Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
2Pac
2Pac
Vocals
Stacey Smallie
Stacey Smallie
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
Songwriter
Charles Simmons
Charles Simmons
Songwriter
Johnny Jackson
Johnny Jackson
Songwriter
Joseph B. Jefferson
Joseph B. Jefferson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Johnny J.
Johnny J.
Producer
Rick Clifford
Rick Clifford
Engineer
Alvin McGill
Alvin McGill
Assistant Engineer
Dave Aron
Dave Aron
Mixing Engineer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Chorus]
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left, but life goes on
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left, but life goes on
[Verse 1]
As I bail through the empty halls, breath stinking in my jaws
Ring, ring, ring, quiet y'all, incoming call
Plus this my homie from high school, he getting by
It's time to bury another brother, nobody cry
Life as a baller, alcohol and booty calls
We used to do 'em as adolescents, do you recall?
Raised as G's, loc'ed out, and blazed the weed
Get on the roof, let's get smoked out and blaze with me
Two in the morning and we still high, assed out
Screaming, thug till I die, before I passed out
But now that you're gone, I'm in the zone
Thinking I don't wanna die all alone, but now you gone
All I got left are stinking memories
I love them **** to death, I'm drinking Hennessy
While trying to make it last
I drank a fifth for that ass when you passed 'cause life goes on
[Chorus]
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left, but life goes on
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left and life goes on
[Verse 2]
Yeah ****, I got the word, it's hell
You blew trial and the judge gave you twenty five with an L
Time to prepare to do fed time, won't see parole
Imagine life as a convict that's getting old
Plus with the drama, we're looking out for your baby's mama
Taking risks, while keeping cheap tricks from getting on her
Life in the hood is all good for nobody
Remember gaming on dumb hotties at your party?
Me and you, no truer two, while schemin' on hits
And getting tricks that maybe we can slide into
But now you buried, rest, ****, 'cause I ain't worried
Eyes blurry, saying goodbye at the cemetery
Though memories fade, I got your name
Tatted on my arm so we both ball till my dying days
Before I say goodbye
Kato and Mental, rest in peace, thug till I die
[Chorus]
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left and life goes on
How many brothers fell victim to the streets?
Rest in peace, young ****, there's a heaven for a G
Be a lie if I told you that I never thought of death
My ****, we the last ones left 'cause life goes on
[Verse 3]
Bury me smiling with G's in my pocket
Have a party at my funeral, let every rapper rock it
Let the hoes that I used to know
From way before kiss me from my head to my toe
Give me a paper, a pen, so I can write about my life of sin
A couple of bottles of gin, in case I don't get in
Tell all my people I'm a Ridah
Nobody cries when we die, we Outlaws, let me ride
Until I get free
I live my life in the fast lane, got police chasing me
To my **** from old blocks, from old crews
**** that guided me through back in the old school
Pour out some liquor, have a toast for the homies
See, we both gotta die, but you choose to go before me
And brothers miss you while you gone
You left your **** on his own, how long we mourn, life goes on
[Outro]
Life goes on, homie
For all the homies that passed away
**** doing life
**** doing fifty or sixty years and shit
I feel you, ****, trust me
I feel you, na' meen?
Last year, we poured out liquor for you
This year, ****, life goes on
We're gonna clock now, getting money
Evade bitches, evade tricks
Give playa haters plenty of space
And basically just represent for you, baby
Next time you see your ****
We gon' be on the top, ****
You gon' be like, goddamn
Them **** came up
That's right, baby, life goes on
And we up out this bitch
Hey, Kato, Mental, y'all **** make sure it's popping
When we get up there, man
Don't front
Written by: 2Pac, Charles Simmons, Johnny J., Joseph B. Jefferson
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