Xzibit - 1983 Remix Lyrics
[Verse 1]I had to write this in blood because the ink wouldn't stickI sold 5 or 6 million but yo that ain't really shitIt was supposed to be different we were supposed to ride outBut too much shot his girl then shot himself in the mouthThen the steady game formed but very soon fell apart'Cause when you just doin' art with no loyalty in the heartIt's like catching Alzheimer’s all these niggas forgetting where they coming fromHad to slow 'em down wait a minute what we running fromThis what we supposed to do here's what we supposed to beI hated MTV for tryin' to play me like a mockeryBut that don't bother me I just fulfilled my *****ing contractIt's more points to page just to get your piece of your mind backBackfire, assassination of my characterJust to make some millions off AmericaMy younger sister Erica just adopted a childMy older brother served 15 he made it outEven though my father loved me I ain't seen him in a whileHad to fight my baby mama ***** give me my nigga now'Cause he's running out of time and I need him to understandThe way of the superior man I built a brandNiggas talk about my taxes I done paid uncle SamI'm surviving 'cause the minds eyes quicker than the hand[Verse 2]Heartbreak disappointment my mother died when I was 9 I just wanted to join her*Nah* Mister Joiner you get to CaliforniaI got something for you to do is like I was anointedResurrected ,find my purpose I remember meeting DreBeing nervous when I would kick my versesI was virtually worthless my whole life was a circusI was sleeping with serpents and I thought they was worth itI got a call from Paul told me shit wasn't workingExchanged words I told him tell me that shit in personHe probably told EM (eminem) and by the way that he saidUnapologetic, twisted made it about himI seen Slim and he said he didn't recognize meWas it that or did he let another man defy meI don't know but now I gotta get this all behind meFollow my calling when I used to follow niggas blindly[Verse 3]I wish I had a better relationship with my unclesBlood relatives I could turn to when I'm feeling troubledTalk about my struggles my uncle JonellHe only put me on the phone with different femalesYeah this is such a such nephew tell her what's upAin't even ask about Tremaine and Gatlyn growing up***** I drink it all and I smashed a bottleSelf medicated numb but I'ma feel it tomorrowIt feel like pain and sorrow was like a second skinBut now the pain is gone I got my second windOnly the strong live long you better settle inI'm fighting forever I will never let the devil win1983 that's when my journey beginsI searched everywhere for strength and only found it withinThis for me and my kin still dying to liveLiving life to the fullest till I see you again
