Intro: 2PacTheres gon be some stuff you gon seethats 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.Verse One: 2PacOur lifestyles be close captionedaddicted to fatal attractionsPictures of actions be played backin the midst of mashinNo fairy tales for this young black maleSome see me stranded in this land of hell, jail, and crack salesHustlin at heart be a niggas cultureor the repercutions while bustin on backstabbin vulturesSellin my soul for material wishes, fast cars and bitchesWishin I live my life a legend, immortalized in picturesWhy shed tears? Save your sympathyMy childhood years were spent buryin my peers in the cemetaryHeres a message to the newborns, waitin to breatheIf you believe then you can achieveJust look at meAgainst all odds, though life is hard we carry onLivin in the projects, broke with no lights onTo all the seeds that follow meprotect your essenceBorn with less, but you still preciousJust smile for me nowChours: Johnny P, 2PacSmiiiiiile for me , wont 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 aint got nothin to be worried about)Wont you smile (no doubt, smile for me now) just smiiiiile(And the next generation)Verse Two: ScarfaceNow as I open up my storywith the blaze a your bluntsAnd you can picture thoughts slowlyup on phrases I wroteAnd I can walk you through the days that I doneI often wish that I could save everyonebut Im a dreamerHave you ever seen a nigga who was strong in the gameoverlookin his tomorrows and they finally came?Look back on childhood memories and Im still feelin the painTurnin circles in my life came to dealin cocaineTo many hassles in my local life, survivin the strainAnd a man without a focus, life could drive him insaneStuck inside a ghetto fantasy hopin itd changeBut when I focus on reality we broke and in chainsHad a dream of livin wealthy and makin it bigOver foot broad chose to cook raw, wouldnt take but I didAnd after all my mommas thankin God for blessin the childAll my momma gots to do now is collect it and smileSmileChorus (without 2pac)Verse Three: 2PacFuck the world as we elope and witness furious speedsof nasty questions keep us all stressin, curious GsBackstabbed and bleedin, fuckin thoughts laced with weedLearnin, duckin stray shots, bullets be hot, they burninInhalin sherm smoke, visualized the flamesWill I be smothered by my own pain?Strange whispers, cowards conversate, so quick to dis usTakin pictures for the feds, and desperate hopes theyd get usHit us off, give us plenty centuries, forgive my sinsSince I aint in many penitenturies the best revenge is fuck friendsWe military minded soldiers, bustin shots blindlyTryin to find Jehovah to help meSomebody save meLost and crazy, scared to drop a seed hopin I aint cursed my babiesMaybe now niggas feel me now, picture my painembrace my words make the world changeAnd still I smile nigga(Scarface talking)And now a moment of silence, let us prayAnd as you journey into outerspacemay the angels help to lead the waymay the prayers that our families makeshine up on your soul and keep you safeAnd all the homies that have passed awayBe there to greet you as you pass the gatesAnd as you headed to the tunnels lightI hope it leads to eternal lifeWe say the prayers for our homie PacSmile(Smile for me)(All ya need to do is smile)(Woooo smile for me)(Come on smile for me)
