I remember how it all beganI used to sing dirty raps to my East Side fansBack then I knew ya couldn't stop this rapNo M.C. could rock like thatThen the new style came, the bass got deeperYa gave up the mike and bought you a beeperDo ya wanna rap or sell coke?Brothers like you ain't never brokePeople wanna say it's just my timeBrothers like me had to work for mineEight years on the mic and I'm not jokin'Sir Too Short comin' straight from OaklandCalifornia, home of the rockEight woofers in the trunk, beatin' down the blockShort dog, I'm that rappin' manI said it before and I'll say it againLife is too shortToo shortLife is too shortToo shortLife is to some people unbearableCommittin' suicide and that's terribleWas it much too much or nothing' big?If ya live my life, you'd be fightin' to liveLife is to me my main assetI be doin' all right and keep it just like thatChill out at the house and pump that bassI'm tryin' to get rich as I rock the placeEverybody's got that same old dreamTo have big money and fancy thingsDrive a brand new Benz, keep your bank right hereNever hear me stutter once because I talk real clearIt's on you, homeboy, watcha gonna do?You can take my advice and start workin', foolOr you can close your ears and run your mouthAnd one day, homeboy, ya soon find outLife is too shortToo shortLife is too short(Too short)Life is too short, would you agree? While I'm livin' my life, don't mess with meIt's been a long time, baby, since I first got downBut I still keep makin' these funky soundsCause I don't stop rappin', that's my themeI make a lot of money, do you know what I mean?Like this, complicated ya must stay upYa asked a simple question boy, don't say What?Ya only live once and ya callin' it hellPoliceman tryin' to take ya to jailYou could give a man time but you don't knowI a matter of time, I'll be runnin' the showNow another young buck wants to be on topMakin' big money, slangin' hopThe task force tryin' to peel your capTurn around, homeboy, ya better watch your backLife is too shortLife isYou can take back all the things you giveBut ya can't take back the days you liveLife is to some people who've been on earthLivin' every single day for what it's worthI live my life just how I pleaseSatisfy one person I know that's meWork hard for the things I achieve in lifeAnd never rap fake when I'm on the micCause if a dream is all you got, homeboyYa gotta turn that dream into the real McCoyNot time to waste, just get on that caseYa can't be down 'cause ya need to tasteA good life livin' like a king on a throneGettin' everything ya wantAnd tryin' to have all your ownIts your lifeDon't be stupid thoughCause when ya waste it, you'll knowLife isLife isAll right, that's it
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 Dead Or Alive 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'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