Ludacris Feat. Hopeless lyrics

Ooh you feel that as I take you to them dirt roads<br />
Deep down in your southern roots<br />
When nobody said life was going to be easy<br />
And we travel through this emotional roller coaster called life<br />
And we have our ups and downs<br />
Just keep in mind when you hit rock bottom<br />
There ain't nowhere to go but up baby<br />
It's just all you about how you deal wit it you feel me<br />
Listen here<br />
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When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
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When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
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Man ever since life's been a gamble<br />
My life been in shambles<br />
Double edge sword burnin' both sides of the candle<br />
But Cris you can't handle the truth<br />
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Don't wanna face reality<br />
So Lord accept my apology<br />
Please like when police say freeze<br />
And I ain't do shit<br />
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But I'm down on my knees<br />
It's a crooked system but gin straight take the pain away<br />
I charge the game<br />
And put my problems on lay away<br />
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A black man but I feel so blue<br />
So I smoke green and purple 'til my dreams come true<br />
Then my eyes turn red, the sky turns gray<br />
Children slangin' white in the hood, we call it yeah<br />
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Drink old gold, down my yellow brick road<br />
Then rewrite my script until my story's untold<br />
See I got a little money and my life sped up<br />
Now I'm fallin' and I can't get up<br />
<br />
When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
<br />
When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
<br />
I had this dream about a dope fiene<br />
And it's strange cause he can barely write or read<br />
But seemed to get folks about anything<br />
Curious about him I wanted to talk to him<br />
But he was to busy for that<br />
But I was more then welcome to walk with him<br />
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So as we walked, he talked and I just listen<br />
He said, "There's a big difference between crackas and niggas"<br />
See he said, "White folks look out for the white folks"<br />
But uh black folks blame otha black folks<br />

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When they ain't enough black roaks<br />
But yo to make a long story short<br />
We need pay more attention and do things<br />
That's way more convincing and he told me<br />
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You know I wouldn't say something that wouldn't work and I<br />
Damn sure wouldn't waste my time telling something that a hurt you<br />
But you would fall for anything if you don't stand for something<br />
But that's for certain but niggas don't be listenin'<br />
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And that shit be hurting and uh<br />
Not all of us, but some of us<br />
And if we don't hurry up<br />
They going to bury each and every one of us<br />
<br />
When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
<br />
When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
<br />
Sometimes I can't deal with my daily issues just being sober<br />
Life's a bitch and I can't control her<br />
I wish I could and sometimes to cry on we need a shoulder<br />
The government stand us up to run us over<br />
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And in the hood they don't seem to understand, goddamn<br />
What it's really got me wondering if it's a part of a bigger plan<br />
Man I smell something fishy going on<br />
And its way beyond blowin' away the smoke<br />
From all these swishers goin' on<br />
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It ain't much I can do about it but preach the word<br />
Tell my people to spend ya money wisely<br />
Don't be obscured by some things that's appreciated<br />
Like a home to open ya eyes to what's the fuck's goings on<br />
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'Cause they constantly getting rid of us<br />
One by one whether it's drugs or disease or gun by gun<br />
I ain't no saint either I feel that I'm even doing wrong<br />
By using what's in this chorus to get through this song<br />
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When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
<br />
When life seems hopeless, it make a nigga lose focus<br />
Empty beer bottles and roaches<br />
Helps to get it off my chest, 'cause I'm so stressed<br />
And all I here is "Fuck da world"<br />
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You kno' ya'll going to mess around and keep on complaining bout slavery<br />
That was over 40-50 years ago black folks need to move on stay strong<br />
Ya'll keep playin' with a cracker, they going to have yo ass tied up<br />
Wired up on them back roads of South Florida Georgia<br />
And they made them laws, so they can't do nothing for you<br />
Can a church get an Amen? And God for the thugs too Amen