Bone Thugs... Akon, yeah You know don't nothing come easy, you gotta try real real hard I've tried hard, but I guess I gotta try harder I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery Man i've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough First let me explain that I'm just a black man (a black man) And I come from the dark side so I'm having a hard time stayin' on track man My mind be racin and I don't even know what I'm chasin' yet Been in and out of relationships I'm starting to see that it's me where the complications at But I'm layin' back Prayin' that You give that peace of mind to me I thought I was right but really im wrong and again I was too blind to see I was in the fast lane Chasing me dreams And then it seems like when the fame and cash came It just got me goin' craaaazzzy lately I've been so faded Tryin' to erase it But I just can't cuz the drama just grows greater And I've been in so many collisions by puttin' shit off till later I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery Man i've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough It's like I'm taking 5 steps forward and 10 steps back Tryin to get ahead of the game but I can't seem to get it on track And I keep runnin away from the ones that say they love me the most How could I create the distance when it's supposed to be close And uhh, I just don't know but I be out here fighting demons And it's like a curse that I can't shake this part of Cleveland And Lord would you help me (help me) And stop this pain I keep inficting on my family (my family) Hustlin' and gamblin' Trickin' and scramblin' And losing sight of what I'm sposed to be handlin It's hard to manage Cuz everydays a challenge And man I'm slippin' Can't lose my balance I'm tryin' not to panic I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery Man i've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough I see that things won't change I'm stuck in the game As soon as I get out it keeps pullin' me back (pullin' me back) Got me doin' dirty dirty So used to this hustlin' money that I don't understand no nine to five work Studied on the streets, hustlas know what I mean Hustlas ballin' before us I'm tryin' to make it to that major league So we will never leave Until the sun came up Gotta get it no nope not leaving no what Today games they play Gotta go hard to get what you put in If you fall off then it's all on you (on you) Gotta watch what you sign to Try so hard but I won't pull through I've Tried so hard, I can't seem to get away from misery Man i've tried so hard but will always be a victim of these streets It ain't my fault cuz I try to get away but trouble follows me And still I try so hard hoping one day you will come and rescue me But until then I'll be posted up right here rain sleet hail snow But until then I'll be posted up right here with my heat gettin dough