If I Had You-Nnenna Freelon

[00:03.45]Life.. by Marshall Mathers [00:06.69]What is life? [00:08.24]Life is like a big obstacle [00:09.96]put in front of your optical to slow you down [00:12.09]And everytime you think you gotten past it [00:14.04]it's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground [00:17.12]What are friends? [00:19.00]Friends are people that you think are your friends [00:21.26]But they really your enemies, with secret indentities [00:23.75]and disguises, to hide they true colors [00:26.28]So just when you think you close enough to be brothers [00:28.49]they wanna come back and cut your throat when you ain't lookin [00:31.51]What is money? [00:32.96]Money is what makes a man act funny [00:35.44]Money is the root of all evil [00:37.32]Money'll make them same friends come back around [00:39.98]swearing that they was always down [00:42.34]What is life? [00:43.97]I'm tired of life [00:45.23]I'm tired of backstabbing ass snakes with friendly grins [00:48.38]I'm tired of committing so many sins [00:51.13]Tired of always giving in when this bottle of Henny wins [00:53.94]Tired of never having any ends [00:56.34]Tired of having skinny friends hooked on crack and mini-thins [00:59.65]I'm tired of this DJ playing YOUR *************t when he spins [01:02.83]Tired of not having a deal [01:04.77]Tired of having to deal with the bull*************t without grabbing the steel [01:08.27]Tired of drowning in my sorrow [01:09.79]Tired of having to borrow a dollar for gas to start my Monte Carlo [01:13.95]I'm tired of mother******s spraying *************t and dartin off [01:16.85]I'm tired of jobs startin off at five fifty an hour [01:20.35]then this boss wanders why I'm smartin off [01:22.29]I'm tired of being fired everytime I fart and cough [01:25.03]Tired of having to work as a gas station clerk [01:27.74]for this jerk breathing down my neck driving me bezerk [01:30.64]I'm tired of using plastic silverware [01:32.36]Tired of working in Building ************* [01:34.91]Tired of not being a millionaire [01:37.50] [01:37.95]But if I had a million dollars [01:38.99]I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics [01:41.94]If I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my ************* [01:45.83]without a condom on, while I'm on the john [01:48.13]If I had a million bucks [01:49.77]it wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be out [01:52.21]robbing armored trucks [01:53.81]If I had one wish [01:55.35]I would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss [01:58.86] [01:59.41]I'm tired of being white trash, broke and always poor [02:01.84]Tired of taking pop bottles back to the party store [02:04.38]I'm tired of not having a phone [02:06.26]Tired of not having a home to have one in if I did have it on [02:10.27]Tired of not driving a BM [02:12.56]Tired of not working at GM, tired of wanting to be him [02:15.98]Tired of not sleeping without a Tylenol PM [02:18.79]Tired of not performing in a packed coliseum [02:21.60]Tired of not being on tour [02:23.18]Tired of ******g the same blonde whore after work [02:26.16]in the back of a Contour [02:27.64]I'm tired of faking knots with a stack of ones [02:30.02]Having a lack of funds and resorting back to guns [02:32.97]Tired of being stared at [02:34.47]I'm tired of wearing the same damn Nike Air hat [02:37.91]Tired of stepping in clubs wearing the same pair of Lugz [02:40.67]Tired of people saying they're tired of hearing me rap about drugs [02:44.24]Tired of other rappers who ain't bringin half the skill as me [02:47.34]saying they wasn't feeling me on "Nobody's As Ill As Me" [02:50.32]I'm tired of radio stations telling fibs [02:52.77]Tired of J-L-B saying "Where Hip-Hop Lives" [02:55.51] [02:56.18]But if I had a million dollars [02:57.81]I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics [03:01.71]If I had a magic wand, I'd make the world suck my ************* [03:05.00]without a condom on, while I'm on the john [03:07.34]If I had a million bucks [03:08.94]it wouldn't be enough, because I'd still be out [03:11.37]robbing armored trucks [03:13.00]If I had one wish [03:14.81]I would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss [03:18.12] [03:19.46]You know what I'm saying? [03:21.36]I'm tired of all of this bull*************t [03:23.85]Telling me to be positive [03:25.63]How'm I 'sposed to be positive when I don't see *************t positive? [03:28.73]Know what I'm sayin? [03:30.55]I rap about *************t around me, *************t I see [03:32.71]Know what I'm sayin? Right now I'm tired of everything [03:34.99]Tired of all this player hating that's going on in my own city [03:38.13]Can't get no airplay, you know what I'm sayin? [03:41.08]But ey, it's cool though, you know what I'm sayin? [03:45.95]Just fed up [03:48.70]That's my word