Runnin’ [Dying to Live]

Envious bitches / They still continue to pursue me / A couple of movies / Now the whole world’s tryna screw me / Even the cops tried to sue me
[Rob Marriott] (& 2Pac)
Between you and Biggie
It was like, who’s gon’… who’s gon’
Who rules the Nigga kingdom and shit
Basically
You know what I’m saying?
I was like, this is like a fucking election
(It is that)
It’s an election and shit
(It is that)
You know what I am saying
(Me and Biggie’s situation 
 is smaller than that
 Me and Biggie’s situation is like…)

* Central, we got a black male shot *

[Hook]
You know I wonder 
If they’ll laugh
When I am dead
(* Tupac Shakur was shot several times in the chest *)
Why am I fighting to live 
If I’m just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see 
When there ain’t nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give 
When no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live 
If I’m just living to die?

[2Pac] (talking over hook)
While I’m in jail
Strangers is telling me
“You don’t know?
 Biggie homeboy shot you
 And they braggin’”
And that’s why what I’m doing
I know what I’m doing
I’m destroying them
I’m destroying them

[The Notorious B.I.G.]
Check it
I grew up a fuckin’ screw-up
Got introduced to the game
Got a ounce and fuckin’ blew up
Choppin’ rocks overnight
The nigga Biggie Smalls 
Tryna turn into the black Frank White
We had to grow dreads 
To change our description
Two cops is on the milk box missin’
Show they toes
You know they got stepped on
A fistful of bullets
A chest full of Teflon
Run from the police
Picture that
Nigga, I’m too fat
I fuck around and catch a asthma attack
That’s why I bust back
It don’t phase me
When he drop, take his Glock
And I’m Swayze
Celebrate my escape
Sold the Glock
Bought some weight
Lay back
I got some money to make
Motherfucker

[Hook]
And I wonder if they’ll laugh 
When I’m dead
Why am I fighting to live
If I’m just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see 
When there ain’t nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give 
When no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live 
If I’m just living to die?

[Biggie] (talking over hook)
Keep your mouth shut, Big
You know what I’m saying?
Just don’t feed into it
If you feed into it
It’s gonna do nothin’ but escalate
You know what I’m saying?
I knew it wasn’t true
I knew what I was gettin’ blamed for wasn’t true

[2Pac]
It’s on me
But still I’m havin’ 
Memories of high speed when the cops crashed
As I laugh
Pushin’ the gas while my Glocks blast
We was young and we was dumb
But we had heart
In the dark
Will we survive through the bad parts?
Many dreams is what I had
And plenty wishes
No hesitation in extermination
Of these snitches
Envious bitches
They still continue to pursue me
A couple of movies
Now the whole world’s tryna screw me
Even the cops tried to sue me
So what can I do?
But stay true
Sippin’ 22’s of brew
And now media is tryna test me
Got the press askin’ questions
Tryna stress me
Misery is all I see
That’s my mind state
My history with the police 
Will shake the crime rate
My main man had two strikes, slipped
Got arrested, and flipped
He screamed “Thug Life!” 
And emptied the clip
Got tired of runnin’ from the police

[Hook]
And I wonder if they’ll laugh
When I’m dead
Why am I fighting to live
If I’m just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see
When there ain’t nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give
When no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live 
If I’m just living to die?

[2Pac talking over chorus]
Just like now I’m in power
Everybody that love Biggie
They all like “I can’t wait for Biggie to come back”
That’s why they root for them
They rootin’ for they people
And when I was gone
That’s why all my niggas was like
“We can’t wait for him to come”
They wanted a new regime
And my regime includes the East Coast
It includes the West Coast 

[Biggie talking]
I was more shocked than anything
You know what I’m sayin’?
But I wasn’t more shocked of him… dying
I was more shocked of him… 
Pac is a strong dude, yo
I know dude
You know what I’m sayin’? 
Real strong
So when they was like he got shot
I was just more like, “Again?” 
You know what I’m sayin’?
He always getting shot
Or shot at
He going to pull through this one again
Make a few records about it
And it’s going to be over
You know what I’m sayin’?
But when he… when he died
I was just like, “whoa…”
You know what I’m saying? 
Kinda took me by…
I mean
Even though we was going through our drama
I would never wish death on nobody
You know what I’m sayin’?
Because there ain’t no coming back from that