Ha ha ha ha ha ha uhh
See to live is to suffer but to survive
well that's to find meaning in the suffering.

[Chorus]
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up!
[Repeat]

[1]
I been through mad different phases like Masons
to find my way & now I know that happy days are not far away
If I'm strong enough I'll live long enough to see my kids
doing something more constructive with they time
than bids I know because I been there
now I'm in there sit back & look
at what it took for me to get there
First came the bullshit the drama with my mama
she got on the fly shit until i split
and said that I'ma be that seed
that doesn't need much to succeed
strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn't bleed
I'm ready for the world or at least I thought I was
baggin' niggas when I caught a buzz
for thinking about how short I was
Going too fast it wouldn't last but yo I couldn't tell
group homes & institutions, prepare my ass for jail
They put me in a situation forcin' me to be a man
when I was just learnin' to stand without a helpin' hand
Damn, was it my fault, somethin' I did
to make a father leave his first kid at 7 doin' my first bid?
Back on the scene at 14 with a scheme
to get more cream than I'd ever seen in a dream
and by all means I will be living high off the hog
and I never gave a fuck about much but my dog
That's my only motherfucka I had offered my last
Just another little nigga headed nowhere fast

[Chorus]

[2]
That ain't the half shit get's worse as I get older
actions become bolder heart got colder
chip on my shoulder that I dared a nigga to touch
didn't need a click cause I scared a nigga that much
One deep went to for kicks
catchin' vicks throwin' bricks gettin by bein' slick
used to get high to get by used to have to puff my L
in the morning before I get fly
I ate something a couple of forties made me hate somethin'
I did some coke now I'm ready to take something
3 years later showing signs of stress
didn't keep my hair cut or give a fuck how I dressed
I'm possessed by the darker side livin' the cruddy life
Shit like this kept a nigga with a bloody knife
wanna make records but I'm fucking it up
I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

[Chorus]

[3]
Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom
Niggas talking shit like damn look how that rock got him
Open like a window no more Indo look at a video
sayin' to myself that could've been yo on the TV
believe me it could be done somethin's got to give
it's got to change cause I've got a son
I've got to do the right thing for shorty
and that means no more getting high drinking forties
So I get back lookin' type slick again
Fake niggas jump back on my dick again
Nothin' but love for those that know how it feel
& much respect to all my niggas that kept it real
Kept a nigga strong kept a nigga from doin wrong
Niggas know who they is and this is yo fuckin' song
and to my boo who stuck with a nigga through
all the bullshit you'll get yours because it's due

[Chorus]

can't get up...I gots to get up
This is from the heart baby, don't get it twisted
Ahh X RATED!!!!!

(feat. Denaun Porter)

[20 seconds of instrumental to open]

[Chorus: Denaun Porter - singing]
Now don't you know that they want to, catch you
Slippin with no protection
Lead you in the wrong direction
Every nigga around you is a reflection
Of you when you were at your lowest point in your life
Cause niggaz wanna catch you slippin
(Don't let 'em catch you slippin)
They wanna catch you slippin (you've been slippin, slippin)

[Lil' Kim]
No more Mrs. Nice Bitch
Niggaz done, flipped the script and got on some sheist shit
Sellin they soul when love is priceless
They kicked me when I was down and stuck in a crisis
I kept it all in and now I'm 'bout to erupt
Man, FUCK the law the whole system's corrupt
A street grudge put me in front of a judge
But I stood there like what, the Bee don't budge
It's a foul game, no such thing as fair play
And real niggaz get railroaded everyday
Words misconstrued and used against you
Then you get screwed when it's time to sentence you
World cavin in, it's a shitty sitch-i-ation
A year and a day, three years probation
Public humiliation, poor representation
Guilty by association

[Chorus]

[Lil' Kim]
I'ma stand up type, grew up in the projects
And that's worth more than material objects
A lot of things when they know you got it
You a target, and now they tryin to get in the pockets
Lawsuits, lawyers prosecute for profit
Meanwhile the media promotin the gossip
I had to say it, cause I'm that real with it
You shinin like a star, then you gotta deal with it
And dudes pick to take these groupies to bed
Better watch it 'fore they write a book about like Superhead
Fuck 'em and leave 'em then they after your paper
Put a hole in the condom and say that you raped her
See you can be a rapper, athlete or an actor
Believe me, these devils find a way to get at'cha
All it takes is some green and your face on the screen
Fuck it, just say I took one for the team

[Chorus]

