Ludacris — Rock and a Hard Place

[Intro] Hell yeah It's an everyday struggle Trying to get out, trying to get out, trying to make it Check this out nigga, what [Chorus] I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what [Verse 1] I need to get away to another day or place and time And find where reality can ease my mind And shine on me like the sun to the Earth For what it's worth, my turf is rough and rugged so I gave birth To a dream where cream lies between All the dirt and the gravel, so I battle to achieve my green And still try to move forward at a steady pace Cause bad luck is interfering with my paper chase So I erase the crime, lies, and sad cries With sore eyes and keep mines on an up rise But it don't work cause I'm steady getting jerked By my neighborhood, up to no good, where bad niggas lurk They irk me, leaving effects that's too negative So Ludacris is looking for a better place to live And I can't stand it, it's really got me bugging It's like I'm in a war and I just keep on tugging Cause I'm [Chorus] I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what [Verse 2] I try to find a way out of this maze, it's got me crazed I'm in a daze, so many ways to boost into a different phase But I can't think I can't do nothing, you think I'm fronting You hear me grunting Lord, you ain't even saying nothing I need some currency before there's an emergency Forget crimes, I won't let my mind get the best of me It's not gon' happen, I'm trapped in two worlds On one side I see diamonds, on the other I see pearls It's a whirlwind disaster with two damn sides So I'm gone with the wind then come right back with the tide I keep my eyes on the skies and my head in the clouds And when my mouth is shut up, it makes my thoughts get loud! Just like a crowd in a stadium, mills I be craving them Money making schemes locked up in my cranium Cause I need out of this critical situation My mind's in jail, I don't know the time that it's facing Cause I'm [Chorus] I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what [Verse 3] I'm sick of knocking, I'm sick of clocking I'm sick of dropping in a hole, never reaching my goal It's got my soul separated into pieces, it just increases I'm hit with anger like a cook's hit with hot greases So if you understood my attitude Maybe you'd feel what I'm feeling And it'd start appealing To your intellect and aspect of dreams and aspirations Death by temptations, even got my heart pacing So I'm tracing a line where I can find a better path And make it last, sit back and laugh before the aftermath The tragic flaw is what makes it raw So let it thaw and I'll get through it even if I have to crawl My way, I see the sun and there's no delay I'ma pray, cause the Lord'll make a brighter day Or will he keep me in this holding cell? But enough with the questions, the only story to tell is that I'm [Chorus] I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what I'm stuck in between a rock and a hard place Bad luck is what results from my paper chase I keep looking but it ain't no goals So I don't wanna look no mo', what