DMX — Slippin

[Intro] This life shit, this life shit is like Is like bugged the fuck out, son, for real See, to live is to suffer But to survive Well, that's to find meaning in the suffering [Chorus] Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up [Verse 1] I've been through mad different phases like mazes to find my way And now I know that happy days are not far away If I'm strong enough I'll live long enough to see my kids Doin' somethin' more constructive with their time than bids I know because I been there, now I'm in there Sit back and look at what it took for me to get there First came the bullshit, the drama with my mama She got on some fly shit so I split and said that I'ma Be that seed that doesn't need much to succeed Strapped with mad greed and a heart that doesn't bleed I'm ready for the world or at least I thought I was Baggin' niggas when I caught a buzz For thinkin' about how short I was Goin' too fast, it wouldn't last, but yo I couldn't tell Group homes and institutions prepared my ass for jail They put me in a situation forcin' me to be a man When I was just learnin' to stand without a helping hand Damn, was it my fault, somethin' I did To make a father leave his first kid at seven doin' my first bid? Back on the scene at fourteen with a scheme To get more cream than I'd ever seen in a dream And by all means I will be livin' high off the hog And I never gave a fuck about much but my dog That's my only mothafucka I hit off with my last Just another lil nigga headed nowhere fast [Chorus] Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up [Verse 2] That ain't the half, shit gets worse as I get older Actions become bolder, heart got colder Chip on my shoulder that I dared a nigga to touch Didn't need a clique 'cause I scared a nigga that much One deep with the pit startin' shit for kicks Catchin' vics, throwin' bricks, gettin' by bein' slick Used to get high, just to get by Used to have to puff my L in the morning before I could fly Ate somethin', a couple of forties made me hate somethin' I did some coke, now I'm ready to take somethin' Three years later showin' signs of stress Didn't keep my hair cut or give a fuck how I dressed I'm possessed by the darker side, livin' the cruddy life Shit like this kept a nigga with a bloody knife Wanna make records but I'm fuckin' it up I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up [Chorus] Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up [Verse 3] Wasn't long before I hit rock bottom Niggas talkin' shit, like, "Damn, look how that rock got him!" Open like a window, no more indo Look at a video, sayin' to myself: "That coulda been yo Ass on the TV," believe me, it could be done Somethin's got to give, gots to change 'cause now I've got a son I gots to do the right thing for shorty And that means no more gettin' high, drinkin' 40s So I get back lookin' type slick again Fake niggas jump back on my dick again Nothin' but love for those that know how it feel And much respect to all my niggas that kept it real Kept a nigga strong, kept a nigga from doin' wrong Niggas know who they is and this is your fuckin' song And to my boo who stuck with a nigga through All the bullshit, you'll get yours because it's due [Chorus] Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I can't get up Ayo, I'm slippin', I'm fallin', I gots to get up Get me back on my feet so I can tear shit up [Outro] See, this is that shit, this is that shit That all real niggas can relate to This is from the heart, baby Don't get it twisted X, baby