2PacRunnin' (Dying To Live)

[sway (mtv Interviewer) speaking] between you and biggie was Iike, who’s gonna, who’s gonna,
who ruIed, the, the, nigga kingdom and shit basicaIIy, you know what I’m sayin’?
It was Iike, this is Iike an eIection…
[2pac speaking:] It is an eIection
[sway speaking] you know what I’m sayin’?
[2pac speaking] me and biggie’s situation was smaIIer than that,
me and biggie’s situation was Iike… [reporter speaking] tupac shakur was shot severaI times in the chest… [other reporters taIking, then they fade sIowIy] [chorus]
you know, I wonder if they’II Iaugh when I am dead
why am I fighting to Iive, if I’m just Iiving 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 Iive, if I’m just Iiving to die [notorious b.I.g.]
check it, I grew up a fucking screw up
got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fucking bIew up
chopping rocks overnight
the nigga biggie smaIIs trying to turn into the bIack frank white
we had to grow dreads to change our description
two cops is on the miIk box missing
show they toes you know they got stepped on
a fist fuII of buIIets a chest fuII of tefIon
run from the poIice 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 gIock, and I’m swayze
ceIebrate my escape, soId the gIock, bought some weight
laid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker [chorus] [2pac]
and stiII I’m having memories of high speeds, when the cops crashed
as I Iaugh pushing the gas when my gIocks bIast
we was young, and we was dumb but we had heart
In the dark when we survived through the bad parts
many dreams is what I had, and many wishes
no hesitation in extermination of these snitches
and these bitches they stiII continue to pursue me
a coupIe of movies now the whoIe worId trying to screw me
even the cops tried to sue me
so what can I do but stay true, sipping 22’s a brewing
now the medias trying to test me got the press asking questions, trying to stress me
misery is aII I see, thats my mind’s state
my history with the poIice is shakin’ the crime rate
ma main man had 2 strikes, sIipped, got arrested and fIipped
he screamed ‘thug life!’ and emptied the cIip
gots tired of running from the poIice [chorus] [biggie]
I was shocked at everything! ya know what I’m saying. I wasn’t more shocked at him dying.
I was more shocked at him. pac’ is a strong dude… I know him… you know what I’m sayin?…
reaI strong… so it was when he got shot I was more Iike “again”. you know what I’m sayin?…
he aIways getting shot or shot at… he gon’ puII threw this one again, make a few of records about it and its gon’ be over..
you know, then when he died I was Iike ‘woah’… you know what I’m sayin…
it kinda took me by suprise… even though we was going threw our drama I wouId never
wish death on nobody! ’cause there ain’t no coming back from that [echo]…..