Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes - In The Life lyrics
rate me<FONT size="1"><B>(feat. Bobby Valentino)</B></FONT><BR><BR>
<i>[Intro: (4x)]</i><br>
From Rags to Riches (riches)<br>
Bet you I'mma be the richest <br>
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<i>[Verse 1:]</i><br>
I started off as an army brat (Atten-hut!)<br>
Seven months, class act<br>
I was racin' down the block<br>
As a matter of fact<br>
I could've been a track star (I guess I am)<br>
I stacked bars<br>
Comin' through your system in them phat cars (uh)<br>
Cross country isn't that far<br>
It's like I'm in the race, don't know who you cats are<br>
See one day I fell from grace, landed in this place<br>
My whole sh*t erased from talkin' back to my momma's face<br>
Like I was lost in space<br>
Without a trace, cuttin' class, bein' Mrs. Fast Ass<br>
Gettin' blasted with dad, got caught up in the flash<br>
My Nana goin' mad, had to make the dash<br>
Saw a fell up in the streets<br>
Did anything for cash<br>
And anything to crash, in anybody's path<br>
Gave everything I had<br>
Took what I could grab (check it)<br>
It was just a bunch of open rags<br>
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<i>[Chorus (Bobby Valentino):]</i><br>
This is the story in the life of a hustler<br>
Running for the come up<br>
No one ever thought I would ever blow up<br>
So I guess I had to show up<br>
Now everywhere I go <br>
The people wanna know<br>
They wanna know where I came from<br>
Not havin' a pot to piss in<br>
Stop and listen<br>
I'll tell you how I came from Rags to Riches<br>
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<i>[Verse 2:]</i><br>
I remember sellin' coke<br>
Can't believe that I was poisonin' my folk<br>
Now I let my throat be the antidote<br>
Always kept my hopes high<br>
Now mama don't cry, 'cause I'll be close by<br>
With the most high <br>
I was playin' Robin Hood (in the hood)<br>
Little Red Riding Hood<br>
Til' the barrel pointed where I stood (yeah, I stood)<br>
But walked away like I was absolutely positively sure I could<br>
Attitude on f*ck it<br>
Some dollars in the bucket<br>
Been scheming steady dreaming<br>
For a chance to make some duckets<br>
Caused a little ruckus on the sideline<br>
Fully reconstructed every guideline<br>
From the alley way to Cali, on the Grammy day<br>
Went from disarray to mayday, mayday, mayday<br>
Ran away from the sickness with a quickness<br>
And went from rags to richness<br>
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<i>[Chorus (Bobby Valentino):]</i><br>
This is the story in the life of a hustler<br>
Running for the come up<br>
No one ever thought I would ever blow up<br>
So I guess I had to show up<br>
Now everywhere I go <br>
The people wanna know<br>
They wanna know where I came from<br>
Not havin' a pot to piss in<br>
Stop and listen<br>
I'll tell you how I came from Rags to Riches<br>
<br>
<i>[Verse 3 (Bobby Valentino):]</i><br>
Man, I struggled so long<br>
Did whatever it took me for me to get on<br>
I wouldn't let nobody stop me<br>
Even if they told me I can't<br>
I said I'mma do it, watch me<br>
And now I'm just living life lavish<br>
Money, cars, and clothes<br>
Yea I got to have it<br>
It's been a long hard road to make it<br>
In this business<br>
But I told y'all I'll be the bestest<br>
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<i>[Chorus (Bobby Valentino) (2x):]</i><br>
This is the story in the life of a hustler<br>
Running for the come up<br>
No one ever thought I would ever blow up<br>
So I guess I had to show up<br>
Now everywhere I go <br>
The people wanna know<br>
They wanna know where I came from<br>
Not havin' a pot to piss in<br>
Stop and listen<br>
I'll tell you how I came from Rags to Riches<br>
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<i>[Thanks to Matt Sell for these lyrics]</i><br>
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