Smile

There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
 That's gon' make it hard to smile in the future
 But through whatever you see
 Through all the rain and the pain
 You gotta keep your sense of humor
 You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit
 Remember that!
 Mmm, yeah, keep ya head up! Yeah
 ♪
 Our lifestyles be close-captioned, addicted to fatal attractions
 Pictures of actions be played back in the midst of mashin'
 No fairy tales for this young black male
 Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales
 Hustlers hardly think of culture
 Or the repercussions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures
 Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars, and bitches
 Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures
 Why shed tears? Save your sympathy
 My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetary
 Here's a message to the newborns waitin' to breathe
 If you believe, then you can achieve just look at me!
 Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on
 Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on
 To all the seeds that follow me, protect your essence
 Born with less, but you still precious
 Just smile for me now!
 Smile for me, won't you smile? (Smile for me now)
 Just smile, smile for me (Smile)
 (What you lookin' all sad for?)
 (Nigga, you black, smile for me now)
 Smile for me
 (Nigga, you ain't got nothin' to be worried about)
 Won't you smile? (No doubt, smile for me now)
 Just smile (And the next generation)
 Now, as I open up my story, with the blaze of your blunts
 And you can picture thoughts slowly, up on phrases I wrote
 And I can walk you through the days that I done
 I often wish that I could save everyone, but I'm a dreamer
 Have you ever seen a nigga who was strong in the game
 Overlookin' his tomorrows, and they finally came?
 Look back on childhood memories, and I'm still feelin' the pain
 Turnin' circles in my 9th grade, dealin' cocaine
 Too many hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain
 And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane
 Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin' it change
 But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains
 Had a dream of livin' wealthy and makin' it big
 Over football chose to cook raw, wouldn't take but I did
 And after all my momma's thankin' God for blessin' the child
 All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile, smile!
 Smile for me, won't you smile?
 Just smile, smile for me
 Smile for me
 Won't you smile? Just smile
 Fuck the world, as we unloading, witness furious speeds
 Unanswered questions keep us all stressin', curious G's
 Backstabbed and bleedin'
 Crooked thoughts laced with weed, learnin'
 Duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot, they burnin'
 Inhale the sherm smoke, visualize the flames
 Will I be smothered by my own pain?
 Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to diss us
 Takin' pictures for the feds in desperate hopes they'd get us
 Hit us all, give us plenty centuries
 Forgive my sins, since I entered many penitentiaries
 The best revenge is "Fuck friends!" – we military minded soldiers
 Bustin' shots blindly, tryin' to find Jehovah
 To help me, somebody save me, lost and crazy
 Scared to drop a seed hopin' I ain't cursed my babies
 Maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain
 Embrace my words, make the world change
 And still I smile, nigga
 And now a moment of silence, let us pray
 ♪
 And as you journey into outerspace
 May the angels help to lead the way
 May the prayers that our families made
 Shine up on your soul to keep you safe
 And all the homies that done passed away
 They there to greet you as you pass the gates
 And as you headed to the tunnel's light
 I hope it leads to eternal life
 We say the prayers for our homie 'Pac
 Smile for me, won't you just smile for me?
 Smile for me (Smile)
 Smile for me
 
 Won't you just smile for me?
 ♪
 (All you need to do is smile for me)
 (Smile for me)
 Come on smile for me
 
 There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see
 That's gon' make it hard to smile in the future
 But through whatever you see
 Through all the rain and the pain
 You gotta keep your sense of humor
 You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit
 Remember that!
 Mmm, yeah, keep ya head up! Yeah
 ♪
 Our lifestyles be close-captioned, addicted to fatal attractions
 Pictures of actions be played back in the midst of mashin'
 No fairy tales for this young black male
 Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales
 Hustlers hardly think of culture
 Or the repercussions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures
 Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars, and bitches
 Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures
 Why shed tears? Save your sympathy
 My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetary
 Here's a message to the newborns waitin' to breathe
 If you believe, then you can achieve just look at me!
 Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on
 Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on
 To all the seeds that follow me, protect your essence
 Born with less, but you still precious
 Just smile for me now!
 Smile for me, won't you smile? (Smile for me now)
 Just smile, smile for me (Smile)
 (What you lookin' all sad for?)
 (Nigga, you black, smile for me now)
 Smile for me
 (Nigga, you ain't got nothin' to be worried about)
 Won't you smile? (No doubt, smile for me now)
 Just smile (And the next generation)
 Now, as I open up my story, with the blaze of your blunts
 And you can picture thoughts slowly, up on phrases I wrote
 And I can walk you through the days that I done
 I often wish that I could save everyone, but I'm a dreamer
 Have you ever seen a nigga who was strong in the game
 Overlookin' his tomorrows, and they finally came?
 Look back on childhood memories, and I'm still feelin' the pain
 Turnin' circles in my 9th grade, dealin' cocaine
 Too many hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain
 And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane
 Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin' it change
 But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains
 Had a dream of livin' wealthy and makin' it big
 Over football chose to cook raw, wouldn't take but I did
 And after all my momma's thankin' God for blessin' the child
 All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile, smile!
 Smile for me, won't you smile?
 Just smile, smile for me
 Smile for me
 Won't you smile? Just smile
 Fuck the world, as we unloading, witness furious speeds
 Unanswered questions keep us all stressin', curious G's
 Backstabbed and bleedin'
 Crooked thoughts laced with weed, learnin'
 Duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot, they burnin'
 Inhale the sherm smoke, visualize the flames
 Will I be smothered by my own pain?
 Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to diss us
 Takin' pictures for the feds in desperate hopes they'd get us
 Hit us all, give us plenty centuries
 Forgive my sins, since I entered many penitentiaries
 The best revenge is "Fuck friends!" – we military minded soldiers
 Bustin' shots blindly, tryin' to find Jehovah
 To help me, somebody save me, lost and crazy
 Scared to drop a seed hopin' I ain't cursed my babies
 Maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain
 Embrace my words, make the world change
 And still I smile, nigga
 And now a moment of silence, let us pray
 ♪
 And as you journey into outerspace
 May the angels help to lead the way
 May the prayers that our families made
 Shine up on your soul to keep you safe
 And all the homies that done passed away
 They there to greet you as you pass the gates
 And as you headed to the tunnel's light
 I hope it leads to eternal life
 We say the prayers for our homie 'Pac
 Smile for me, won't you just smile for me?
 Smile for me (Smile)
 Smile for me
 
 Won't you just smile for me?
 ♪
 (All you need to do is smile for me)
 (Smile for me)
 Come on smile for me