never Talk Down No Love From Oakland Nobody Does It Better Nothing Feels Better Oakland Oakland Style Oakland, California Old Fashioned Way Old School Only The Strong Survive Partytime Paula & Janet Paula Janet Paystyle Pimp Life Pimp Me Pimp On Pimp Sh*t Pimp Shit Pimp The Ho Pimpandho.Com Pimpin' Forever Pimpology Playa Playboy $hort Playboy Short Playboy Short II Player For Life Players Players Holiday Porno Bitch Pull Them Panties Down Punk Bitch Quit Hatin' Pt. 1 Rap Like Me Real Niggaz Recognize Game Rhymes Ride Wit Us Sadity Sample The Funk Set Up Shake It Baby Shake That Monkey She Know She Loves Her Shittin' On 'Em Short But Funky Short Dog's In The House Short Rap Short Short Slink Capone: Nation Riders So Watcha Sayin' So You Want to Be a Gangster Somethin to Ride To Something To Ride To Sophisticated Step Daddy Still Strugglin' Strip Down Survivin' The Game T.W.D.Y. - Player's Holiday Take My Bitch Take Your Take Your [DVD] Take Your [DVD] Tell The Feds Thangs Change That's How It Goes Down That's Why Thats Right The Bitch Sucks Dick The Dangerous Crew The Ghetto The Invasion of the Flat Booty Bitches The Old Fashioned Way These Are the Tales This How We Eat This Is How We Eat (feat. The Eastsiders, Big Tigg... This My One Top Down Triple X U Stank Way Too Real We Do This What Happened To The Groupies What She Gonna Do What She Gonna Do? What The Fuck What's A Pimp? Where They At? Wild Wild West Wild, Wild West Yo Neck Yo Back Yo Neck, Yo Back, My Dick, And My Sack You Can't Fuck With Us You Know What I Mean You Might Get G'eed You Nasty Your Sister