2Pac — Souljas Story

[Intro] They cuttin' off welfare All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me (They think crime is rising now) All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier (You got whites killing Blacks) All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me (Cops killing Blacks) All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier (And Blacks killing Blacks) All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier (Shit just gon' get worse) All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier (They just gon' become soldiers) All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me (Straight soldiers) [Chorus] All you wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All you wanted to be, a soldier, like me All you wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All you wanted to be, a soldier, like me All you wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All you wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All you wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All you wanted to be, a soldier, like me [Verse 1] Crack done took a part of my family tree My mama's on the shit, my daddy split and moms is steady blaming me Is it my fault, just cause I'm a young Black male? Cops sweat me as if my destiny is makin' crack sales Only fifteen and got problems Cops on my tail, so I bail 'til I dodge 'em They finally pull me over and I laugh "Remember Rodney King?" and I blast on his punk ass Now I got a murder case You speak of Heaven punk? I never heard of the place Wanted to come up fast, got a Uz' and a black mask Ducking fuckin' task, now who's the jackass? Keep my shit cocked cause the cops got a Glock too What the fuck would you do? Drop them or let 'em drop you? I chose droppin' the cop I got me a Glock, and a Glock for the niggas on my block Mama tried to stab me, I moved out Sold a pound a weed, made Gs, bought a new house I'm only seventeen, I'm the new king Got me a crew, bought 'em jewels, and a Uz'-thing But all good things don't last Task came fast, and busted my Black ass Coolin' in the pen, where the good's kept Now my little brother wants to follow in my footsteps, a soldier [Chorus] All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me [Verse 2] Buck, buck, niggas get fucked, don't step to this Quiet as kept, I'm blessed on a quest with a death wish Tell 'em to come and test and arrest, nigga, it's hectic Here's the anorexic, I'm makin' it to an exit Walking through the streets on the Black tip Packed with several gats 'cause I'm on some pay 'em back shit Niggas don't wanna try me, brother, you'll get shot down Now I'm king of the block since my bigger brother's locked down I'm hot now, so many punk police have got shot down Other coppers see me on the block and they jock now That's what I call a kingpin Send my brother what he needs and some weed up to Sing-Sing Tellin' him just be ready, set Pack ya shit up quick and when I hit, be prepared to jet Niggas from the block on the boat now Every single one got a gun that'll smoke, pow These punks about to get hit by the best I'm wearin' double vest, so aim at my fuckin' chest I'll be makin' straight dome calls Touch the button on the wall, you'll be pickin' up your own balls I can still hear my mother shout "Hit the pen, nigga, break your bigger brother out" I got a message for the warden I'm comin' for your ass as fast as Flash Gordon We get surrounded in the mess hall Yes, y'all, a crazy motherfucker making death calls Just bring me my brother and we leavin' For every minute you stall, one of y'all bleedin' They brought my brother in a jiffy I took a cop just in case things got tricky And just as we was walkin' out (Bang) I caught a bullet in the head, the screams never left my mouth My brother caught a bullet, too I think he gon' pull through, he deserve to The fast life ain't everything they told ya Never get much older, following the tracks of a soldier [Chorus] A soldier, a soldier All he ever wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be (All he ever wanted to be), a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me [Outro] All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be, a soldier, a soldier All he wanted to be, a soldier, like me All he wanted to be— Straight soldier, 1993 onward Yellin' it 'cause nobody else is tellin'—