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Ready 2 Die

from Open Mouths Fed by MC Longshot

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'Ready 2 Die'

Verse 1
money, cash, jewels, cars/that aint everything/you gotta see beyond/the shine & phoney glitter in a rhyme/scripture sound dope/when it's heart behind the lines/they try 2 harbor minds/but i'm keeping my styles/hard 2 find/hard 2 imitate/it aint hard 2 demonstrate/how I get down 4 mines/it's mind over matter/rhyme on a platter/I serve it 2 you in the manner of/David Banner/I switched up my routine/went from lazy ass youth/2 go get ya own cream/with no team/it's just me fighting my demons/I know who saved me/but tell me/who you believe in?/the bentley that they whipping/or the iceberg in the video/pretty soon you'll see that happiness/is just a silly pro/waiting 2 stab you in the back for the loot/& just think/last week everything was all cute

Chorus
it aint nothing for this man to cry/i see the killing in the streets/broke weeks got me ready 2 die/i'm looking strong on the outside/feeling empty inside/it's a longshot if we make it/but i'm willing 2 try(repeat)

Verse 2
verse 2 is/deeper than me/deeper than you/deeper than the blood that we share/together it's true/deeper than I ever felt/'pressed and feeling this blue/we kill each other off/but somehow we making it thru/& I rise 2 see a new/& thank God for borrowed time/i write it down then quote it/just hoping tomorrow shines/bright like today/with new styles & new approaches/I knew my man once/before the 9 left him open/& it aint enough smoke in the world/to ease what i'm feeling inside/broke weeks got me ready 2 die/but i'm willing to try/so in the cold I make the day hot/& look up at the sky/& ask him why dont all the rain stop/brothers in the streets trying 2 blow with me/please put ya gun down dog and grow with me/I said/I said you trying to grow with me/then please put ya guns down hey!

Chorus
it aint nothing for this man to cry/i see the killing in the streets/broke weeks got me ready 2 die/i'm looking strong on the outside/feeling empty inside/it's a longshot if we make it/but i'm willing 2 try

Verse 3
it's a lot of people out there going hungry at night/& there's a whole lot of brothers with no love in they sight/& there's a lot of single Mothers feeling under the knife/& there's a whole lot of cowards/still running from life/with they best shoes on/we all grew from the dirt/it's too many young brothers/going under the Earth/that's too many tears flowing/it's been years knowing my worth/it's too many fathers not putting in work/but who am I 2 judge/I just do my own thing/get my business on with this rap and dro thing/not selling, smoking/it opens the whole thing/& let me tell you what it's like/2 be broke man/it's really messed up/when nothing really matters/that's too much on my mind/the rest could make me shatter/but I keep it tight together/through the weather/& know all my rainy days/gone turn 2 better weather

Chorus
it aint nothing for this man to cry/i see the killing in the streets/broke weeks got me ready 2 die/i'm looking strong on the outside/feeling empty inside/it's a longshot if we make it/but i'm willing 2 try(repeat)

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from Open Mouths Fed, track released March 1, 2003

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One of the hardest working and most underrated emcees in the business, Longshot is a professional Hip Hop artist from Chicago, IL. Now residing in Minneapolis, MN Longshot propels his own life experiences through his lyrics and performances to inspire and motivate others. ... more

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