Текст песни 2Pac f Notorious B.I.G. - Runnin` (Dying to Live) *
2Pac f Notorious B.I.G. - Runnin` (Dying to Live) * слова песни
* an alternate version of "Runnin`" from the One Million Strong compilation[unidentified interviewer]Between you and Biggie, it`s likeWho`s gon`, who`s gon, who rules the.. the..the nigga kingdom and shit basically, y`knahmsayin?I was like, this is like a fuckin, electionIt`s an election and shit, y`knahmsayin?[Tupac - speaking over interviewer`s last lines]It isn`t, it isn`t thatMe and Biggie`s situation is smaller than thatMe and Biggie`s situation is like..[Tupac`s response is cut off by ambulance sirens and news clips] "Tupac Shakur was shot seven times in the chest"[Tupac - speaking again]When I`m in jail, STRANGERS was tellin meOh you don`t know? Biggie OHHHH "Who Shot Ya?"Like they BRAGGIN about itAnd that`s why what I`m doin, I know what I`m doinI`m DESTROYIN `em, I`m DESTROYIN `em man[Chorus - sung over speech above]Why am I fighting to live, if I`m just living to fight?Why am I trying to see, when there ain`t nothin in sight?Why am I trying to give, when no one gives it a try?Why am I fighting to live, if I`m just living to die?[Notorious B.I.G.]Check it, I grew up a fuckin screw-upGot introduced to the game, got a ounce and fuckin blew upChoppin rocks overnightThe nigga Biggie Smalls tryin to turn into the black Frank WhiteWe had to grow dreads to change our descriptionTwo cops is on the milk box missinShow they toes you know they got stepped onA fist full of bullets a chest full of TeflonRun from the police picture that, nigga I`m too fatI fuck around and catch a asthma attack (*heavy breathing*)That`s why I bust back, it don`t phase meWhen he drop, take his glock, and I`m SwayzeCelebrate my escape, sold the glock, bought some weightLaid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker[Chorus][Biggie - speaking over Chorus]Keep your mouth shut man, y`knahmsayin?Just... don`t feed into it, never feed into itIt`s gon` do nothin but escalate, y`knahmsayin?I know it wasn`t trueI know what he thought, but what he though wasn`t true[2Pac]It`s on meBut still I`m havin, memories of high speed when the cops crashedAs I laugh, pushin the gas when my glocks blastWe was young, and we was dumb, but we had heartIn the dark, will we survive through the bad partsMany dreams is what I had, and plenty wishesNo hesitation in extermination of these snitchesEnvious bitches, they still continue to pursue meA couple of movies, now the whole world`s tryin to screw meEven the cops tried to sue me, so what can I do?But stay true, sippin 22`s of brewAnd now media is tryin to test meGot the press askin questions, tryin to stress meMisery is all I see, that`s my mindstateMy history with the police is shake the crime rateMy main man had two strikes, slipped, got arrested and flippedHe screamed THUG LIFE and emptied the clipGot tired of runnin from the police[Chorus][Tupac - speaking over Chorus]They wanted a new regimeAnd my regime, includes East coastIncludes, West coast[Biggie - speaking]I was, more shocked than anything, y`knahmsayin?But I wasn`t more shocked of, him dyingI was more shocked of him.. `Pac is a strong dude yoI know dude, y`knahmsayin? REAL strongSo when they was like he got shotI was just more like - AGAIN?Y`knahmayin? He always gettin shot, or shot atHe gon` pull through this one againMake a few records about it, and it`s gon` be overY`knahmsayin? But when he, when he diedI was just like - WHOA, y`knahmsayin?Kinda took me by..I mean even though we was goin through our dramaI would never wish death on nobody, y`knahmsayin?Cause they`d be comin back from death {*echoing*}