[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?