[Intro]
Ayy, tell them the story how you came up, n***a

[Verse 1]
Born thuggin', heartless and mean-muggin'
At sixteen, on the scene, watchin' fiends buggin'
Kickin' up dust with the older G's
Soakin' up the game that was told to me
I ain't never touched a gat that I couldn't shoot
I learned not to trust the bitch from the prostitutes
Taught lessons, a young n***a askin' questions
While other suckers was guessin', I was gangster sexin'
Elementary wasn't meant for me
Can't regret it, I'm headed for the penitentiary
And cuttin' class, and I'm buckin' blastin', straight mashin'
Mobbin' through the overpass laughin' (Hahaha)
While these other motherfuckers try to figure out
No doubt, they jealous of a n***a's clout
Tell me Lord, can ya feel me?
I keep my finger on the trigger, 'cause some n***a tryna kill me

[Chorus]
(Dear Lord)
I live the life of a thug, hope you understand
Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand (Dear Lord)
And my hand's on the sixteen-shot
Semi-automatic, crooked cop killin' Glock (Dear Lord)
I'm on my knees beggin', "Please come and save me
The whole world done made a n***a crazy" (Dear Lord)
God come save the youth
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
[Verse 2]
I got my three-five-seven, can't control it
Screamin' "Die motherfucker" and he's loaded
Everybody run for cover, aw shit
Thug Life, motherfucker, duck quick
Now, am I wrong? If I am, don't worry me
'Cause do or die, gettin' high 'til they bury me
Dear Lord, if ya hear me, tell me why
Little girl like LaTasha, had to die
She never got to see the bullet, just heard the shot
Her little body couldn't take it, it shook and dropped
And when I saw it on the news how she bucked the girl
[?] killed Latasha, now I'm screamin' "Fuck the world"
In the end it's my friends, that flip-flop
Lip-locked on my dick when my shit dropped
Thug Life, motherfucker, I lick shots
Every n***a on my block dropped two cops

[Chorus]
(Dear Lord)
I live the life of a thug, hope you understand
Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand (Dear Lord)
And my hand's on the sixteen-shot
Semi-automatic, crooked cop killin' Glock (Dear Lord)
I'm on my knees beggin', "Please come and save me
The whole world done made a n***a crazy" (Dear Lord)
God come save the youth
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
[Verse 3]
Dear Lord can ya hear me? When I die
Let a n***a be strapped, fucked up, and high
With my hands on the trigger, thug n***a
Stressin' like a motherfuckin' drug dealer
And even in the darkest nights, I'm a thug for life
(He a hellraiser) I got the heart to fight, now
And Mama raised a hellraiser, everyday
Gettin' paid, police on my pager
Straight stressin', a fugitive my occupation
Is under question, wanted for investigation
And even though I'm marked for death
I'ma spark 'til I lose my breath, motherfuckers
Every time I see the paper, I see my picture
When a n***a's gettin' richer, they come to get ya
It's like a motherfuckin' trap, and they wonder why
It's hard bein' black, dear Lord, can ya feel me?

[Chorus (Extended)]
(Dear Lord)
I live the life of a thug, hope you understand
Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand (Dear Lord)
And my hand's on the sixteen-shot
Semi-automatic, crooked cop killin' Glock (Dear Lord)
I'm on my knees beggin', "Please come and save me
The whole world done made a n***a crazy" (Dear Lord)
God come save the youth
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
I live the life of a thug, hope you understand
Forgive me for my mistakes, I gotta play my hand (Dear Lord)
And my hand's on the sixteen-shot
Semi-automatic, crooked cop killin' Glock (Dear Lord)
I'm on my knees beggin', "Please come and save me
The whole world done made a n***a crazy" (Dear Lord)
God come save the youth
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
[Outro]
Faith in you
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
Faith in you
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
Faith in you
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you (Dear Lord)
Faith in you
Ain't nuttin' else to do but have faith in you