One Day at a Time (Em`s Version)

[2Pac]<br>Sometimes its hard, to wake up in the morning<br>Mind full of demons I don`t wanna hear them anymore<br>Got me heartbroken, fine, so many babies screamin`<br>Cuz they seein destruction before they see a human bein<br>So they start smoking, we will never get our day<br>Until we learn to pray, keep our families in shake<br>Cuz they all broken, why do ghetto birds die<br>Before we learn to fly, somebody else should try <br>Cocking guns, smoking, we can all make a change<br>So I`m told but I haven`t seen a change unfold<br>I`ll keep hopin please, if you prefer to breathe<br>Communities in need, of people that will lead<br>Keep your eyes open, I can only say I`ll try<br>Until the day I die, I promise to be wise<br>With my heart open, greed brings only misery<br>Away the tragedy, so I stay sucker free<br>Only a few chosen rise, my ghetto queens rise<br>Don`t be afraid to try, too many of us die<br>Before they daughter open wise, my brother`s speak wise<br>Stay focused on the prize, though everybody dies<br><br>[Eminem]<br>We can only learn to take, our anger and our hate<br>Control our mental stakes, settle down and set it straight<br>Maybe we can learn to take a second to pump the brakes<br>Before we said it, regret it later and let it escalate <br>Cuz by then its just too late, there`s so much we can take<br>And there`s only so much someone can swallow and tolerate<br>To the point that he just brakes, snaps, and its all it takes<br>You think that we was learnin from other rappers mistakes<br>But we ain`t, its plain to go against, <br>With every artist comes the image he portrays and the picture that he paints<br>But in the mist of all this anger and this angst <br>Never once did you heard me say I`m a gangster and I aint hear any complaints<br>But I know, that I will always continue to grow<br>As long as I lead, and never follow no one else`s shadow<br>There will never be another me, and that I can guarantee <br>That`s why the fuck I remain sucker free<br>To this day, the game, will never be the same<br>No matter how much fame and success they attain<br>There will never be another me <br>And no matter what they do, there will never be another you<br>You can search but you`ll never find<br>You can try to rewind time, but in your hearts and your minds<br>We will never die, we are forever alive<br><br>[2Pac]-And we continue growin, one day at a time<br><br>[Outlawz]<br>Don`t get caught in the publicity and caught in the hype<br>Rappers are regular people minus money ya like<br>Seachin for fortune and fame and superstardom<br>All the jury, all the calls, who grouse is harder<br>There`s not a hip-hop police, the villains is watchin<br>And the kids think beef, is they only option<br>Outlawz born filthy, guilty as charged<br>My memories took a die, my Macaveli lives on<br>You think the industry is fun, and no pity with guns<br>And when your money is up, that`s when your enemies come<br>So if he die, and came back, would he try to save rap?<br>We needing a change, the drama remains the same<br><br>I spend my whole life, (yeah) fightin myself<br>That I cant win, so I`m invitin some help<br>And hey now then, I take rights and no lefts<br>I`m still, just like a kid, lookin for stripes on my belt<br>Yeah, that there is a fight in itself<br>So I just pray and hope God, take a light to myself<br>No matter how much I try, stay alive, I`m a die a man<br>Still standin there in love my pride<br><br>My heart ????, we passed that<br>I`m tryin to keep ???? keep comin and collect all my ass cap<br>The rappers in the game ain`t change<br>And I finally realize that we not in the same game<br>The hatin` will never end, so I guess I`ll deal with it<br>Them .45`s will pop killa`s, yes I`m still with it<br>The streets is military, you gotta be a soldier<br>Gotta stay leery, and keep your eyes on the rollers<br>They do what they gotta do to shock them and hold us<br>So we gotta do what we gotta do to keep rollin<br>One way at a time, keep the faith in your mind<br><br>[2Pac]-And we continue growin, one day at a time<br><br>[2Pac]<br>Damn