[Intro: Anthony Hamilton]
 Lies and the pain
 Betrayal, life

[Verse 1: Anthony Hamilton]
 In danger's face
 Look what you're facing, gave your heart away
 And all the remedies couldn't ease the pain
 All the hurt and betrayal; need to get away
 In a world so cold
 You gain your life just to lose your soul
 Never thinking twice 'bout what the future holds
 All the lies and the games not worth fighting for

[Hook: Anthony Hamilton]
 The world is an addiction, serving up a fix
 The world is an addiction, way too much for me

[Verse 2: Nas]
 Snitches and rapists in the street, crime to the fullest
 Asking niggas if they got any extra nine bullets
 They deny me that, they know the bullets they loan me
 Be the same ones that probably had them lying flat stretched out
 Letter T
 It's better to dead a beef than let it breathe, then we don't succeed
 Cause then you gotta murder dummies
 Waste your time, they allergic to money
 I'm never squeamish to blood, we can thug, and get out of hand,
 What's the options?
 Only conclusion is shooting, bullets poppin',
 Hoodlums dropping, fear any day that the feds [bad word] knocking
 Was young and nervous, asking myself what's my purpose,
 In the back of a patty wagon, bracelets, aching me
 Pigs ignoring, I'm asking what precinct they taking me
 These cops can't relate to me, death to prison, empty vacancy

[Hook: Anthony Hamilton]
 The world is an addiction, serving up a fix
 The world is an addiction, way too much for me

[Verse 3: Nas]
 Thou shall not be selfish, real [bad [bad word] 
 Know a billionaire he has everything but a fam,
 Guess how angry this man gets, had so many bad chicks in his bed,
 Strange , same , has addictions that are sadistic
 Chain of events, habits, he puts cocaine on his prick and acts sick
 Self-esteem needs boosting alcohol consumption
 Nicotine fusion, some athletes juicing
 Pastors quote biblical chapters, Psalms
 All along he's into bestiality [bad word] 
 And it's wrong, so I keep the Cali weed in the bong
 And I'm strong, but the female anatomy got me [bad word]  And these women need shoes and bags, cars and condos
 Fine clothes, and these fiends needs to get high, so they find dough
 To mainline dope, and ya'll know

[Hook: Anthony Hamilton]
 The world is an addiction, serving up a fix
 The world is an addiction, way too much for me

[Verse 4: Nas]
 So many vices, habits, mine of course, bad chicks
 My response to any advice on what is the essentials of life
 I'm just rebellious, not selfish,
 Guess we all share different definitions of what wealth is
 I need the best things in life that's women, that's cars
 Cigars in Venice, bottle on ice, that's priceless
 The other night, just in the emergency room
 patient said she needs to see a doctor soon
 Doctor busy operating on a lady who's sedated
 He can barely concentrate, cause he's newly separated
 His estranged wife likes entertaining her acquaintance
 In the house they were married in, mad people waiting
 Some young, some old, heads and stomachs aching
 Filling out an application, cause they all need medication
 But the doctor need love or a quick vacation, calling up his travel agent
 Same time, premeditating murdering his ex wife
 Life, savage ain't it
 Some need Xanax, just to maintain it
 We all need faith cause the world keep changing
 Let go of the illusion, start some restraining

[Outro: Anthony Hamilton]
 Just hold on (just hold on)
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