Nas, Ravaughn - Beautiful Life lyrics

Peace y'all, yeah
This one right here goes to
My most loyal, loyal, loyal, loyal ones
You for me and me for you
We see things alike we live alike, in truth

The craziest things already happened, get me
Could tell you 'gon be laughing at
Me or you laughing with me?
My baby's mom made a book about me
She tried to out me in Barnes & Nobles new
Release section she's confessin'
Now the streets guessin' the beefin'
Started over some woman
Couldn't be the furthest thing from the truth
Was she looking for fame? yo
I hope she got it
Since then I been the object
Gossip people tried to target
All women should bid
For keeping real fathers away from their kids
These rappers talkin' real shit I lived
How many been married, divorced
Their ex lady wildin' hires a lawyer
Judge awards 'em monthly eighty thousand
Stevie Wonder sent me word that
He was in my corner
Blind but still sees the pain
Of a young performer
Used to be my rib thought it
Was 'til death do us
She married again and I'm wishin'
All the best to her
Got me looking for my mother
All I see is suckers she lookin' over me now
Sayin' don't trust 'em come on I'm livin'
I don't need many to pray for me her bad
She wanna keep the kids away from their dad
Tell you lames something, spit some game
Planes carry me to Madrid, Spain
So why complain?
When you place blame, then you're defective
When you take blame, then you're respected
You gotta give me credit

Woah life is good, I must admit it woah
Ups and downs, we've all been through it
Woah ain't no other way to do it
Woah life is good, it's good, it's good

Uh the craziest things just happened to me
Get me so now whatever happens next it
Probably won't affect me
How many people owe the feds
Keep it real especially
If you an artist in this music game
The smartest ones get abused for their change
And my life is sex, super stardom
And stupid cash
So unpredictable not aware you
Could lose it fast
I signed my own checks, swore we paid the IRS
Somebody's stealin', I swear to God
Tsk, for now, I invest
To my incarcerated team who got life
It's not right but you still got your life
Rest in peace to Gil Scott from
The kill or be killed blocks
Not from Philly but a nigga
Done hustled them hilltops
Commercial pop artists get all the accolades
I give a million cash away to
Be revered like Donny Hathaway
Probably not as half as paid as I should be
But I stay in some cars
And stay in some pussy it's a beautiful life
Beautiful life, beautiful life

Woah life is good, I must admit it (yeah)
Woah (Beautiful life)
Ups and downs, we've all been through it
Woah (Life's still good)
Ain't no other way to do it
Woah (yeah, yeah)
Life is good, it's good, it's good

A thin line from this gangsta
Life and rap stuff
I can say I never been punked, robbed
Or smacked up
Proud to say I never been chased, jumped
Or backed up or extorted for my pay stubs
Lucky or blessed from what prayer does
'Cause hey I was riding in caravans
With AK's and gloves inside 'em
And if I should spare that
Man who violated my trust i gave him a pass
My man called and I value his judgement
I let it ride and thought no more of it
It's over so if it's my turn to be on
The other side of the gun
I'm granted my four leaf clover
No one's leaving me colder
'Cause I chilled and let you breathe, yes
Let's go our own ways and
Let the beef digress
I done seen insanity close up
Schizophrenia shows up in most us
My younger brother knows this
Not Jungle, got another brother in PA
Spazzed on' em
Hurt me to put hands on 'em 'til this day
I gotta say I got some fam across the USA
Cackalack to Kansas but my mans
Around the way had contacts
They was Spanish coppin' grams
And cooking 'ye
Willie, Bo, blowing haze, Mayo next door
Joe, Martin, Slade, I'm solo these days
It wasn't my fault
I never knew the time of death and maturity
Would sever my crew up in New York
Barely survived
Large, I thank you for teaching me not to
Pop my letter P's in the booth
How to control my vocals
And spit poetically smooth
Akinyele, you knew
I was your brother 'til death
Back when you put me on to NiQuay from Lefrak
You was a dime, we was nobodies
Say what's up to Shameek
Send my love to Yadi
I pray we all get old if I
Never again go gold and sell tickets
We could all still kick it
It's a beautiful life
Beautiful life, beautiful life

Rest in peace to my brother Talik
Gone too soon god bless your soul brother
He was wild
Some things we just can't explain life
It's messed up how much time get
Wasted that you can't get back
With your kids at an early age
First steps, first words
I can't see 'em cause you mad
Don't put yourself before the babies
Don't say crazy things to hurt that man
You hurt him enough
The good times outweighed the bad
When it was good, it was great
But because I could see him
Now through the courts, you mad
Okay that's how it is out here
That's life huh
You see we can't be selfish out here
We gotta live and let love let the light in
To the beautiful mothers of my kids
And all the mothers around the world
Knight, Destiny life is good