these are true stories....

(CHORUS)(2x)
a lifetime without pain
is a rainbow without rain
lessons come from mistakes, hard times arent in vain
god threw us on this hell i guess its our job to maintain
so we maintain
so we maintain

(VERSE 1) The Drugs
When i was 15 me and my cuzin got into heavy weed smoke.
we broke
so we toak
cuz we need hope.
and thats what i got from smokin
i used to get so high my eyes couldnt open
and it felt like my brains was floatin'
cuz all of a sudden my pain was broken
but then it got harder to feel the dope.
it went from pills to coke
So that just killed the hope.
Niggaz started gettin skinny and robbin stores.
got cash but spent it all on coppin more
thats when i went sober and watched niggaz ruin they lives
in and out of jail just to get high.
i wish it would all go back to how it was before
lost my nigga to the rock, i dint even wanna sell it no more.

(CHORUS)(2x)
a lifetime without pain
is a rainbow without rain
lessons come from mistakes, hard times arent in vain
god threw us on this hell i guess its our job to maintain
so we maintain
so we maintain

(VERSE 2) The Guns
When life takes a hold of me, i take a hold of my gun
when i feel like blastin myself i think of holdin my son.
holdin my wife.
gettin older in life.
so i scream fuck the world cuz i know that im right.
i bust my .38 in the air, shit ,thats why i bought it
So when i get pissed i point to the sky and shoot bullets retaded.
Ignoring that this gun was the reason that my problems all started.
cuz when i was 17 that was the cool thing to get.
the higher caliber you bust thats how you proove you the best.
But now beef got me packin a vest.
cuz for no apparent reason niggaz pull the heat to your chest
my mans already got shot on his rib.
the other had bought a gun for his kid.
and now while hes locked up in jail
his kid's in front of his crib, fillin the pavement with shells..

(CHORUS)(4x)
a lifetime without pain
is a rainbow without rain
lessons come from mistakes, hard times arent in vain
god threw us on this hell i guess its our job to maintain
so we maintain
and we maintain