Life's a Bitch (Live)

[Spoken: Nas]
You know, its life
Life as I know it man
This life is crazy
I realize that were all here for a purpose
I was lucky to find mine
I didnt come from a privileged family
I didnt read no fancy books like [?]
With no help, we can raise and wave
For me, I needed more than money though
I wanted to be heard man
[Verse: Nas]
20, its a blessin
The essence of adolescence leaves my body, now Im fresh and
My physical frame is celebrated 'cause I made it
One quarter through life, some godly-like thing created
Got rhymes 365 days annual, plus some
Load up the mic and bust one, cuss while I pus from
My skull, 'cause its pain in my brain vein, money maintain
Dont go against the grain, simple and plain
When I was young, I used to do my thing hard
Robbin foreigners, take they wallets, they jewels and rip they green cards
Dipped to the projects, flashin my quick cash
Got my first piece of ass, smokin blunts with hash
Now its all about cash in abundance
Niggas I used to run with is rich or doin years in the hundreds
I switched my motto; instead of sayin, 'Fuck tomorrow!'
That buck that bought a bottle couldve struck the lotto
Once I stood on the block, loose cracks produce stacks
I cooked up and cut small pieces to get my loot back
Time is illmatic, keep static like wool fabric
Pack a 4-matic to crack your whole cabbage
[Chorus: Nas]
Lifes a bitch and then you die, that's why we get high
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
Lifes a bitch and then you die, thats why we get high
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
Lifes a bitch and then you die, thats why we puff lye
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
Lifes a bitch and then you die, thats why we get high
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
[Spoken: Nas]
Shoutout to my father Olu Dara
This is his horn part he wrote
Can we hear the horn?
He played that shit so right
[Chorus: Nas]
Lifes a bitch and then you—then you get high
You never know, its real shit, right?
Lifes a bitch and then you die, thats why we puff lye
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
Lifes a bitch and then you die, thats why we get high
'Cause you never know when youre gonna go
Lifes a bitch and then you die
[Spoken: Nas]
Yall making me high right now, we dont need no weed
Yeah, oh
Thank you for that