Classified - It's Hard to Understand lyrics

The world ain't all sunshine and
Rainbows it's a very mean, and
Nasty place and I don't care
How tough you are
It will beat you to your knees and keep
You there permanently if you let it

I met this kid a couple years ago
Who was nine at the time
A fan of my music recited it line after line
He said his brother took a bullet
From a nine to his spine
And his parents are heartbroken can't
Stop crying' since he died
Mistaken identity, wrong place and time
But nobody came forth
Everyone blind to the crime
He was playing' basketball right in
Front of the 'rise
But nobody seen nothin'? Man it's
A sign of the times and it's disgustin'


But this nine year olds out for justice, like
"Fuck this I gotta do something
For my older brother"
He asked if I could help and
I said "Anything you need"
Said he needs to know what happened so
His brother could rest in peace
He wanted me to make a
Video asking for support
If anybody knows something
Don't be scared to come forward so I did it
And people tried to label that as snitching?
Like really? What the fuck am I missing here?
This boy lost his brother
Now an innocent kid isn't here
I'm just trying to help
Is that wrong? Man this isn't fair
If that was your brother or your kid
Would you give a shit?
I know I ain't a snitch
But are you sure you ain't a hypocrite?

It's hard to understand
Life can be a trip, enjoy it when it's good
Just get through it when it's bad
Cause life can be a bitch
But life can be a gift
Life can be a trip, enjoy it when it's good
Just get through it when it's bad
Cause life can be a bitch
But life can be a gift
So slow it down, cause life can be too quick
(Oh, baby)

Last year
I went to the hospital for sick kids
My cousin worked there
Said they'd appreciate the visit
"Just a couple minutes come say "Hi!"
Take some pictures, sign some autographs
For the brothers, the mothers and sisters"
Not a problem, I even did a song or two
Looking at these kids like "I wish
I was as strong as you"
Smiles on their face
Tubes hanging from their ears
Trying to take the walk of life
But confined to wheelchairs it's unbelievable
Then I met Simon, this other kid
He missed my performance
He was too sick to get out of bed
I was nervous at first
And couldn't comprehend
How a child who's so sick could
Be so happy and content
He said he was a huge fan
Of me and Billy Talent
Told him I just met those guys last week
They were real cool he liked that
Fifteen year old with leukaemia
Trying to fight back
But he wasn't complaining about
Where his life's at we talked for awhile
Till the nurse made her rounds
She said I had to leave
I said "Goodbye" and gave him pounds
We complain about life and now
I know it ain't necessary
And I'm reminded overtime I
Read Simon's obituary

It's hard to understand
Life can be a trip, enjoy it when it's good
Just get through it when it's bad
Cause life can be a bitch
But life can be a gift
Life can be a trip, enjoy it when it's good
Just get through it when it's bad
Cause life can be a bitch
But life can be a gift
So slow it down, cause life can be to quick

Nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life
It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about
How hard you can get hit, and keep
Movin' forward, how much you can take
And keep moving' forward