There's gon' be some stuff you gon' see

that's gon' make it hard to smile in the future.

But through whatever you see,

through all the rain and the pain,

you gotta keep your sense of humor.

You gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit.

Remember that.

Mmm, yeah.

Keep ya head up.Yeah.



Our lifestyles be close captioned

addicted to fatal attractions

Pictures of actions be played back

in the midst of mashin'

No fairy tales for this young black male

Some see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack sales

Hustlin' and heart be a nigga culture

or the repercutions while bustin' on backstabbin' vultures

Sellin' my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitches

Wishin' I live my life a legend, immortalized in pictures

Why shed tears? Save your sympathy

My childhood years were spent buryin' my peers in the cemetary

Here's a message to the newborns, waitin' to breathe

If you believe then you can achieve

Just look at me

Against all odds, though life is hard we carry on

Livin' in the projects, broke with no lights on

To all the seeds that follow me

protect your essence

Born with less, but you still precious

Just smile for me now



Chours: Johnny P, 2Pac



Smiiiiiile for me , won't you smile (smile for me now)

Just smiiiile (smile), smile for me

(What cha lookin' all sad for, nigga you black, smile for me now)

Smiiiiiile for me (nigga you ain't got nothin' to be worried about)

Won't you smile (no doubt, smile for me now) just smiiiiile

(And the next generation)



Verse Two: Scarface



Now as I open up my story

with the blaze a your blunts

And you can picture thoughts slowly

up on phra