It's so rough you gotta stay tough 
(gotta stay tough in these streets) 
Keep your heads up 

It's so rough you gotta stay tough 
(gotta keep your head up homeboys)Keep your heads up 

It's so rough you gotta stay tough 
(it's to everbody out there) 
Keep your heads up 

It's so rough you gotta stay tough 
(once again your homeboy Capone-E) 

[Chorus:] 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Those who not here on the streets to between world peace (bald head peace blad head peace) 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Though with neighboorhood props making shots by the cops (so rough so rough) 

[Verse 1:] 
So rough so tough let me tell you something 
Is there a heaven for a g thats what i been wondering 
Broken lights drug abuse all kinds of crimes 
Youngster on the corner slangin them nickels and dimes 
One times places us on arrest fill the rano being tough it's another drug bust 
With the schools on the corner with the windows locked 
All the homies gettin popped closing off the block 
With the birds on my sky 
Just to live and die 
Politicians passing bills just to keep self devise 
Homicide gang junction in place 
Theres no turning back tattoos filling the face 
Smiling now quiet leader its the attitude 
Crash units setting there marks to make there moves 
Faces bruised with the knuckles bust 
Trippin off efita dust living life so rough 

[Chorus:] 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Those who not here on the streets to between world peace (bald head peace blad head peace) 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Though with neighboorhood props making shots by the cops (so rough so rough) 

[Verse 2:] 
Well its brutality 
Everybody got more enemys the homies packing glock 
Everbody having felonys 
Dirty money just to pay the rent 
Fuck the president never gave a neighboorhood a cent 
They got money for war that cant feed the poor 
So we join gang now we labeled hardcore 
For to survive product of the system 
Been out of jail and my cousin i miss him 
It's that rough life so you got to earn your stripes 
Its do or die just to survive 
All these homicide pee wees 
gettin caller and hurt 
Tryin to do right but the haters on every corner 
Everybody representing drinking some bud 
Gettin drunk at the club 
Gettin kicked out for acting up 
Livin rough cant get no peace 
survival of these feria of these man made streets 

[Chorus:] 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Those who not here on the streets to between world peace (bald head peace blad head peace) 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Though with neighboorhood props making shots by the cops (so rough so rough) 

[Verse 3:] 
Its so rough you gotta stay tough all my gangsters from my hood gotta keep your heads up 
Its so rough you gotta stay tough all single ladies with babies keep your heads up 
Its so rough you gotta stay tough all kids with the dads locked up keep your heads up 
Its so rough you gotta stay tough if you lost up into the streets keep your heads up 

[Chorus:] 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Those who not here on the streets to between world peace (bald head peace blad head peace) 
If there is 
Life of a gangster (life of a gangster life of a gangster) 
Though with neighboorhood props making shots by the cops (so rough so rough) 

Life of a gangster life of a gangster 
Bald head peace bald head peace 
Life of a gangster life of a gangster