Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can ever see and feel.

Can’t sleep ‘cause all the dirt make my heart hurt

They claim that I'm violent just cuz I refuse to be silent.

I'd be in my hotel room, smoking too much, drinking, going to clubs, just being numb. That was being in jail to me. I wasn't happy at all on the streets. That was the addict speaking.

Everything in life is not all beautiful, not all fun. There is lots of killing and drugs.

Dear Mama, don't cry, your baby boy's doin' good, Tell the homies I'm in heaven, and they ain't got hoods. Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook, Drippin' peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke.

And thats the way it was and thats the way the cookie crumbles