Smile (feat. 2Pac & Johnny P)

There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see

That's gon' make it hard to smile in the future

But through whatever you see, through all the rain and the pain

You gotta keep your sense of humor

You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit

Remember that

Uh, yeah

Hmm, keep your head up, yeah

Yeah

Our lifestyles be closed-captioned, addicted to fatal attractions

Pictures of actions be played back in the midst of mashin'

No fairytales for this young black male

Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail and crack sales

Hustlers hardly think of culture

Or the repercussions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures

Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches

Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures

Why shed tears? Save your sympathy

My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetery

Here's a message to the newborns waitin' to breathe

If you believe, then you can achieve, just look at me

Against all odds, though life is hard, we carry on

Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on

To all the seeds that follow me, protect your essence

Born with less, but you still precious

Just smile for me now

(Smile for me)

Hahaha, just smile for me now

(Won't you just smile for me?)

Smile, what you lookin' all sad for?

****, you black, smile for me now

(Smile for me)

You ain't got nothin' to be worried about

No doubt, smile for me now

(Won't you just smile for me?)

And the next generation

Now as I open up my story, with the blaze of your blunts

So you can picture thoughts slowly, upon phrases I wrote

And I can walk you through the days that I done

I often wish that I could save everyone, but I'm a dreamer

Have you ever seen a **** who was strong in the game

Overlookin' his tomorrows, and they finally came?

Look back on childhood memories and I'm still feelin' the pain

Turnin' circles in my ninth grade to dealin' cocaine

Too many hassles in my local life, survivin' the strain

And a man without a focus, life could drive him insane

Stuck inside a ghetto fantasy, hopin' to change

But when I focus on reality, we broke and in chains

Had a dream of livin' wealthy and makin' it big

Over football, chose to cook raw, would take it and dig

And after all my mama's thankin' God for blessin' the child

All my mama gots to do now is collect it and smile

Smile

(Smile for me

Won't you just smile for me?)

So come on

Fuck the world as we unload and witness furious speeds

Unanswered questions keep us all stressin', curious G's

Backstabbed and bleedin', crooked thoughts laced with weed

Learnin'

Duckin' stray shots, bullets be hot

They burnin'

Inhalin' sherm smoke, visualize the flames

Will I be smothered by my own pain?

Strange whispers, the cowards conversate, so quick to diss us

Takin' pictures for the feds in desperate hopes they'd get us

Hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins

Since I entered many penitentiaries, the best revenge

Is fuck friends, we military-minded soldiers

Bustin' shots blindly, tryna find Jehovah

To help me

Somebody, save me

Lost and crazy

Scared to drop a seed, hopin' I ain't cursin' my babies

Maybe now **** feel me, now picture my pain

Embrace my words, make the world change

And still I smile, ****

And now a moment of silence

Let us pray

And as you journey into outer space

May the angels help to lead the way

May the prayers that our families make

Shine upon your soul and keep you safe

And all the homies that have passed away

Be there to greet you as you pass the gates

And as you head to the tunnel's light

I hope it leads to eternal life

We save a prayer for the homie 'Pac