Smile

(альбом: The Untouchable - 1997)

[Intro: 2Pac]

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.

[Verse One: 2Pac]

Our lifestyles be close captioned
addicted to fatal attractions
Pictures of actions be played back
in the midst of mashing
No fairy tales for this young black male
Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales
Hustling and heart be a nigga culture
or the repercutions while busting on backstabbing vultures
Selling my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches
Wishing I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures
Why shed tears? Save your sympathy
My childhood years were spent burying my peers in the cemetary
Here's a message to the newborns, waiting to breathe
If you believe then you can achieve
Just look at me
Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on
Living 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

[Chorus: Johnny P, 2Pac]

Smiiiiiile for me , won't you smile (smile for me now)
Just smiiiile (smile), smile for me
(What cha looking all sad for, nigga you black, smile for me now)
Smiiiiiile for me (nigga you ain't got nothing to be worried about)
Won't you smile (no doubt, smile for me now) just smiiiiile
(And the next generation)

[Verse Two: Scarface]

Now as I open up my story
with the blaze a 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
overlooking his tomorrows and they finally came?
Look back on childhood memories and I'm still feeling the pain
Turning circles in my life came to dealing cocaine
To many hassles in my local life, surviving the strain
And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane
Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hoping it'd change
But when I focus on reality we broke and in chains
Had a dream of living wealthy and making it big
And after all my momma's thanking God for blessing the child
All my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile
Smile

[Chorus (without 2pac)]

[Verse Three: 2Pac]

Fuck the world as we elope and witness furious speeds
of nasty questions keep us all stressing, curious G's
Backstabbed and bleeding, fucking thoughts laced with weed
Learning, ducking stray shots, bullets be hot, they burning
Inhaling sherm smoke, visualized the flames
Will I be smothered by my own pain?
Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to dis us
Taking pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes they'd get us
Hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins
Since I ain't in many penitenturies the best revenge is fuck friends
We military minded soldiers, busting shots blindly
Trying to find Jehovah to help me
Somebody save me
Lost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hoping 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

[Scarface talking]

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

(Smile for me)
(All ya need to do is smile)
(Woooo smile for me)
(Come on smile for me)