Born In The Struggle

[Hook: Lyrik]
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Dear God, Would You Help Me Out?
I Wanna Do Good
But I Don't Know How
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Believe Me I Do The Best I Can
All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand

[Verse 1]
I Had A Hard Gutter Life
I Was Caught In The Struggle
A Little As Kid
Trying To Piece Up The Puzzle
Or Out For Recipient
Living Off Of Food Stamps
A.F.D.C. Was The Only Thing I Knew Man
It Was Hard
Living Place To Place
Motels, Friend's House
Sleeping On A Stranger's Couch
Until One Day
Rest In Peace Gary Man
A Montebello Bus Driver
Gave A Little Helping Hand
He Took Us In
He Got Us On Our Feet G
Then We Ended Up From Cudahy To H Street
In Boyle Heights
Were We Slanged A Lil PCP
To Get Us By
Cuz Payless Shoes Were Cheap G
But I Gotta Thank My Jefa
For The Struggling
A Single Mother Trying To Raise Me
The Best She Can
With 2 Little Girls Living With No Father
Man, I Gotta Give You All My Love
Cuz Moms You Had It Real Bad

[Hook: Lyrik]
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Dear God, Would You Help Me Out?
I Wanna Do Good
But I Don't Know How
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Believe Me I Do The Best I Can
All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand

[Verse 2: Lyrik]
No Matter How Hard I Try
My Life Stays Bitter
I Was Born In The Struggle
Stuck In This Cold Weather
Pops Locked Down
So My Mom Was Stuck With 3
Wild Ass Kids
And The Baddest Was Me
I Do What I Have To
Hustle To Eat
No Food In The Kitchen
And My Sister was Starving
We Stuck On This Welfare
But They Ain't Paying Shit
Every Month A New Apartment
Cuz The First We Evicted
I'm On A Mission
Wishing In This Business
Hope It Pays Off
Cuz Man This Ain't Living
Reached Out To Midget
He Got The Same Feeling
I Need Help
I Want Out Of This Prison
Eyes Open
Cuz You Know I'm Focused
Is This A Curse
I Don't Wanna See The Loccest
I'm So Tired
Only 26 And Been Through So Much
Man This Struggle Is A Trip

[Hook: Lyrik]
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Dear God, Would You Help Me Out?
I Wanna Do Good
But I Don't Know How
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Believe Me I Do The Best I Can
All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand

[Verse 3]
See I Had Alotta Of Dreams
Of Living In A Mansion
But Momma Did The Best She Can
And Keep Me Out Of Trash Cans
I Love You Moms
You Always Kept Your Head High
I Strong Chicana Women
With A Heart Of Brown Pride
I Love The Way
You Tell Me To Put Up A Fight
So I Reach For The Stars
Through This Smoggy Night
Cuz At The End Of This Road
There's Not A Pot Of Gold
So With My Music
I'm a Dig Deep Inside My Soul

[Verse 4: Lyrik]
It Been A Hard Knock Life
And Believe I Understand It
I Been Living With It
Since I Was A Young Man
Seen Fools Put To Sleep Like The Sandman
Right In Front Of My Eyes
That Was Fam Bam
Rest In Peace Bam Bam
Leave The Pain In Past
We Can Carry On the Torch
When We Meet At Last
Til Then I'm A Struggle
With These Life Test
On My Own 2 Feet
Til My Soul Rest

[Hook: Lyrik]
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Dear God, Would You Help Me Out?
I Wanna Do Good
But I Don't Know How
I Was Born In The Struggle
Grew In The Struggle
The Way I Live Life
I'm A Die In The Struggle
Believe Me I Do The Best I Can
All I Ask For Is A Helping Hand