[Lil' Kim]
In these streets you gotta sleep with one eye open
And watch for the snakes and the Jakes approachin
Cause it could be the ones that you laugh and joke wit
The ones you smoke wit, and sold your coke wit
I set you up for the right piece of change
And have your brains on the dashboard of the Range
Too often, I seen a nigga layin in the coffin
All cause some shit was blown out of proportion
Everywhere you go you gotta move with caution
Cause the rap game ain't much different than the crack game
It's the new hustle, gotta have brains and muscle
Get too much money and these haters wanna touch you
Now I can see why they all on me
Niggaz do dirty work, the shit fall on me
Not only do you gotta watch the boys in blue
But the niggaz in your crew you gotta watch them too

[Chorus]

I'm always taking my time to fall in love
Usually fall behind
I'm always making up lies
To drift away, get you out of my mind
And yes I know it's not ok
To close my eyes to love this time

Why am I competing,
when I know I should let you in
cause you'll just keep defeating me until I let
you win my heart
Your love has taken down my guard

Now on your love I'm tripping
For your love I'm slipping
With your love I'm drifting
With your love

You should know it's not like me
to give my heart away so easily
And you should know I can't always be
wearing my soul on my sleeve

I'm know when I'm dreaming
All I dream of is me and you
So why do I keep reaching for something more to
hold onto when I fall
You love has taken down my walls

Oh it's not like me to give my heart so easily
Oh I can't always be wearing my soul on my sleeve
Hey I'm taking my time, fall in love or fall behind
Hey I'm making up lies, drifting away..

Ha ha ha ha ha ha uhh
See to live is to suffer but to survive
well that's to find meaning in the suffering.

Chorus
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up!
(Repeat)

-1-
I been through mad different phases like Mazes
to find my way
and; now I know that happy days are not far away
If I'm strong enough
I'll live long enough to see my kids
doing something more constructive with they time than bids
I know because I been there
now I'm in there (uhh)
sit back and look at what it took for me to get there (uhh)
First came the bullshit the drama with my mama
she got on some fly shit so I split
and said that I'ma be (whooh)
that seed that doesn't need much to succeed (Uhh)
strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn't bleed (what)
I'm ready for the world or at least I thought I was
baggin' niggas when I caught a buzz
for thinking about how short I was
Going too fast it wouldn't last but yo I couldn't tell
group homes and institutions, prepare my ass for jail (uh-huh)
They put me in a situation forcin' me to be a man
when I was just learnin' to stand without a helpin' hand
Damn, was it my fault, somethin' I did
to make a father leave his first kid at 7 doin' my first bid? (uhh)
Back on the scene at 14 with a scheme (uhh)
to get more cream than I'd ever seen in a dream (uhh)
and by all means I will be living high off the hog (what)
and I never gave a fuck about much but my dog (what)
That's the only muthafucka I had offered my last
Just another little nigga headed nowhere fast

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up!

-2-
That ain't the half (uh)
shit get's worse as I get older (uh-huh)
actions become bolder heart got colder (uh-huh)
chip on my shoulder that I dared a nigga to touch
didn't need a clique cause I scared a nigga that much (c抦on)
One deep with a bitch, startin shit for kicks
catchin' vicks throwin' bricks (uh)
gettin by bein' slick (uh)
used to get high just to get by (what)
used to have to puff my L
in the morning before I could fly (what)
I ate something a couple of forties made me hate somethin' (uh-huh)
I did some coke now I'm ready to take something (uhh)
3 years later showing signs of stress
didn't keep my hair cut or give a fuck how I dressed (ohhh)
I'm possessed by the darker side livin' the cruddy life
Shit like this kept a nigga with a bloody knife (c抦on)
wanna make records but I'm fuckin it up (why)
I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up!

-3-
Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom (uh)
Niggas talking shit like damn look how that rock got him (uh)
Open like a window no more Indo look at a video (uh)
sayin' to myself that could've been yo ass on the TV
believe me it could be done somethin's got to give
it's got to change cause now I've got a son (yes)
I've got to do the right thing for shorty
and that means no more getting high drinking forties (c抦on)
So I get back lookin' type slick again (uh)
Fake niggas jump back on my dick again (uh-huh)
Nothin' but love for those that know how it feel
& much respect to all my niggas that kept it real
Kept a nigga strong (uh)
kept a nigga from doin' wrong (uh)
niggas know who they is and this is yo fuckin song (uh)
and to my boo who stuck with a nigga through
all the bullshit you'll get yours because it's due (c抦on c抦on)

Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I can't get up
Ay yo I'm slippin' I'm fallin' I gots to get up
Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up!

See, this is that shit
This is that shit
That all real niggas can relate to
This is from the heart baby, don't get it twisted
Ahh X BABY!!!!!