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That's life

Born in the flats of Oakland
Thats what they call the ghetto
Either learn to avoid danger
or stay strapped and carry some metal
but that's life.

Losin friends to the grind
Niggas tryna get up
Bullets fly high
so you can't always keep ya head up

People startin conflicts
just for the hell of it
Shit talkin is the new product
and everybodies rockin it

So you gotta watch out
and be careful of who you call a homie
He said he my nigga
but he doens't even know me

As a matter of fact
nobody really understands
we may have similar struggles
but that doesn't mean you know who I am

There's not a lot of people
I can say I can trust
So let's take it slow
there's no reason to rush
and that's life.
Written by KiDfromOakland
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