Runnin' (Dying To Live)
Tupac Shakur

[Sway (Mtv Interviewer) Speaking] Between you and Biggie was like, who's gonna, who's gonna,

Who ruled, the, the, nigga kingdom and shit basically, you know what I'm sayin'?

It was like, this is like an election...

[2Pac speaking:] It is an election

[Sway Speaking] You know what I'm sayin'?

[2Pac speaking] Me and Biggie's situation was smaller than that,

Me and Biggie's situation was like...


[Reporter Speaking] Tupac Shakur was shot several times in the chest... [Other reporters talking, then they fade slowly]


[Chorus:]

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight

Why am I trying to see, when there aint nothing in sight

Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try

Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die


[Notorious B. I. G.]

Check it, I grew up a fuckin screw up

Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin blew up

Choppin rocks overnight

The nigga Biggie Smalls tryin ta turn into the black Frank White

We had to grow dreads to change our description

Two cops is on the milk box missin

Show they toes you know they got stepped on

A fist full of bullets a chest full of Teflon

Run from the police picture that, nigga I'm too fat

I fuck around and catch a asthma attack

That's why I bust back, it don't phase me

When he drop, take his glock, and I'm Swayze

Celebrate my escape, sold the glock, bought some weight

Laid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker


[Chorus:]


[2Pac]

And still I'm havin memories of high speeds, when the cops crashed

As I laugh pushin the gas when my glocks blast

We was young, and we was dumb but we had heart

In the dark when we survived through the bad parts

Many dreams is what I had, and many wishes

No hesitation in extermination of these snitches

And these bitches they still continue to pursue me

A couple of movies now the whole world tryin to screw me

Even the cops tried to sue me

So what can I do but stay true, sippin 22's a brewin

Now the medias tryin to test me got the press askin questions, tryin to stress me

Misery is all I see, that's my mind's state

My history with the police is shakin' the crime rate

Ma main man had 2 strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped

He screamed 'Thug Life! ' and emptied the clip

Gots tired of runnin from the police


[Chorus:]


[Biggie]

I was shocked at everything! Ya know what I'm sayin. I wasn't more shocked at him dying.

I was more shocked at him. Pac' is a strong dude... I know him... You know what I'm sayin?...

Real strong... So it was when he got shot I was more like again. You know what I'm sayin?...

He always gettin shot or shot at... He gon' pull threw this one again, make a few of records about it and it's gon be over..

You know, then when he died I was like 'Woah'... You know what I'm sayin...

It kinda took me by suprise... Even though we was going threw our drama I would never

Wish death on nobody! 'cause there ain't no comin back from death [echo].....


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