2Pac — When Thugz Cry Original Version

[Intro: 2Pac] When thugs cry (When thugs cry, I hear you busters out there talking) God, forgive us for our sins (About you thugs living this thug life, thug this and thug that) This go to my nigga Kato (Motherfuckers die) My nigga Mental (Still wanna be a thug?) When thugs cry From all your homeboys Wild ass place, know what I mean (wanna cry like thugs cry?) The world ain't ready for us homie, the world ain't ready [Verse 1: 2Pac] Born thuggin', and lovin' the way I came up Big money clutchin', bustin' while evadin' cocaine busts My pulse rushin', semi clutchin' into insanity They shot at my cousin, now we bustin' at they whole family The coppers wanna see me buried, I ain't worried I got a line on the D.A. ‘cause I'm fuckin' his secretary I black out and start cussin', bust 'em and touch 'em all They panic, and bitches duckin', I rush 'em and fuck 'em all I'll probably be an old man before I understand Why I have to live my life with pistols close at hand Kidnapped my homie's sister, cut her face up bad They even raped her, so we blazed they pad Automatic shots rang out, on every block They puttin' hits out on politicians, even cops I ain't lyin', they got me sleepin' with my infrared beams And in my dreams I hear motherfuckers screamin' What is the meanin' when thugs cry? [Hook: 2Pac] Battle scars and closed caskets are multiplied Motherfuckers die, don't ask why When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry! Battle scars and closed caskets are multiplied Motherfuckers die, don't ask why When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry! [Verse 2: 2Pac] Maybe my addiction to friction got me buggin' Where is the love?, never quit my ambition to thug Ain't shed a tear since the old school years of elementary Niggas I used to love, enclosed in Penitentiaries But still, homie, keep it real, how does it feel To lose your life, over something that you did as a kid? You all alone, no communication, block on the phone Don't get along with your pop, and plus your moms is gone Where did we go wrong? I put my soul in the song To help us grow in time, but now our minds are gone We went from brothers and sisters to niggas and bitches We went from welfare livin' to worldwide riches But somethin' changed in this dirty game, everything's strange Lost all my homies over cocaine, mayne See, they ask me if I shed a tear, I ain't lie See, you gotta get high or die, ‘cause even thugs cry [Hook: 2Pac] Battle scars and closed caskets are multiplied Motherfuckers die, don't ask why When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry! Battle scars and closed caskets are multiplied Motherfuckers die, don't ask why When thugs cry, we don't shed tears, we shed blood Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry! [Verse 3: 2Pac] Paranoid bitches, illegal adventures Bustin' motherfuckers with uppercuts, I leave 'em with dentures ‘Cause in my criminal mind, nobody violates the Don I write your name wit' a piece of paper, now your family's gone Why perpetrate like you can handle my team? So merciless in my attack I take command of your dreams Leavin' motherfuckers drownin' in they own blood Clownin', takin' pictures later Laugh 'bout them punk bitches that turned snitches Regulate my area, the terror I represent Makin' your people disappear, you wonderin' where they went Am I cold, or is it just I sold my soul? Addicted to these streets, never find true peace I'm told Come take my body, God, don't let me suffer any longer! Smoke a pound of marijuana, so I know it ain't long Where is the end to all my misery, is there a close? I suppose that's why I murder my foes; when thugs cry [Outro: 2Pac] I'm makin' all you motherfuckers die When thugs cry Gotta get high or die When thugs cry I'm makin' all you motherfuckers die When thugs cry Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry This'll be the the eulogy for every thug nigga That ever put it down in this motherfucker Rest in piece my nigga God bless the dead, fuck the feds When thugs cry! I send this out to all my dead homeboys All the niggas that put it down May they rest in peace now All the niggas that watch me from heaven to hell Hahaha When thugs cry! And most definitely, most importantly Most truly, most dearest I put this down for Mu grandmother Rest in peace God take you, let the angels let you fly We'll be down here riding' for you, no doubt I got that nigga Do you still wanna be a thug? When thugs cry Ayy Nas, remember that shit you said? I don't know what magazine you said it in Some shit about how it wasn't nobody saying thugs until whoever, whoever, whatever Nigga you better really go to the record store Go check out some of the albums we've been putting out motherfucker We've been spitting this thug shit for a while now And I know you've been listening cuz you've been biting this shit So, uh recognize and realize before your ass get rolled on When thugs cry