C U When U Get There

Now I've seen places and faces

and things you ain't never thought about thinkin'

if you ain't peeped then you must be drinkin'

and smokin'

pretending not to loc'in but you're broken

let me get you open

now little Timmy got his diploma and

little Jimmy got life

and Tamika round the corner just took her first hit off the pipe

the other homie shot the other homie and ran off with his 20

and when the other homies heard about it they thought that it was funny

but who's the dummy, cause you just lost a hustler

a down ass brother been replaced by a buster

and though I got love for you, I know I can't trust you

cause my crew is rollin' Hummers and your crew is rollin' dusters

and just because of that you act like you don't like a brother no more

I guess that's just the way it go

I ain't tryin' to preach, I believe I can reach

but your mind ain't prepared

I'll see you when you get there

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

More temptation than faith

I guess we livin' for the day

I seen a man get swept off his feet by a boy with an AK

the situation so twisted everybody gettin lifted

I'm just tryin to take care of my kids and handle my business

cause it's way too serious so you gotta pay close attention

so you don't get caught slippin' when they come and do all the gettin'

life is a big game so you gotta play it with a big heart

some of us gotta run a little faster cause we gotta later start

but I'd be a fool to surrender when I know I can be a contender

and if everybody's a sinner then everybody could ba a winner

no matter you rag color deep down we all brothers

and regardless of the time somebody up there still love us

I'm gonna scuffle and struggle until I'm breathless and weak

I just strived my whole life to make it to the mountain peak

always keep reachin' be sure to grab hold of something

I'll be there when you get there when you wit the sounds bumpin'

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

You need to loosen up

and live a little

and if you got kids let them know how you feel

and for your own sake give a little

oh, you don't want to hear that

you busy tryin' to stack

and keep up with the Jones' taking advantage of your own

the realest homies that you've been knowin' for the longest

but some ain't missing a good thing until it's gone

could have built an empire if not for the jealousy that divides us

we prefer to keep our eyes shut to describe when

it's something wrong and we desire

so hold your head up high if your poor and righteous

I know time seems strife

and the problems seem endless

but at times of despair we gotta pull ourselves together

and if you fell you're out the game then you need to get back in it

cause' nothing worse than a quitter

you gotta face responsibility one day, my brother

so gather up your pitty and turn it to ambition

and put your vehicle in drive and stop by my side

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

I'll see you when you get there

if you ever get there

see you when you get there

As we walk down the road of our destiny

and the time comes to choose which it gonna be

the wide and crooked, or the straight and narrow

we got one voice to give and one life to live

stand up for something or lie down in your game

listen to the song that we sing

it's up to you to make it be

I guess I'll see you when you see me