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PERFORMING ARTISTS
Luis Resto
Keyboards
Jonathan Rotem
Keyboards
Bizarre
Vocals
Kon Artis
Vocals
Kuniva
Vocals
Proof
Vocals
Swifty McVay
Vocals
Three Dog Night
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Von Carlisle
Lyrics
Ondre Moore
Lyrics
Jonathan Rotem
Composer
DeShaun Dupree Holton
Lyrics
Denaun Porter
Songwriter
Paul H. Williams
Composer
Rufus Johnson
Lyrics
Shelton Emerson Rivers
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mr. Porter
Producer
Ess Man
Co-Producer
Mike "Dat Nigga Chav" Chavarria
Recording Engineer
Mike Strange
Recording Engineer
Eminem
Mixing Engineer
Steve King
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
They say that the good die young
That's why I that you should have fun (When ya young)
'Cause time won't wait for no one, uh-huh
When God calls you gotta go home, go home
[Verse 2]
They say the good die young, die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God call for me, don't cry, I just went home
[Verse 3]
It's true that everybody heard
They mama said, there'll be days like this
When you see one of your friends die in the mist
In the struggle, went through the circumstances
A risk that they take, just to prove a point to a friend
Even then, accidents are prone to happen
To any man or woman that's dumb enough to pretend
That uh, God won't hold 'em accountable
For sins that they commit, and they try to repent to saints to repent
But, I guess that's the way things go
I was blessed to see twenty four
To wake up that that, how my name is video
Motivate me to write what I wrote
And I knew my little brother sold dope
And mom and daddy wanted to move our row
I did it, I still got a lot to prove and show
I just wish we did ain't have to lose Bugz to the struggle
'Cause you know
[Verse 4]
They say that the good die young
That's why I that you should have fun
When ya young, 'cause time won't wait for no one
Uh-huh, when God calls you gotta come home
They say that the good die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God calls for me, don't cry, I just went home
[Verse 5]
I know you used to Bizarre on some silly shit
But **** in my clique, is dyin' quick
In Detroit, **** don't party
They pull a 4-4 out, snatch off your Carti's
That's why I keep the pistol under the trunk
I'm twenty-seven-years old, to old to be gettin' jumped
And fuck rap, I miss Karnail Pitts
B-U-G-Z, tatted on my wrist
Me and you in the Jeep, listenin' to swing ol' beats
It's a shame, me and Fuzz don't even speak
I got married, my wife name is D
Peace to 31, and 51 and 50, they miss you
[Verse 6]
I think back on that tragic day, my phone rung
And Bizarre's voice tellin' me, Bugz was gone home
It was like a knife piercing my chest and I couldn't breathe
I didn't wanna accept it, didn't wanna believe it
I swear with his weight, dog, I cried so hard
Literally, Denaun had to carry me to the car
And while I stand in this booth now, it's tearing me apart
But I had to let it out, 'cause it was tearin' at my heart
'Cause he died over something so petty and so small
A human life is so very precious, I hope y'all
Understand how I'm feelin', 'cause I love you Bugz
I wanna rhyme with you, laugh with you, hug you Bugz
But I can't, and you was so close to seein' dreams
A coward came along and took you away from the team
So don't mistake this track as just another song
This goes out to everyone who lost a loved one
'Cause you know
[Verse 7]
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I that you should have fun (When ya young)
'Cause time won't wait for no one, uh-huh
When God calls you gotta go home, go home
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God calls for me, don't cry, I just went home
[Verse 8]
They say it's never too late to have an early childhood
If I could turn back the hands of time, God should
Forgive what I did, as a kid that run blocks
How my dreams are just screams, cops and gun shots
The fun stops when your homie's up in a box
My dudey Bo, rest his soul, snuffed by the cops
I used to question a lot, if there's a God around me say something
If you love her so much why didn't you gave nothing
When He took my homie, Slip was only in eleventh grade
Now I hope to see your face at the heaven gates
It ain't never late in the game, Satan remains
With a grudge to see slugs straight through my frame
My heart aches with the pain, and life limits breath
We gotta have fun now, there's only minutes left
And in death, 'cause stress younguns is sucked in
To get tats for my fallen homies, I ain't got enough skin
Miss y'all
[Verse 9]
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I that you should have fun (When ya young)
'Cause time won't wait for no one, uh-huh
When God calls you gotta go home, go home
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God calls for me, don't cry, I just went home
[Verse 10]
When I was younger, I knew four brothers that wasn't wise
That crashed and the driver died
My partner on the passenger side was paralyzed
And I'm surprised by the look of that ride, that the other two survived
Nine months later, another one dies
Somebody shot him in his side, when he was startin' up his ride
Three years go by, I made a hell of a run
And that's when Funky got done, Joey playin' with guns
And Tookie over funds, Cardie was my man
And Reggie, I wish that I was wish you in that van
And Bugz, if it wasn't for you
You know I wouldn't be standing in this booth
And that's the truth, I miss y'all
[Verse 11]
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I that you should have fun (When ya young)
'Cause time won't wait for no one, uh-huh
When God calls you gotta go home, go home
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God calls for me, don't cry, I just went home
[Verse 12]
They say that the good die young
That's why I that you should have fun (When ya young)
'Cause time won't wait for no one, uh-huh
When God calls you gotta go home, go home
They say that the good die young, die young
That's why I know we gon' have fun
In this life 'cause you only get one
When God call for me, don't cry, I just went home
Written by: D. Porter, DeShaun Dupree Holton, Jonathan Rotem, Ondre Moore, P. Williams, Ramone Johnson, Sam Rivers, Von Carlisle