Now or Never: Odyssey 2000

[Intro/Chorus: Guru]<br>Yo, you suckers is playin a role<br>You niggaz is out of control<br>This world could swallow you whole<br>The evil could snatch your soul<br><br>[Guru]<br>Yo nigga put the gun away, or you get done away<br>If not today there`ll be a bullet for you one day<br>The gunplay used to be the forte<br>As a youth, bustin shots off the roof for horseplay<br>But once you get a glimpse of the shots, flyin at you<br>You think about the possibility of dying and that`s true<br>You won`t be stressin the gun my son<br>You`ll be askin the Lord for a chance, just one<br>Trials and tribulations, critical situations<br>Read it in revelations, check the configuration<br>They poison our population no matter your occupation<br>No matter your congregation, this is a troubled nation<br><br>[Chorus] - 2X<br><br>[Guru]<br>I`ve seen the worst of the worst, I`ve seen the best of the best<br>Seems like the weight of the world is ridin on my chest<br>A universal pain, my soul has absorbed<br>Don`t respect no phonies, don`t pay attention to frauds<br>The Lord only knows the depths of my sorrow<br>And some don`t follow because their brains are hollow<br>So swallow these words and observe the signs<br>Yo turbulent times, are distrubin the minds<br>of the youth, and ghetto life, is the proof<br>The only skills that`s taught, is how to cock and to shoot<br>Poverty crack guns, hustlers stack ones<br>Take money is the motto cause we all lack funds<br><br>[Chorus] - 2X<br><br>[Guru]<br>Nobody owes you nuttin so you better get yours<br>My desire flows like sweat, from my open pores<br>My sores heal, but still the scars remain<br>A lot of niggaz gonna feel, much more pain<br>But yo I guess that`s life, it don`t make things right<br>Been through a lot of fights, cause ignorance makes me uptight<br>And cats be thinkin, that us rappers ain`t real<br>And other cats be thinkin street life is all about steel<br>Some of this may be, but yo, look in my face<br>Cause can`t none of y`all bitches ever stand in my place<br>Pop the Remi, some for L, Tah, `Pac and Biggie<br>Really? Niggaz wanna stop the jiggy?<br>Fuck a willie, still you know you gots to dig me<br>The city, rotten to the core, no pity<br>The crowds roar, scavengers are out to get me<br>I wanna live, I`m tryin hard to stay positive<br><br>[Chorus] - 2X<br><br>[Primo scratches]<br>"Brother do the math.." ".. stay alive.." ".. it`s alright!"