Deuce double-oh nine
 [bad word] 
 Yeah, we gon' bring 'em back to reality right here man
 TL, they ain't ready for it

 [Verse 1:]
 All this time that I've been wasting
 Tryina play in the world, no more wars
 This tribulation got me facin the morgue
 Drop down and pray to the Lord; Please forgive me for my sinny
 But it's hard to maintain mayn, when ya livin how we livin
 Rollin righteous for a minute, kept me hypnotized
 Vicious, wicked spirits kept me feelin mystified
 [bad word] intensifies, as soon as them demons started scheming
 Invading, they creepin, sneakin, tryina catch me sleeping
 Awakened; I'm [bad word]  tryina get away
 From that snake in the grass, I ain't escapin too fast
 I got a whole lotta playa haters, hatin my shine
 I don't know why, suckers keep hatin my grind (My grind-grind)
 But they can never stop a [bad word] risin (Risin)
 I'm a real (real) I'll (I'll) rider (Rider, rider)
 Living [bad word]  I'm a [bad word] ghetto survivor ('vivor)
 Ghetto survivor ('vivor)

 [Hook:]
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 You gotta know which way to turn
 You protecting yourself, or burn?
 See, I can be the [bad word] to teach you
 Stay away from the fire, it burn
 But you don't wanna listen to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn

 [Verse 2:]
 Everybody wanna live the rich life
 Gamblin they souls, they so gone off of this life
 [bad word] they don't know
 Cause they so zoned from the big lights
 And fancy cars, Big mansions, stars, no chance at alllll
 And maybe lose a little bit integrity to gain-
 The finer thangs, like shiny rings, and diamond chains
 Wake up, wake up, wake up!
 Get out that slave mentality, mayn!
 If it's vain, he gots to be vein
 They hear it on the radio (Radio-radio)
 And then they see it in the video (Video-video)
 Then they say "This must be the way to go! " (Go)
 And then they always do the typical
 Get caught up in the race, often chasin the devil
 It usually is a waste, let me put you on the level; rebel

 Against the world and it's crooked, wicked ways
 Resist the world; only way you can be saved

 [Hook:]
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 You gotta know which way to turn
 You protecting yourself, or burn?
 See, I can be the [bad word] to teach you
 Stay away from the fire, it burn
 But you don't wanna listen to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn

 [Verse 3:]
 Times are changin, the vibe is crazy
 The crime is raising, so the nines keep blazin
 Nations can't save us and everybodies anxious
 Death is contagious, but can't nobody escape here
 We was born in danger
 You'd see a clearer picture, if you knew where I came from
 And I've been in ghettos all over the world, it's the same song
 They stressed out and fed up
 These oppressors won't let up, they just keep holdin me down
 But I'm a rise up and make it to the real light
 Can't wait to see, just wonderful, it feel like
 So lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely-lovely (Seeee)
 I can be the [bad word] to teach you
 Cause you know that it take a real [bad word] to reach you
 And to a better life, this advice could lead you
 To tell them politicians that we no longer need you, you're see-through

 [Hook:]
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 You gotta know which way to turn
 You protecting yourself, or burn?
 See, I can be the [bad word] to teach you
 Stay away from the fire, it burn
 But you don't wanna listen to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn
 See, life is a lesson to learn

 [Outro:]
 Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way
 Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way
 Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way
 Life is a lesson, you learn the hard way