{Yeah, Short Dawg in the house
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game man
Survivin' the game}
{It ain't easy when
Survivin' the game
Ten years hangin' with the cut-throats
Survivin' the game}
{Back stabbers
Survivin' the game
Playa haters you know what I'm sayin'?
Survivin' the game
But I'm a bitch killa always was and always will be
Survivin' the game}
If you ain't in the right state of mind don't play with me
'Cause they ain't never ended slavery
You fuckin' with my freedom, let's keep it real fool
Don't underestimate niggaz that'll kill you
'Cause everythin' changed and everybody got a strap
Don't wanna be attacked keep it on your lap
I'm smobbin' in my drop, I'm feelin' like Priest
Superfly top down speedin' down the streets
Killas on the prowl and jackin' is how
They get paid pull out a gat and break your ass down
Nigga show no fear but you scared as hell
And your partner ridin' with you is prepared to tell
But you don't know it yet, you havin' hella fun
And when the shit hit the fan and you on the run
You better pray if they catch your homeboy first
'Cause if they put him under pressure, he bound to burst
Into a long conversation bout everythin' you did
No more tusslin', time to do a bid
In the brand new jail that they built for you
Where the smallest little thing you get killed over
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Ain't to bailin out, you mad as hell
Instead of send you to school, they keep you in jail
That cost way more, when you do time
When you creep through the hood and kill your own kind
They buildin' county jails, and penitentiaries
They gettin ready for the 21st century
Computers takin' over, money's obsolete
Now they buyin' all the houses in the ghetto streets
They way we live now, we can't last long
'Cause everyday niggaz gettin' they blast on
Funerals and court dates, plea bargain for your life
You'll be out in twelve years, once a month see your wife
Now how that sound?
You killed the black man, now they got you locked down
They let you learn a trade, workin' years for pennies
All that shit you buildin' was makin' white man plenty
Got the game fucked up, and you'll never be rich
It's all about respect and they treat you like a bitch
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
I was born with the skills of a black man
To survive in the streets and keep stackin'
I'm thirty years old and far from done
I don't care what you think, I ain't forgot where I'm from
East Oakland that's where I learned
Everythin' I know, and when I got my turn
I never came fake on a microphone
I always let 'em know that the town is home
I wasn't born in Oakland, I was born a Mack
Stay true to the game, always statin' the facts
Bitch you can't stop my Mack attack
I know you love this shit, when I rap like that
You never would get me to change my style
I spent 20 million dollars on a brand new house
I got bills to pay, no time to be fake
Eatin' top rump don't fuck with steak
Don't be jealous of me 'cause it's well known
I could slip in a minute after hella songs
Make one fake album and I'm through
I be a broke ass nigga like you
So I just try to stay focused and do my job
Turn that shit up loud and watch a bitch head bob
'Cause I'm the too S H O R T
I take a square ass bitch and turn her into a freak
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Now growin' old in the streets ain't no easy task
Losin' homeboys every time the season pass
Gettin' phone calls, another soldier dead
Sittin' in the car got four in the head
Rush to his mama house the shit is real
Tryin' to find out why a nigga got killed
'Bout to hurt somebody, give a fuck who
'Cause you already know what you need to do
Kill another black man that's what you figure
Just what we need, another dead nigga
Got your guns you don't want none
You stupid motherfucker where they come from
From the white man, get 'em like fast food
With an attitude to make a nigga blast you
You little violent motherfucker don't play with me
'Cause they ain't never ended slavery fuckin' with my freedom
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game
Survivin' the game