[Xzibit] 
Ain't a damn thing promised to ya 
Except livin your life, and dyin one day, I'm just bein honest to ya 
It take a whole lot, just to get a little 
Gettin caught up in the middle the answer to life's riddles 
never, come that easy, but it was easy 
to lead me, but it wasn't easy to see me 
Get up off the block to the TV 
And sell a couple million CD's, best believe me 
You see these callouses on my soul? 
Couldn't let hate and paralysis, take control 
I pick you up when you down 'til I can't no mo' 
My name sting in your mouth like canker sores 
Been at war my whole life, sleepless nights 
Endless fights, but still can't walk to the light 
Cause my work ain't finished on earth, for what it's worth 
From the cradle to the hearse, God and family first, for real 
 
[Chorus: singer] 
Somewhere in the heart of man (somewhere, within, somewhere) 
There comes a time when he must understand (when he must understand) 
The strong withstand, the weak will fall [repeat] 
Cause tomorrow may not come at all [repeat] 
 
[Xzibit] 
Life ain't long, it's more like a snapshot 
You can have the top, I live for the hop 
Never take a day I'm breathin on this planet for granted 
Time for change, time for growth, peace understandin 
See but niggaz keep forcin my hand, disturbin my plans 
Bringin out the soldier in a peaceful man 
It's like tryin to build a house on sand; you never get 
a solid foundation, one man can change the nation 
Yo I put that on all creation; Haitian, Jamaican 
African, Asian, Caucausian, Indian 
Whatever your persuasion, this is the message 
Time is of essence especially when you're countin your blessings 
Lessons learned from the deepest of pain, it's not a game 
Keep my name outta your mouth and I'ma keep it the same, ya dig? 
It's a shame, graduated to the rap game 
Only to find out crack and rap was the same thang, damn!! 
 
[Chorus] 
 
[Xzibit] 
Who got skill?  Who got hustle? 
Who got they family with 'em?  Who pay for they muscle? 
Yo it's all gon' come out in the wash, the lost angel 
with dirty wings, bullets ricochet off my halo 
I lay low for no one, I love my life 
Ain't afraid of no hard work and sacrifice 
Was born twice through the life of my seed 
Makin sure he see a side of life, I was never able to see 
Hittin home like "Ground Zero," move over now 
Peace to the real heroes, still underground 
I put it down for the homies that came that's hard in the paint 
I'm livin proof it's never to late, you straight 
Once in a while I go back to the main strip 
And see the same niggaz still doin the same shit 
And all I can do is increase the flow 
Put it out, let it soak in, and hope they grow, c'mon 
 
[Chorus - repeat 2X]