2Pac — Fade Away

[Chorus: 2Pac] He who writes for Billboard Charts But kicks no material from inside the heart They fade away, fade away [Verse 1: 2Pac] Okay, now let's take a look, what do we got now? To the second looks, the crooks gon' prop now All these mean muggin' brothers from the streets Have turned into tender lovin' rubbin' club beats I just don't understand it and frankly I don't get it And even if it is, better fakin' I ain't wit' it So if you lookin' for a fool, you can pass me No funky footsteps here, so don't even ask me That's why dancers on the payroll gettin' paid But ain't no dancers in the studio when the record's made It's just me and Big D goin' buckwild, on top of the pile I'm giving emcees nuff styles So come come make you done if you feel it wrong Lay low and lean but sleep and I'ma pull ya cards 2Pacalypse is rockin' it for the public Bumping it and they love it and I'm hit like Razor Ruddock So what you wanna do now? You and your crew are through now Think the ice is meltin', 'cause brothers are comin' true now Hitting it with the furious styles, and I'm paid to say Hip-hop's here to stay, they fade away [Chorus] He who writes for Billboard Charts But kicks no material from inside the heart They fade away, fade away [Verse 2: 2Pac] To Mister Sambo, stop and fetch your look alike Hook in like a crook, I stepped up and took your mic And when there's not a single instrument playin' And ain't nobody prayin', I can't hear a word that you sayin' Heard you sold a million records in a million states But there's a million fake, a million snakes sellin' a million tapes And the Tipper Gore don't impress me She's a threat on a quest to undress me Sometimes I jest, I don't vest, so don't test me This ain't no bus, so don't rush or arrest me Don't disrespect me, punk, I'm a citizen Making money and rippin' angels is beautiful world we're living in Looking at the Grammy nominations, smilin' in my face and Waitin' to take my place at the pace of a corporation This is just a taste of the aggravation, frustration Having a faith in your occupation Cops think I'm selling a basin, I'm selling tapes and Tryna take my race to the better place and Peace to the brothers that paved the way Rollin' over in they grave today while they fade away [Chorus] He who writes for Billboard Charts But kicks no material from inside the heart They fade away, fade away He who writes for Billboard Charts But kicks no material from inside the heart They fade away, fade away [Break] Fade away Fade away [?] Never fade away [?] Never fade away [?] Never fade away [?] Never fade away [Verse 3] [?] never fade away and We don't deal with tryin' to fade away [?] away with an AK [?] [?] [?] try to fade away [?] they all run away Away an AK [Break] Never fade away Never fade away (never, no!) Never fade away Never fade, never fade, never never fade away [Chorus] He who writes for Billboard Charts But kicks no material from inside the heart So fade away, fade away [Outro] [?]