Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Game
Vocals
Lil Wayne
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Marcello Valenzano
Songwriter
E. Montilla
Songwriter
Bryan Christopher Williams
Songwriter
Chaz Mishan
Songwriter
Andre Lyon
Songwriter
David Delgado
Songwriter
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr.
Songwriter
J. Taylor
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Cool & Dre
Producer
Chris Doremus Clarke
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Geoff Gibbs
Recording Engineer
Samuel Kalandjian
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Steve Daniel Baughman
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Punk-ass motherfucker, chicken shit
What you was gonna do? Kill me in my sleep, you bitch-ass ****?
2Pac, Biggie, shut the **** up!
Fuckin' dogs, barkin' and shit
Don't shoot, don't shoot!
Fuck you, ****!
[Verse 2]
And I'm grinding until I'ma die
'Cause they say "You ain't grindin' until you tired"
So if I'm grinding with my eyes wide
Looking to find a way through the day
A light for the night
Dear Lord, you done took so many of my people
I'm just wondering why you haven't taken my life
Like, what the hell am I doin' right?
My life
[Verse 3]
Take me away from the hood, like the state penitentiary
Take me away from the hood, in a casket or a Bentley
Take me away, like I overdosed on cocaine
Or take me away, like a bullet from Kurt Cobain, suicide
I'm from a windy city, like Do or Die
From a block close to where Biggie was crucified
That was Brooklyn's Jesus, shot for no **** reason
And you wonder why Kanye wears Jesus pieces? (My life)
'Cause that's Jesus, people
And Game, he's the equal
Hated on so much, 'Passion of Christ' need a sequel
Yeah, like Roc-a-Fella needed Siegel
Like I needed my father, but he needed a needle (My life)
I need some meditation so I can lead my people
They asking why, why did John Lennon leave the Beatles?
And why every hood **** feed off evil
Answer my question 'fore this bullet leave this Desert Eagle
[Verse 4]
And I'm grinding until I'ma die
'Cause they say "You ain't grindin' until you tired"
So if I'm grinding with my eyes wide
Looking to find a way through the day
A light for the night
Dear Lord, you done took so many of my people
I'm just wondering why you haven't taken my life
Like, what the hell am I doin' right?
My life
[Verse 5]
We are not the same, I am a Martian
So approach my Phantom doors with caution
You see them twenty-fours spinning? I earned 'em
And I ain't no preacher, but here's my Erick Sermon
So eat this black music and tell me how it tastes now
And fuck Jesse Jackson 'cause it ain't about race now
Sometimes I think about my life with my face down
Then I see my sons and put on that Kanye smile (My life)
Damn, I know his mama proud
And since you helped me sell my dream, we can share my mama now
And like MJB, no more drama now
Living the good life, me and Common on common ground
I spit crack and **** could drive it out of town
I got a Chris Paul mind-state, I'm never out of bounds
My life used to be empty like a Glock without a round
Now my life full like a chopper with a thousand rounds
[Verse 6]
And I'm grinding until I'ma die
'Cause they say "You ain't grindin' until you tired"
So if I'm grinding with my eyes wide
Looking to find a way through the day
A light for the night
Dear Lord, you done took so many of my people
I'm just wondering why you haven't taken my life
Like, what the hell am I doin' right?
My life
[Verse 7]
Walk through the gates of Hell, see my Impala parked in front
With the high beams on, me and the devil sharing chronic blunts
Listening to 'The Chronic' album playing backwards
Shooting at pictures of Don Imus for target practice
My mind fucked up, so I cover it with a Raider hood
I'm from the city that made you motherfuckers afraid of Suge (Compton)
Made my grandmother pray for good
It never made her happy, but I bet that new Mercedes could (My life)
Ain't no bars, but **** can't escape the hood
It took so many of my **** that I should hate the hood
But it's real **** like me that make the hood
Riding slow in that Phantom just the way I should (My life)
With the top back in my Sox hat
I'm paid in full, the **** Alpo couldn't stop that
Even if they brought the **** Pac back
I'd still keep this motherfucker cocked back
[Verse 8]
And I'm grinding until I'ma die
'Cause they say "You ain't grindin' until you tired"
So if I'm grinding with my eyes wide
Looking to find a way through the day
A light for the night
Dear Lord, you done took so many of my people
I'm just wondering why you haven't taken my life
Like what the hell am I doin' right?
My life
My life
My life
My life
Written by: A. Lyon, Bryan Christopher Williams, Chaz Mishan, D. Carter, D. Delgado, E. Montilla, J. Taylor, Marcello Valenzano