Aw damn they're ruthless 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9 Kids in my family tree And I've been poor my whole damn life But I ain't crying, my life's sweet I say: You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be Oh won't you tell me How could you know Oh won't you tell me Ah No sad story No sad story No sad story Bringing me down Come on man You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be Damn I've seen some fine ass girls Been around the whole damn world Me and my brothers going wild on the streets Me and my brothers going wild on the beach Oh won't you tell me How could you know Oh won't you tell me Ah No sad story No sad story No sad story Bringing me down Damn my pops like Cassius clay Helping people round the way And we've been poor because of that But all my "fly boys" got my back I say: You - I don't know what it's like to be You - I don't know what it's like to be Oh won't you tell me Ah No sad story No sad story No sad story No sad story I don't know what it's like to be I don't know what it's like to be I don't know what it's like to be I don't know what it's like to be you