Barbed Wire
(专辑: Overly Dedicated - 2010)
[Kendrick Lamar:] One time Reporting live Compton, California Have you ever felt like, like you never get life? Like you never did right, sort of like a
black sheep? Back down, backing out your dreams like some bad sleep Chasing for the
wind but you never win the
track meet Oh, what a
cold world for a
broke nigga, it's bitter And life's a
bitch, don't hit women, so I
bit her I
struck enough pain let her know I
wasn't playing I
was so sincere like Nas' first name in Belly They tell me, it's very difficult to see 25 And if I
survive it's probably with a
celly My opportunities are low because my brown complexion floats In the
ghetto rather in some heels like Giuseppe's They want me unemployed, until I
hit the
streets Fulfilling voids of broke D-Boys selling weed Fucking up my prestige, 'til I
live with the
blues BB King or the
neighbors of Snoop, that's why I'm [Kendrick Lamar (Ash Riser) {Alori Joh}:] In the
club like fuck it, though They say it's only one life, life, life And if you say I
can't live comfortable I'ma tell you that's a
lie, lie, lie So while I
hold this bottle of Ciroc with a
hand full of ass Celebrate the
very day that I
get past {Through the
barbed wire} (We are, we are) Fighters (We are, we are) True (Through the, through barbed) Wires (We will, will break) Through So while I
hold this bottle of Ciroc with a
hand full of ass Celebrate the
very day that I
get past {Through the
barbed wire} [Kendrick Lamar:] Have you ever felt like, like you never get life? Like you never did right, sort of like a
black sheep? Tryna get away from the
world's stereotype Barbed wire got a
barricade on your destiny, she desperately In need of some inspiration, see what the
people saying She gon' have a
baby then flee from her education At the
age of 16, credit-card scam schemes See a
scar on her eye, boyfriend brutality She'll never get by, no how, no way Welfare recipient, property of the
state Housing, Section 8, corner store prostitute The
owner 'bout to prosecute, the
niggas tell her that she's cute Hoodrat trashy, six baby daddies And this baby daddy is new to the
family Chilling in pajamas, waiting on the
first Fast forward spilling drinks on her fur, that's why she [Kendrick Lamar (Ash Riser) {Alori Joh}:] In the
club like fuck it, though They say it's only one life, life, life And if you say she can't live comfortable She gon' tell you that's a
lie, lie, lie So while she up in VIP pouring Merlot in the
glass Celebrate the
very day that she get past {Through the
barbed wire} (We are, we are) Fighters (We are, we are) True (Through the, through barbed) Wires (We will, will break) Through So while she up in VIP pouring Merlot in the
glass Celebrate the
very day that she get past {Through the
barbed wire} [Kendrick Lamar:] Have you ever felt like, you finally got life You finally got right? No longer a
black sheep Living off ya dreams like Christina uh-Milian In the
front seat of a
convertible eloping to get married What a
feeling of overcoming the
odds It's like we just hit the
lottery, my God There must be a
god, 'cause golly You done made it through the
fight while squabbling Ali Now ya lifestyle's looking up and you escaped the
crooked cuffs And you ain't have to kill a
nigga just to make a
couple bucks And she ain't have to go and fuck on everybody for a
dollar Making good decisions, got a
independent business-mind And both of y'all are steady grinding, doing it the
legal way Just tryna make a
decent pay on every second of the
day But they won't give you the
credit, disses out their mouth You must have joined the
Illuminati just to ball out [Kendrick Lamar (Ash Riser) {Alori Joh}:] In the
club like fuck it, though They say it's only one life, life, life And if you say they can't live comfortable They're gon' tell you that's a
lie, lie, lie So even if you overcame doubt and ya living ain't bad Know it's a
barbed wire that's always in your path {Through the
barbed wire} Just laugh Then everybody say [Alori Joh:] 'Cause I
won't get caught again And I'm here to stop the
trends You can catch me if you try Disappear into the
night And I'm gone [Alori Joh (Kendrick Lamar):] (So you made it past all the
barbed wires?) There's one more left