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PERFORMING ARTISTS
2Pac
2Pac
Vocals
Hank Crawford
Hank Crawford
Sampled Artist
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
2Pac
2Pac
Songwriter
David Richardson
David Richardson
Songwriter
Doug Edwards
Doug Edwards
Songwriter
Johnny Jackson
Johnny Jackson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
2Pac
2Pac
Producer
Johnny J.
Johnny J.
Producer
Rick Clifford
Rick Clifford
Recording Engineer
Alvin McGill
Alvin McGill
Assistant Recording Engineer
Dave Aron
Dave Aron
Mixing Engineer
Brian Gardner
Brian Gardner
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he wanna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he's gonna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he's gonna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he wanna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
[Verse 1]
Was a nice middle-class ****
But no one knew the evil he'd do when he got a little bigger
You'd often find him blazed, for puffin' on a Newport
Plottin' on a another way to catch a case
Was only sixteen, yet convicted as a felon
With a bunch of old ****, but you the only one ain't tellin'
I tell you it's a cold world, stay in school
You tell me it's a man's world, play the rules
And fade fools, break rules until we major
Blaze up, gettin' with hoes through my pager
Was raised up, commence the money-makin' tactics
It's gettin' drastic, **** got automatics
My finger's on the trigger
Tell the Lord, make way for another straight thug ****
I'm sittin', gettin' buzzed, lookin' for some love
From the homies, ‘cause shorty wanna be a thug
[Chorus]
Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be
One day he's gonna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he's wanna be, said he's gonna be
One day he's gonna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he's gonna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he wanna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
[Verse 2]
Straight from the hall to the pen
An adolescent **** standin' way higher than six feet ten
He carried weight, like a Mack truck
Gonna bust on player haters, if them mothafuckers act tough
Then that's when, a lethal weapon with the razor
This little **** smoking weed and gettin' blazed up
No one could figure, when the guns blast, pull the trigger
Could take the life of a young ****, guns bigger
No mother and father, you see, the ****'s all alone
Old-timers my role model, the war zone
Been laced with this game till it's a part of me
My heart don't beat no fear, and that ain't hard to see
The future's lookin' dim
I'm tryin' to make a profit out of livin' in this sin
I'm in the dark, gettin' buzzed, lookin' for some love
Out with the homies, ‘cause shorty wanna be a thug
[Chorus]
Said he's gonna be, said he's gonna be
One day he's gonna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he's gonna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he's gonna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he's gonna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
Said he wanna be, one day he's gonna be
Said he wanna be, shorty's gonna be a thug
[Outro]
Shorty's gonna be a thug
Little bad ass ****, to the young ****
Gotta stay sharp, ****, play your part
Got plenty of time (Little bad motherfuckers)
You only get three mistakes, and then it's life, big baby
Them **** crazy
Watch the signs
Damn, you ain't but sixteen, ****?
Sixteen
Some bad motherfuckers
Written by: 2Pac, J. Jackson
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