[Intro: Mavado & Serani]
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa woah ooh
Gangsta's
Mavado, Serani
Say wha'?
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa wooh ooh
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa woah ooh
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa woah ooh
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa woah ooh

[Verse 1: Mavado]
Back in penitentiary
Long gone misery
Left me alone, I grew up amongst the mad breed
So my mind couldn't find a place to rest
Until I got this 'Thug Life' tattoo on my chest
N***a never sleep when I'm living in the past, they wouldn't last
Mi pop off and first to blast
He knew my father
He was a gangsta in the streets, but now he's gone
Me deh yah so still a dweet, he may rest in peace
Now I'm heading for the treach, I remember me
So many homies in the cemetery
Seem as if I am a missionary
But when I'm gone...
Know my momma gon' cry for me
[Chorus: Serani]
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
[x4]

[Verse 2: Mavado]
Take me away
From all the pressure
And all the pain
Show me some happiness again
I'm going blind
I spend my time down stairs
I live in bed
You know my destiny is hell
But till I fear
My mind is so misleading
I couldn't see
I gotta brain full of demons
Tryin to break free
I know one day
When, (Ay)
But when I die
I be steppin with my father
And the most high w
[Chorus: Serani]
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
[x4]

[Verse 3: Mavado]
No one knows my struggle
They don't know my trouble
"Son, you must go on...
Because ya momma love you"
They don't wanna see me rich
They wanna see me poor
Gangsta 4 life
Serani, sing some more!

[Chorus:]
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
Dying
Ay, yea yea yea, Wa ooh ooh
[x6]