Dead prez - The Game of Life (Score) lyrics

Know what Im sayin
Life is like a game of basketball
They just want niggas to run jump and shoot

The game, of life, is a struggle to survive
We live, to win, cause if we lose
Than we die

Whats the word for the day homeboy
It ain't nothin but this killin shit
Tryin to get this money right quick
You know how it is
Nigga tryin to eat food and live, smoke weed
Payin rent on my crib so I can breathe
Life is not about the quickest speed
What you achieve come degree by degree
And what you get is what you see
In your mind visually
And manifest physically
If you stick to it shitll work out terrificly
Take me
Everyday my life be hectic and stressful
Never really know if ima ever be successful
But the best things you get
Out of life require struggle
If it don't you gettin hustled homeboy
You gettin hustled how I see it
Anything you wanna be you can be it
If your mind can preceive it
And your heart really believe it
Than you half way there and all you
Got to do is do it and if you give it all
You got there ain't really nothin to it
Chorus

Score, this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war

Get your fucking heads in the game, please,!
This season don't mean nothin
If we lose this! Word up

As a, black boy started out a bundle of joy
But quickly I grew playin with toys
Than you started makin noise as a youth
Tryin to figure out the truth
Behind the shit that the schools ain't tellin
First come rebellin, then come drug sellin
Juvenile court
Cause you too young to be a felon
Knew that everything around you was yours
But, you gotta maintain the game
Of wealth that the world has in store
A wise man told you before
You got the power to bring
Things to life black boy you can test it
Everything you see is just
A thought manifested
But before you had a chance to know that
You got arrested
And it all seems clear to you know
You can breathe it was different
When you couldn't see the
Forest from the trees
If you follow your dreams
You can accomplish anything
If you always do your best
Then your destiny is king of the world

People don't let life, no no
Don't let life mislead you
You have the power

People don't let life
Don't let life deceive you
You have the power

Yeah, score this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war
Score, this ain't no game this is war

Life is like twistin a blunt
It's how you roll with it
Just figure out what you want
And go and get it anybody tryin to stop you
For tryin to do for you thats your enemy dun
The sun be right up in your crew

Thats true life is a thinking mans game
Use your head for it
Ain't no use in bein scared a shit
If you prepared for it
Go for what you know good
This whole wide world is your hood
Plus the universe
Cause you was on the planet first

Score, this ain't no game this is war x4

People don't let life, no no
Don't let life mislead you
You have the power

People don't let life
Don't let life deceive you
You have the power just use your power

Don't be a fool don't ever lose your cool
You got the power