Hopeless

[Ludacris]<br>Ooh..You feel that<br>As I take you to them dirt roads deep down in your southern roots<br>Where nobody said life was gon be easy<br>And we travel through this emotional rollercoaster called life<br>and we have our ups and downs<br>Just keep in mind, when you hit rock bottom<br>There ain`t nowhere to go but up baby<br>Just all about how you deal with it, ya feel me<br>Listen here<br><br>(Chorus 2X: Ludacris) + [Trick Daddy]<br>When life seems hopeless<br>It make a nigga lose focus<br>Empty beer bottles and roaches<br>[Helps to get it off my chest<br>Cause I`m so stressed<br>And all I hear is] FUCK THE WORLD<br><br>[Ludacris]<br>Man, ever since life`s been a gamble, my lifes been in shambles<br>Double-edge swords burning both sides of the candle<br>But Chris, you can`t handle the truth<br>Don`t wanna face reality<br>So lower than accept my apology<br>Please like when police say freeze<br>And I ain`t do shit but I`m down on my knees<br>Its a crooked system but gin straight take the pain away<br>I charge the game and put my problems on layaway<br>A black man but I feel so blue<br>So I smoke green and purple til my dreams come true<br>And my eyes turn red, the sky turns grey<br>Children slangin white in the hood, we call it yay<br>Drinkin` Ol` Gold down my yellow brick road<br>Where we write my script until my storys been told<br>See, I got a little money and my lifes been up<br>Now I`m fallen and I can`t get up<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Trick Daddy]<br>I had a dream about a dope fiend<br>And its strange cause he get a bentley right away<br>seem to get just for bout anything<br>Pure survival, I want to talk with him<br>He said he was too busy for that but I was more than willing the walk with him<br>So as we walked, he talked and I just listened<br>He said theres a big difference between crackers and niggaz<br>And he said white folks look out for the white folks<br>But uhh...black folks blame other black folks when there ain`t enough black folks<br>But yo...to make a long story short<br>We need to pay more attention and do things thats way more convincing<br>He told me you know, I wouldn`t say something that wasn`t worth it<br>And I damn sure wouldn`t waste my time tellin you something that`ll hurt you<br>Its your fault for anything if you done stand for something thats for certain<br>But niggaz don`t be listenin and that shit be hurtin<br>Not all of us but some of us<br>And if we don`t hurry up, they gon bury each and every life of us<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Ludacris]<br>Sometimes I can`t deal with my daily issues just being sober<br>Lifes a bitch and I can`t control her<br>I wish I could and sometimes to cry on we need a shoulder<br>The government stand us up to run us over<br>And in the hood, they don`t seem to understand, god damn<br>What`s really got me wondering if this part of the bigger plan?<br>Man I smell something fishy going on<br>Its way beyond blowing away the smoke from all of swishas going on<br>There ain`t much that I can do about it (no)<br>But preach the word, tell my peoples spend your money wisely (yup)<br>Don`t be absurd by somethings that are fishy (Like what)<br>Like at home, wake up and open your eyes to what the fuck is going on<br>Cause they constantly getting rid of us (yup)<br>One by one, whether its drugs or diseases or its gun by gun<br>I ain`t no saint either, I feel I`m even doing wrong<br>By using whats in this chorus to get through this song<br><br>[Chorus]<br><br>[Trick Daddy]<br>You know, y`all gonna mess around and keep on complaining<br>Bout slavery and umm that was over 40-50 years ago, you know<br>Black folks need to move on<br>no stay strong and umm, y`all keep playing with us crackers<br>They gonna have your ass somewhat tied up, wired up<br>Of the backroads of South Florida, Georgia you know<br>And they make it so God can`t do nothing for you<br>Can a church get an Amen<br>God for the thugs too<br>Amen