Life As A...

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[Hook: Ryan Augustus and Sarah Violette] Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell [Verse 1: Sarah Violette] Beyond complexity, hides where rhythm is I say the best of me resides in my differences They say sexually, I am just a little kid I'd rather sit and write, then pick a fight over some little shit Shit, well I guess that I'm the weirdo 'Cause I refuse to let him choose and tell me how steer so They assume I'm just a queer soul Rumors circulate, and work they way into the sphere globe The perfect way to make the fears grow Consulted by the media, bulimia and tears grow You got acne and your peers know You lack a certain style, surface smile and a pierced nose Yeah, that's what's you need to do girl Come and join in, boyfriends for the new girl You can have drinks but you can't have food girl You could sex a dude right there in the pool girl [Hook: Ryan Augustus and Spose] Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell [Verse 2: Spose] Yo back when I was nine, drive by where we reside, outside You would think that we were fine, well but then peek between the blinds Mom sobbin' on the floor, he's screamin', you can see his veins You would think "you fuckin' bitch" was her first name But it wasn't, I hated the beef like I was into tofu The door slam drums were the first ones I wrote to In fact, I recall something I once scrawled After weeks of no sleep and watchin' my mother brawl I wrote, "Dear Mr.Clinton, help us escape He came and found us the last time we ran away And now she's back with him, this shouldn't happen to women" And I signed it, R-Y-A- oh shit! Then the door bust open, he seen what I was holdin' Read what I had wrote in a rage and ripped the page up out the notebook He tore that shit in half, I don't remember what he said I fell asleep cryin' in bed, man I'm tellin' you [Hook: Ryan Augustus] Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Living in the world no different from a cell Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough But as the world turns, I've learned life is hell [Verse 3: Ryan Augustus] Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough Without a pops or a mother, it just made it more tough Because I'm livin' in a world no different from a cell Well the thoughts, pen, and paper seem to give me enough As the world turns, I've learned life is hell In the margin between the lines is where my rhymes will dwell 'Cause I've seen the addiction and dealt with all the friction Of choices that were made by someone else How could I point fingers at a parent figure Who didn't figure out the steps to parenting apparently and let it trigger Awful way of thinking for a generation sinking And the same steps of those that let it linger, oh I'm sorry for the truth about your cocaine use And instead of takin' me in, you just let me run loose Thanks for leading me blind into the wild for survival But at least I get the chance to break the cycle