[Intro]

Ma-ah-an, it ain't easy

They got me goin' cold-hearted

Probation, violation, incarceration, frustration, you know

Fuck that, nigga, damn near about to start basin'

*coughing*

It's hard, hard on a nigga

Hard on a nigga ("Yeah, it is. Yeah, it is.")

Kill, kill, kill, murder, murder, murder

Watch out, nigga

[Chorus: 2Pac w/ Daz Dillinger, Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

[Collision]

Daz in this motherfucker

Alright boy, drop that shit

Wassup man?

Always listen to that shit?

That thug criminal shit?

Peep game, nigga, peep game

Feel me

[Verse 1: 2Pac]

Travel through my mind, am I blind it's a shame

Young niggas gettin' murdered straight took out the game

As I sit here puffin' on a cigarette

Gotta be ready, never know who's plottin' on a nigga's death

These are the rough times, best to hurry up

And duck muh'fucker 'fore I buck mine

It's gettin' crazy and everybody's strapped

Surrounded by niggas but nary a motherfucker down to watch my back

These are the bitch made niggas, you been played, nigga

While you starvin' and broke they pullin' six figures

Oooh, what can you do when you can't trust your crew?

Time to bust out the twenty-two (Boo-yaow!)

Ran out of weed, so I'm sippin' on this Hennessy

Tell me, do you feel me?

Hey, I have no remorse

As I take another sip of my liquor and spit my sick thoughts, oooh

[Chorus: 2Pac w/ Daz Dillinger, Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

[Verse 2: 2Pac]

Thuggin' to the fullest, got my strap, I'ma pull it

I'm the first muh'fucker that can outrun a bullet

It's them Thug Life niggas and we don't like tricks

Got these punk wannabes and they jockin' like bitches

Now my riches is gettin' hoes on it's own (What's up?)

Fuck a mystery, do you wanna get with me, then let's bone

I'ma take her to my hideout, 'cause I'm smokin' that spinach

And stayin' strong to the finish and then I ride out

See you on the freeway, sorry, baby

But I gotta call my homie, see what he say

I ain't got no time, I gotta get mine

I keep my mind on my loot, I'll shoot every time

And ain't no way I'ma let bitch made nigga worry me

Catch me slippin', empty the clip and bury me

Hell nah, nigga, have to plug me twice

Ain't no slippin' when you thug for life

Motherfucker, can you see?

[Chorus: 2Pac w/ Daz Dillinger, Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

[Verse 3: 2Pac]

Never bow down let these other bitches crawl

I'm a thug motherfucker and these thugs only ball

Ain't no half steppin' here, from the cradle to the grave

I'm a muh'fuckin' fool, but I choose to get paid (Haha)

Now my pockets gettin' empty, and I'm panicked in a fright

Me and my bitch named Nina are fiendin' tonight

Ain't nobody livin' safe, got a plot and I'm stressin'

All I want is my muh'fuckin' money, ain't no question

Don't try to stall, little trick 'cause we hit

So bring in the scissors and get to clippin' at his dick

I'd rather die young than die old and broke

That's why I stay drunk, and I constantly smoke

My memories as a youngsta, hangin' with the homies

But now I'm doin' bad and them bitches don't know me ("Who? Who?")

But playa haters can't fade me ("Why?")

'Cause this is Thug Life nigga and we're crazy

Tell me, do you see?

[Chorus: 2Pac w/ Daz Dillinger, Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

[Verse 4: 2Pac]

Yeah, constantly runnin' from danger ain't no stranger to cop cars

Gettin' arrested and tested wearin' a vest and don't drop my guards

My life is hectic my homies send mail from jail

Niggas in Hell got some horrible stories to tell

I'm catchin' cases and still tryin' to stack a grip

The IRS is tryin' to stress off a nigga's shit

A young nigga never had a prayer to prevail

And all my peers doin' years locked up in jail

What can I do, stay strapped, get a bigger crew

And creep around with them Dogg Pound niggas, too

And now we rich ain't no bitch that can touch us

And it's a trip, how we clown, when we fuck sluts

Bust nuts then I cut, that's my new thang

And motherfuckers got on do-rags

[Chorus: 2Pac w/ Daz Dillinger, Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

[Outro: 2Pac]

Can I get paid, can I get paid, can I motherfuckin' get paid

Nigga can work for his money all motherfuckin' day and still never see a piece of it, you understand me?

It's not about the nice guy

It's about the hardworkin' motherfuckin' thug nigga

If you ain't a thug nigga, you ain't really doin' nothin'

You ain't really makin' nothin'

These motherfuckin' po-po's and these pink folks got it all locked up for us to fail

See how they did O.J., and they doin' niggas like that all day

So, if you don't watch your motherfuckin' step, believe me, this could be your last breath

[Chorus: Snoop Doggy Dogg]

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G

Now tell me do you see

Life's so hard on a nigga when you livin' like a G