DMX
What they dont know is!
The bullshit, the drama (uhh), the guns, the armour (what?)
The city, the farmer, the babies, the mama (what?!)
The projects, the drugs (uhh!), the children, the thugs
(uhh!) The tears, the hugs, the love, the slugs (cmon!)
The funerals, the wakes, the churches, the coffins (uhh!)
The heartbroken mothers, it happens, too often (why?!)
The problems, the things, we use, to solve em (what?!)
Yonkers, the Bronx (uhh!), Brooklyn, Harlem (cmon!)
The hurt, the pain, the dirt, the rain (uhh!)
The jerk, the fame, the work, the game (uhh!)
The friends, the foes, the Ben, the hoes (what?!)
The studios, the shows, comes, and it goes (cmon!)
The jealousy, the envy, the phony, the friendly (uh-huh!)
The one that gave em the slugs, the one that put em in me
(whoo!) The snakes, the grass, too long, to see (uhh, uhh!)
The lawnmower, sittin, right next, to the tree (cmon!)

Chorus 2Pac
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Outlaw
Even when the road is hard, never give up
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up
Even when the road is hard, never give up Keep ya head up

DMX
What we seeing is!
The streets, the cops, the system, harrassment (uh-huh)
The options, get shot, go to jail, or getcha ass kicked
(aight) The lawyers, the part, they are, of the pule (uh-huh)
The release, the warning, "Try not, to get in trouble" (damn!)
The snitches, the odds (uhh), probation, parole (what?!)
The new charge, the bail, the warrant, the hole (damn!)
The cell, the bus, the ride, up North (uh-huh)
The greens, the boots, the yard, these hearts (uhh!)
The fightin, the stabbin, the pullin, the grabbin (what?!)
The riot squad with the captain, nobody knows what happened
(what?!) The two years in a box, revenge, the plots (uhh!)
The twenty-three hours thats locked, the one hour thats not
(uhh!) The silence, the dark, the mind, so fragile (aight!)
The wish, that the streets, would have took you, when they had you
(damn) The days, the months, the years, dispair
One night on my knees, here it comes, the prayer

Chorus 2Pac
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Outlaw
Even when the road is hard, never give up
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up
Even when the road is hard, never give up Keep ya head up

DMX
This here is all about!
My wife, my kids (uh-huh), the life that I live (uh-huh)
Through the night, I was his (uh-huh), it was right, but I did
(uh-huh) My ups, and downs (uhh), my slips, my falls (uhh)
My trials and tribulations (uhh), my heart, my balls (uhh)
My mother, my father, I love em, I hate em (uhh!)
Wish God, I didnt have em, but Im glad that he made em
(uhh!) The roaches, the rats, the strays, the cats (what, what?!)
The guns, knives and bats, everytime we scrap
The hustlin, the dealin, the robbin, the stealin (uhh!)
The shit, hit the ceilin, little boy, with no feelins
(damn) The frustration, rage, trapped inside a cage
Got beatins til the age, I carried a twelve gauge
(aight!) Somebody stop me (please!), somebody come and get me
(what?!) Little did I know, that the Lord was ridin with me
The dark, the light (uhh), my heart (uhh), the fight (uhh)
The wrong (uhh!), the right (uhh!), its gone (uhh!), aight?

Chorus 2Pac
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up Outlaw
Even when the road is hard, never give up
Baby dont cry, I hope you got your head up
Even when the road is hard, never give up Keep ya head up

DMX over Chorus
Man listen
These motherfuckers dont know, who we are!
They dont know
They couldnt possibly fuckin know dawg
Thats from the heart