No Pain, No Gain (Salaam Remi Remix)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Back in the days when I was just a little lad man I had strife and tribulations of life comin' from my dad Bad drama caused my momma trauma Stress became an everyday lifestyle chow, and meanwhile Pounds of dead placements, late rent statements Notice of an eviction from one-room basements Addin' on to fights at night Can't live right, had to stay clear of a Tec-9's eyesight Growin' in the hood was no good I should take up another route, but where? I got no loot Couldn't make a master plan 'cuz the clan was the same man who ran the neighborhood newsstand Indeed, greed just makes the mind bleed Some speak, others need weed just to proceed But I feed on my mere thoughts, hold down forts Take pulls off my Newports, throw down court, no bluff Times are gettin' rough and mad tough Tryin' to stay black surrounded by that crack stuff It's plain, I remain sane But it's in vain, 'cuz if there's no pain, there's no gain [Hook] Uh, c'mon No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain, son No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain, son No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain [Verse 2] You rep the year of 94 You get a little more than you asked for The man from the newsstand now on the corner store Children hate hop scotch, drugs are top-notch A man was just murdered, volunteered for block watch To G or not to G? That's what it seemed You need cream, sold yourself the hype of a pipe dream Sendin' with the cash you spendin' The new kingpin Then your best friend's life ends from a Mac-10 Got the fame and glory, same old story Little kids get shot in the back over territory Now you're too fly to woke up in bed stop Or found out your boss got knocked off in a truck by Northern Exposure No one knows ya, can't cope so you smoke with the coke that blowed ya Now you're just an everyday kid, first day bid Front teeth knocked out in beef for what our beef did Runnin' a slang, that we are all in the same game, but even a don don gotta hang No pain, no gain [Hook] No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain, huh? No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain, huh? No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain, uh No pain, no gain [Bridge] Uh, yeah You know the flavor, oh Uh [Verse 3] Now you got it straight But you owe 8 Goin' upstate, so your fate rest in the hate of an inmate No smilin', Clinton's not like Rikers Island If trail blow, get ready to throw for your cash flow Yo bro, watch your step in a war zone It only takes one bad rep to get your neck blown Home peace, earn some time for the phone piece Don't give enough that you live to see your first feast Stick with a whole new clique, get mad thick Never play yourself too close to a convict Be strong, don't be soft 'cuz it's all wrong Those who snitch catch a stitch about an inch long Maintain your brain 'cuz it pours when it rains But if there's no pain, there's no gain [Hook] Uh No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain, huh? No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain, yo No pain, no gain No pain, no gain, you got's to maintain No pain, no gain, huh? No pain, no gain [Outro] Uh, yeah You know the flavor, uh Salaam Remi, uh Buckshot LeFonque And the Unknown Soldier, oh