Intro: 2pac
thereand's gonand' be some stuff you gonand' see
thatand's gonand' 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.
mmm, yeah.
keep ya head up.yeah.
verse one: 2pac
our lifestyles be close captioned
addicted to fatal attractions
pictures of actions be played back
in the midst of mashinand'
no fairy tales for this young black male
some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales
hustlinand' and heart be a nigga culture
or the repercutions while bustinand' on backstabbinand' vultures
sellinand' my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches
wishinand' i live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures
why shed tears? save your sympathy
my childhood years were spent buryinand' my peers in the cemetary
hereand's a message to the newborns, waitinand' to breathe
if you believe then you can achieve
just look at me
against all odds, though life is hard we carry on
livinand' 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
chours: johnny p, 2pac
smiiiiiile for me , wonand't you smile (smile for me now)
just smiiiile (smile), smile for me
(what cha lookinand' all sad for, nigga you black, smile for me now)
smiiiiiile for me (nigga you ainand't got nothinand' to be worried about)
wonand't you smile (no doubt, smile for me now) just smiiiiile
(and the next generation)
verse two: scarface
now as i open up my story
with the blaze a your blunts
and you can picture thoughts slowly
up on phrases i wrote
and i can walk you through the days that i done
i often wish that i could save everyone
but iand'm a dreamer
have you ever seen a nigga who was strong in the game
overlookinand' his tomorrows and they finally came?
look back on childhood memories and iand'm still feelinand' the pain
turninand' circles in my life came to dealinand' cocaine
to many hassles in my local life, survivinand' the strain
and a man without a focus, life could drive him insane
stuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopinand' itand'd change
but when i focus on reality we broke and in chains
had a dream of livinand' wealthy and makinand' it big
and after all my mommaand's thankinand' god for blessinand' the child
all my momma gots to do now is collect it and smile
smile
chorus (without 2pac)
verse three: 2pac
fuck the world as we ???? and witness furious speeds
of nasty questions keep us all stressinand', curious gand's
backstabbed and bleedinand', fuckinand' thoughts laced with weed
learninand', duckinand' stray shots, bullets be hot, they burninand'
inhalinand' sherm smoke, visualized the flames
will i be smothered by my own pain?
strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to dis us
takinand' pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes theyand'd get us
hit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sins
since i ainand't in many penitenturies the best revenge is fuck friends
we military minded soldiers, bustinand' shots blindly
tryinand' to find jehovah to help me
somebody save me
lost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hopinand' i ainand't cursed my babies
maybe now niggas feel me now, picture my pain
embrace my words make the world change
and still i smile nigga
(scarface talking)
and now a moment of silence, let us pray
and as you journey into outerspace
may the angels help to lead the way
shine up on your soul to keep you safe
and all the homies that done passed away
they there to greet you as you pass the gates
and as you headed to the tunneland's light
i hope it leads to eternal life
we say the prayers for our homie and'pac
smile
(smile for me)
(all ya need to do is smile)
(woooo smile for me)
(come on smile for me)
