Xzibit Heart Of Man lyrics

Ain't a damn thing promised to ya
Except living your life and dying one day, I'm just being honest to ya
It take a whole lot just to get a little
Getting caught up in the middle
The answer to life riddles never come that easy
But it was easy to lead me, But it wasn't easy to see me
Get up off the block to the TV
And sell a couple million CD's, best believe me
You see these calluses on my soul
Couldn't let hate and paralysis take control
I pick you up when you're down till I can't no more
My name sting in your mouth like canker sores
Been at war my whole life, sleepless nights, endless fights
But still cant walk to the light
'Cause my work ain't finished on earth, for what it's worth
From the cradle to the Hurst, God and family first, for real

Somewhere in the heart of man, (somewhere within, somewhere)
There comes a time when he must understand, (when he must understand)
The strong withstand, the weak will fall, (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
'Cause tomorrow may not come at all (tomorrow may not come at all)

Life ain't long it's more like a snap shot
You can have the top I live for the hop
Never take a day I'm breathing on this planet for granted
Time for change, time for growth, peace, understandin'
See when niggaz keep forcing my hand, disturbing my plans
Bringing out the soldier in a peaceful man
It's like trying to build a house on sandyou'll never get a solid foundation
One man can change the nation
Yo I put that on all creation
Haitian, Jamaican, African, Asian, Caucasian, Indian whatever your persuasion
This is the message time is of essence
Especially when you're counting your blessings
Lessons learned from the deepest of pain
Its not a game, keep my name out of your mouth and Im'ma keep it the same, ya dig

It's a shame, graduated to the rap game only to find out crack and rap was the same thing, damn

Somewhere in the heart of man, (somewhere within, somewhere)
There comes a time when he must understand, (when he must understand)
The strong withstand, the weak will fall, (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
'Cause tomorrow may not come at all (tomorrow may not come at all)

Who got skill, who got hussle
Who got their family with them, who pay for their muscle
Yo, it's all gonna come out in the wash, the lost angel
With dirty wings, bullets ricochet off my halo
I lay low for no one, I love my life
Ain't afraid of no hard work and sacrifice
Was born twice through the life of my seed
Making sure he see a side of life I was never able to see
Hitting home like ground zero
Move over now, peace to the real heroes, still underground
I put it down for the homies that cant, that's hard in the paint
I'm living proof its never too late to be straight
Once in a while I go back to the main strip
And see the same niggaz still doing the same shit
And all I can do is increase the flow
Put it out, let it soak in and hope they grow, C'mon

Somewhere in the heart of man, (somewhere within, somewhere)
There comes a time when he must understand, (when he must understand)
The strong withstand, the weak will fall, (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
'Cause tomorrow may not come at all (tomorrow may not come at all)

Somewhere in the heart of man, (somewhere within, somewhere)
There comes a time when he must understand, (when he must understand)
The strong withstand, the weak will fall, (The strong withstand, the weak will fall)
'Cause tomorrow may not come at all (tomorrow may not come at all)