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How It Is Lyrics by Biohazard

State of the World Address

1994

Artist: Biohazard f/ Cypress Hill
Album: State of the World Address
Song: How It Is

"Hey yo, what up baby! Yeah this is Cypress Hill, Biohazard steppin' to
Ya Brooklyn, East-Side LA, what up now!"

Look into the eyes of a madman
You can see it in his face, he's a weak and sad man
Staring straight ahead, his eyes set like stone
With a nine millimeter cocked at your dome
No way out, it's too late cause you're already in it
So what ya gonna do you'll be dead in a minute
Thinking slow will get you nowhere fast
A young life terminated with one short blast

You live like that, you die like this
That 's how it is
Livin' with regret ain't no way to live
That's how it is
You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss
That's how it is yo
That's how it is

That's what you get for living like this
With a bullet in your head - you're dead, you can't miss
Ain't no time for regret when your body's in a bag
Ain't no time to change your mind when your head begins to sag
Shoulda known better, ain't working for you now
If you'd know better you'd be here somehow
So change your ways before you ways change you
With a hole in your head that you can see through

You're looking up and you're looking down
Shots are rippin' out from all around
You're crying out for help but it can't be found
The voice of regret is the only sound

You live like that, you die like this
That 's how it is
Livin' with regret ain't no way to live
That's how it is
You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss
That's how it is yo
That's how it is
You live like that, you die like this
That 's how it is
Livin' with regret ain't no way to live
That's how it is
You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss
That's how it is yo
That's how it is

You play the game and you pay the price
For hustlin' in the gutter with the motherfuckin' street lice
But sooner or later what goes around comes around
You wind up dead and buried in the hard, cold ground
Dead and buried in the hard, cold ground
Dead and buried in the hard! Cold! Ground!

"Cypress Hill, once again, my symphony, steppin' to ya. So back on up
Ese, cause the 'Hazard is backin' me up homes!"

You're looking up and you're looking down
Shot's are rippin' out from all around
You're crying out for help but it can't be found
The voice of regret is the only sound!!!

You live like that, you die like this
That 's how it is
Livin' with regret ain't no way to live
That's how it is
You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss
That's how it is yo
That's how it is
You live like that, you die like this
That 's how it is
Livin' with regret ain't no way to live
That's how it is
You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss
That's how it is yo
That's how it is
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Biohazard

Biohazard

About “How It Is” by Biohazard

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"How It Is" is credited to Biohazard. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"How It Is" appears on "State of the World Address" in 1994.

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