Letra Running (Dying To Live) - 2Pac
[Interviewer]Between you and Biggie, it was like,Who's gon', who's gon'..Who rules the nigga kingdom and shit, basicallyYou know what I'm sayin'...I was like, this is like a fuc*** election!It is an election and shit,You know what I'm saying?[2pac]It is that, It is that!Me and Biggie's situation is smarter than that,Me and Biggie's situation is like...[Ambulance radio]Central, we got a black male shot...[Singing]You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...[News reporter]Tupac Shakur got shot 7 times...[2pac]While i'm in jail, strangers is telling me:\You don't know?Biggie homeboy shot you!\And they braggin'!And thats why what I'm doing...I don't know what I'm doing,I'm screaming, i'm screaming...You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...CHORUS:Why am I fighting to liveIf I'm just living to fight?Why am I trying to seeWhen there ain't nothing in sight?Why am I trying to giveWhen no one gives me a try?Why am I dying to liveIf I'm just living to die?[Notorious B.I.G.]Check it, I grew up, a fuc*** screw-upGot introduced to the game,Got a ounce and fuc*** blew upChoppin rocks overnightThe nigga Biggie SmallsTryin to turn into the black Frank WhiteWe had to grow dreadsTo change our descriptionTwo cops is on the milk box, \Missing\Show they toes, you know they got stepped onA fist full of bullets, a chest full of teflonRun from the police, picture thatNigga i'm too fatI f*** around and catch a asthma attackThat's why i bust back, it don't phase meWhen he drop, take his glockAnd i'm swayzeCelebrate my escapeSold the glock, bought some weightLaid back, i got some money to make,Motherfucker!You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead...-CHORUS-Why am I fighting to liveIf I'm just living to fight?Why am I trying to seeWhen there ain't nothing in sight?Why am I trying to giveWhen no one gives me a try?Why am I dying to liveIf I'm just living to die?(OVER LAPPING)[Notorious B.I.G.]Tupac's still dead, you know what i'm saying...Just... don't feed into itIf you feed into it, it's going up and escalateYou know what i'm saying...I know about the truth...I know what people would believe that was the truth[2pac]It's on me...But still i'm havin memoriesOf high speed when the cops crashed,As i laughedPushin the gas when my Glocks blastWe was young and we was dumb but we had heartIn the dark, where we survived through the bad partsMany dreams is what i had, and plenty wishes,No hesitation in extermination of these snitchesAnd these bitches, they still continue to persue meA couple o' movies,Now the whole world is tryin to screw meEven the cops tried to sue meSo what can I do, but stay true,Sippin 22's of brewAnd now the media is trying to test me,Got the press asking questions, tryin' to stress meMisery is all I see, thats my mind stateMy history with the policeWould shake the crimerateMy main man had two strikes slipped,Got arrested and flipped,He screamed \Thug Life!\ and emptied the clip,Got tired of running from the police...-CHORUS-Why am I fighting to liveIf I'm just living to fight?Why am I trying to seeWhen there ain't nothing in sight?Why am I trying to giveWhen no one gives me a try?Why am I dying to liveIf I'm just living to die?[Notorious B.I.G.]I was shocked and everything, you know what I'm sayin'But i wasn't more shocked of him dying,I was more shocked of him... (*ding*)Pac is a strong dude yo, i know dudes,You know what I'm sayin'...He is real strong,So when they was like \He got shot!\,I was more like \Again?\,You know what I'm sayin',He always gettin' shot or shot at,He gon' pull through this one again,Make a few records about it,And it's gonna be over, you know what I'm sayin'?But when he, when he died, i was like \Whoa!\You know what I'm sayin', it kinda took me by...And even though we was going through our drama,I would never wish death on nobody,You know what I'm sayin'...Cause there ani't no coming back from that!