[Intro - 2Pac]nCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, mylifen(Lost souls) Ducking one timenHow it start? (my life, my life, my life) How it start?nn[Verse 1 - 2Pac]nStarted off with, running from cops, duck and hide from helicoptersnWe open fire, who can stop us?nLiving the life of trife, juveniles hoping for righteousnGetting 25 to life, if the judge don't like usnIn my clearest pictures, I see authorities itching to get usnATF state feds, scandalous bitchesnI wasn't promised to it, was it bitter or sweet?nSee if a, nigga don't hustle then the nigga don't eatnOn these streets, living do or die, circle completenRepetitive motions and felons in the rush for G'snPlease understand my history a man of many actsnLive the Thug Life, coming equipped, with plenty gatsnMaybe I was just a Lost Soul, trapped in timenLiving in between life, and the cracks were blindnEven though we had hopes for dreams that never camenYet it's still we all feel painnn[Hook 1 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshine, cause I hate to spendnMy life, my life, my life, my life, ducking one timenn[Bridge 1 - 2Pac]nStranded in the county in the worst waynHell of a way, to spend my 21st birthdaynBorn in the ghetto as a street thugnIt's for the neighborhood and weed spots that we lovenLost souls (Lost souls nigga, for my homeboys that passed on)nWords from the mind of a Lost Soulnn[Hook 2 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one timen(Fuck) (Roll with a nigga, roll with a nigga)nn[Verse 2 - Young Noble]nMy brother Sean, first on my list he came homenWent back in and came back home againnAnd he just violate a parolenNow Uncle Sam wants the time he owe (damn)nBack to the system, Black and trapped in a prisonnI miss him, it's just my brother don't listennTo nobody, hard headed, stuck in his waysnWon't change for nobody, all I could do is pray for him (pray for him)nAnd I'm praying for myself (for myself)nTrying to beat the odds with the cards that we was dealtnYoung niggas need help (help), suicide rate is up higher than evernRest in peace to RandyznSend my love to KRS and the familynWe need to, try to make it through the struggle, it's familynThey say rapping don't pay them bills (bills)nTrapping gon' pay them bills, but this ain't how we trying to live (damn)nn[Hook 3 - 2Pac]nWaiting till rain turn to sunshine (sunshine)nCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (hey) (one time, one time, one time) (uh, Outlaw)nn[Verse 3 - Edi Amin]nI been waiting on the rain to turn to sunshine for a long time (long time)nStuck up on this grind, still wasn't mine (wasn't mine)nLost a couple homies, missing comradesnBut ain't no looking back, man we got to keep it crackingnJust had another birthday, guess I'm luckynTriple 7's, mama's still here to hug menMy baby on the way, she need a whole lot (whole lot)nShe gon' get what she need, that's on Pac (that's on Pac)nI used to love this shit but man did shit changenIt's a shame, niggas pay to be made but uhnSome of the realest of people give it up (give it up)nLost souls around the world looking for love, uhnForever thugging on them hoes, right or wrongnThug Life imbedded in me till I'm dead and gonenIt's in my heart, in my flesh, in my soulnI used to be lost, but now I knownn[Hook 4 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (ballad of the lost souls, ride with me)nn[Hook 5 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (i feel that shit) (can you feel me? can you feel me?)nn[Hook 6 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (how about we give a call to all the niggas in the pen)n(all my niggas in the pen) (oh yea, oh yea)nn[Hook 7 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (Mutulu, Geronimo..)nn[Hook 8 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (Can't have niggas getting beat up by dogs, niggas not willing to change)nn[Hook 9 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (one time nigga, one time nigga) (..walking in the sunshine)nn[Hook 10 - 2Pac]nJust waiting till rain turn to sunshinenCause I hate to spend my life, my life, my life, my lifenDucking one time (All of y'all, keeping y'all in hell)nn[Outro - 2Pac]nTo all of y'all, keeping y'all in hellnJust to see you smile and enjoy yourselfnFor all of y'all, keeping y'all in hellnJust to see you smile and enjoy yourselfnFor all my dogs, keeping y'all in hellnJust to see you smile and enjoy yourselfnFor all my dogs, keeping y'all in hellnJust to see you smile and enjoy yourselfnFor all the dogs, keeping y'all in hellnJust to see you smile and enjoy yourselfnThrow your hands up, throw your hands upnThrow your hands up, throw your hands upnIt's for all my dogs, keeping y'all in hell...