All In The Game

Lyrics

[Intro] Being a black man in America Isn't easy It's in the game (x6) All I'm saying is, all I'm saying is Is survive All right? [Verse 1] Black skin versus them, America made the position Another backfiring collision, gave me visions of prison Ghetto streets will hurt the, from the cradle to the grave A modern day slave, prayin' the Lord to be saved A different society, but the same situation Third time probation, equals permanent vacation The game, is very shife and political Be a ballin' adolescent until things get critical Young in age, I washed my hands in dirt Major feelings got hurt, the game's price on my shirt For what it worth, I don't smirk, cuz a grin is a sin Check the grave and the pen and you'll find black men Until then, we'll overcome and thank God to be blessed Put the wind behind my back, until he lay me to rest I got stress and I'm crazy, ain't no easing the pain Who's the one to blame? Cuz it's all in the game [Chorus] It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) [Verse 2] Democratically speaking, educational teaching To my children I'm preaching, there's no limit to reaching And I'm seeking for your soul, I pray you prosper and mold And follow in the footsteps of positive roles College is knowledge, but whos gonna pay for the courses And some turn they life to the United Forces Mama's only son really got played shife A country of guns, I guess it's one only life But see, slangin' and banging really grew throughout the years And pushin' cocaine became ??????? Will I reach 30 before I push up daisies Life is so shady and babies having babies It spins, with no time to spare It ain't enough jobs and they cuttin' off welfare You see, it remains the same Catch a fortune, not the fame, cuz its all in the game [Chorus] It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) It's in the game (x6) [Verse 3] The world is a puzzle, where's the rest of the pieces A struggle to live well, and even die from diseases Some people ain't interested, but shot protested Sick, drunk, infested, who would have guessed it? Kids get molested, it brings them to tears But you should of been crying, they've been doing it for years It appears to me, that I pay to be free A subject to be on tv, ain't no telling bout me Cuz the way life changes, rearranges, and switch I'll be brought in the bayou, just to die in a ditch Get rich and advance, you only get one chance Be smart and enhance or be a victim of circumstance Money ain't everything, gonna be here when I'm gone Best believe I can live comfortable if my money is long I thank God for helping me, and easing the pain Take the strange from my brain, cuz its all in the game [Chorus] It's in the game (x6) Being a black man in America, isn't easy It's in the game (x6) The hunt is on, and you are the prey It's in the game (x6) All I'm saying is, all I'm saying is It's in the game (x6) Survive! All right?