Intro: 2Pac <br /> <br />There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see <br />that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future. <br />But through whatever you see, <br />through all the rain and the pain, <br />you gotta keep your sense of humor. <br />You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit. <br />Remember that. <br />Mmm, yeah. <br />Keep ya head up.Yeah. <br /> <br />Verse One: 2Pac <br /> <br />Our lifestyles be close captioned <br />addicted to fatal attractions <br />Pictures of actions be played back <br />in the midst of mashin' <br />No fairy tales for this young black male <br />Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales <br />Hustlin' and heart be a nigga culture <br />or the repercutions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures <br />Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches <br />Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures <br />Why shed tears? Save your sympathy <br />My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetary <br />Here's a message to the newborns, waitin' to breathe <br />If you believe then you can achieve <br />Just look at me <br />Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on <br />Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on <br />To all the seeds that follow me <br />protect your essence <br />Born with less, but you still precious <br />Just smile for me now <br /> <br />Chours: Johnny P, 2Pac <br /> <br />Smiiiiiile for me , won't you smile (smile for me now) <br />Just smiiiile (smile), smile for me <br />(What cha lookin' all sad for, nigga you black, smile for me now) <br />Smiiiiiile for me (nigga you ain't got nothin' to be worried about) <br />Won't you smile (no doubt, smile for me now) just smiiiiile <br />(And the next generation) <br /> <br />Verse Two: Scarface <br /> <br />Now as I open up my story <br />with the blaze a your blunts <br />And you can picture thoughts slowly <br />up on phrases I wrote <br />And I can walk you through the days that I done <br />I often wish that I could save everyone <br />but I'm a dreamer <br />Have you ever seen a nigga who was strong in the game <br />overlookin' his tomorrows and they finally came? <br />Look back on childhood memories and I'm still feelin' the pain <br />Turnin' circles in my life came to dealin' cocaine <br />To many hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain <br />And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane <br />Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin' it'd change <br />But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains <br />Had a dream of livin' wealthy and makin' it big <br />And after all my momma's thankin' God for blessin' the child <br />All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile <br />Smile <br /> <br />Chorus (without 2pac) <br /> <br />Verse Three: 2Pac <br /> <br />Fuck the world as we ???? and witness furious speeds <br />of nasty questions keep us all stressin', curious G's <br />Backstabbed and bleedin', fuckin' thoughts laced with weed <br />Learnin', duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot, they burnin' <br />Inhalin' sherm smoke, visualized the flames <br />Will I be smothered by my own pain? <br />Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to dis us <br />Takin' pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes they'd get us <br />Hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins <br />Since I ain't in many penitenturies the best revenge is fuck friends <br />We military minded soldiers, bustin' shots blindly <br />Tryin' to find Jehovah to help me <br />Somebody save me <br />Lost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hopin' I ain't cursed my babies <br />Maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain <br />embrace my words make the world change <br />And still I smile nigga <br /> <br />(Scarface talking) <br /> <br />And now a moment of silence, let us pray <br />And as you journey into outerspace <br />may the angels help to lead the way <br />shine up on your soul to keep you safe <br />And all the homies that done passed away <br />They there to greet you as you pass the gates <br />And as you headed to the tunnel's light <br />I hope it leads to eternal life <br />We say the prayers for our homie 'Pac <br />Smile <br /> <br />(Smile for me) <br />(All ya need to do is smile) <br />(Woooo smile for me) <br />(Come on smile for me)
