[Chorus: Big Pun]
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
[Verse 1: Triple Seis]
Yo, yo, it's easy to forget, hard to reminiscencе
It's things like this to let me know you ain't shit
You smilе in my face behind the scene cloak
Shit about Seis, thought I call it quits, it's all in my face
Much as I fought to be here, thought I lost faith
Paid dues with the clique so we all get laid
How you supposed to be a man if you can't feed your fam?
How we supposed to be fair? You can't heed your man
It's a lot of things in life I ain't trying to understand
Like who's my worst enemy? That friend I pretend to be
I'm searching and I'm hurting off the memories
I'll keep working while you smirking off the Hennessy
Remember me? That same cat that let you sleep in his crib
Same cat that keep you deep in his rib
Put it all together and see what I did, made it family first
Let me show you what my family's worth
[Chorus: Big Pun]
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
[Verse 2: Triple Seis]
Yo, must my son cry? Son became a man
I always felt your pain when I touched your hands
From the church and the scams to the streets and the whore
Her's seeming deeper, when you asleep in your car
Way you took time to pray for me, I made through it all
Look how I grew from a bad seed when everybody doubted me
You gave me strength and many belief, told me
"The one who left behind'll eventually take the lead"
Even wrote rhymes in Spanish, you paid mine to the manage
You put aside and gave time when it mattered
When I left the scene, I seen your heart shattered
But Pops ain't understand, you against all my plans
But, shit, I save them and help, he used to tell me
He grew without a father himself
So I thought dealt, if I get caught, I support self
Then I realized that I needed some help
[Chorus: Big Pun]
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
[Verse 3: Triple Seis]
Yo, the harsh reality is you wasn't there for your kid
From all the fights and the bibs, long nights in the crib
Almost lost it all, most of all making a bid
How she supposed to live? Forgivin', forget what you did
Just handle your biz 'fore they go hand you a quiz
On the strip for this change, you got banned from the bridge
What's your concept? Fed any nigga out of context
You want that? I already storage your palm set
Long at, had to put my contract, bundle beyond tracks
Raw rap, tell me when you saw fact
'Cause what you worth in your source'll get your jaw tapped
You need to do for your own, nigga, ignore that
The harsh reality is I'm expressative and with there the best it is
And question the message they get it
This ain't event, I'ma be real to the kids
Better use school before you get used, it's ad-libs
[Chorus: Big Pun]
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
The harsh realities of life have taken toll
Even Jes' Christ forsake my soul
Please tell me what price to pay to make it whole
Take control, I'm makin' dough but not enough to blow
JO's, they lust my flow, but ayo, I don't trust a soul
