[ti:Beautiful Life (Explicit)] [ar:Nas/Ravaughn] [al:The Lost Tapes 2 (Explicit)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Beautiful Life (Explicit) - Nas/Ravaughn [00:01.62]Lyrics by：Nasir Jones/Ernest Wilson/Reginald Brown/Richard Davis/Stafford Floyd [00:03.25]Composed by：Nasir Jones/Ernest Wilson/Reginald Brown/Richard Davis/Stafford Floyd [00:04.88]Peace y'll [00:05.50]Peace y'll [00:10.32]Yeah [00:10.69]Yeah [00:13.28]This one right here goes to [00:18.45]My most loyal loyal loyal loyal ones [00:24.15]You for me and me for you [00:27.54]We see things alike [00:28.76]See things alike [00:30.40]We live alike [00:31.44]We live alike [00:33.04]In truth [00:33.62]In truth [01:03.32]Wooaah [01:08.47]Wooaahh [01:14.17]Wooaah [01:18.06]The craziest things already [01:19.26]Happened get me [01:20.21]Could tell you 'gon be laughing [01:21.18]At me or you laughing with me [01:22.68]My baby's mom made a book about me [01:24.22]She tried to out me [01:25.60]In Barnes nobles new release section [01:27.34]She's confessin' [01:29.17]Now the streets guessin' the beefin' [01:30.69]Started over some woman [01:32.05]Couldn't be the furthest thing from the truth [01:33.82]Was she looking for fame yo I hope she got it [01:36.32]Since then I been the object gossip people tried to target [01:39.13]All women should bid [01:40.49]For keeping real fathers away from their kids [01:42.61]These rappers talkin' real s**t I lived [01:44.36]How many been married divorced their ex lady wildin' [01:47.18]Hires a lawyer judge awards 'em monthly eighty thousand [01:49.92]Stevie wonder sent me word that he was in my corner [01:52.64]Blind but still sees the pain of a young performer [01:55.29]Used to be my rib thought it was 'til death do us [01:58.04]She married again and I'm wishin' all the best to her [02:00.89]Got me looking for my mother all I see is suckers [02:03.57]She lookin' over me now sayin' don't trust 'em [02:06.08]Come on I'm livin' I don't need many to pray for me [02:08.90]Her bad she wanna keep the kids away from their dad [02:12.37]Tell you lames something spit some game [02:14.35]Planes carry me to [02:15.48]Madrid Spain so why complain [02:16.80]When you place blame then you're defective [02:19.77]When you take blame then you're respected [02:22.32]You gotta give me credit [02:23.96]Woah [02:25.78]Life is good I must admit it [02:29.28]Woah [02:31.26]Ups and downs we've all been through it [02:34.51]Woah [02:36.68]Ain't no [02:37.40]Other way to do it [02:40.13]Woah [02:41.91]Life is good it's good [02:43.61]It's good [02:44.64]The craziest things just [02:45.78]Happened to me get me [02:46.68]So now whatever happens next [02:47.85]It probably won't affect me [02:49.20]How many people owe the feds keep [02:50.85]It real especially [02:51.80]If you an artist in this music game [02:53.69]The smartest ones get abused for their change [02:55.39]And my life is sex super stardom and [02:57.17]Stupid cash [02:57.96]So unpredictable not aware you could [02:59.37]Lose it fast [03:00.51]I signed my own checks swore we paid [03:02.12]The irs [03:03.23]Somebody's stealin' I swear to God [03:04.85]Tsk for now I invest [03:06.60]To my incarcerated team who got life [03:09.33]It's not right but you still got your life [03:11.57]Rest in peace to gil scott from the [03:13.10]Kill or be killed blocks [03:14.36]Not from philly but a n***a done hustled them hilltops [03:16.97]Commercial pop artists get all the accolades [03:19.17]I give a million cash away to be revered like donny hathaway [03:22.75]Probably not as half as paid as I should be [03:24.93]But I stay in some cars and stay in some p***y [03:27.09]It's a beautiful life [03:28.78]Beautiful life [03:30.04]Woah [03:30.70]Life is good I must admit it Yeah [03:33.92]Woah [03:35.54]Beautiful life [03:35.82]Ups and downs [03:37.01]We've all been through it [03:39.57]Woah Life's still good [03:41.21]Ain't no other [03:42.37]Way to do it [03:44.21]Woah Yeah yeah [03:46.77]Life is good it's good it's good [03:48.98]A thin line from this gangsta [03:50.26]Life and rap stuff [03:51.20]I can say [03:52.14]I never been punked robbed or smacked up [03:53.73]Proud to say [03:54.55]I never been chased jumped or backed up [03:56.34]Or extorted for [03:57.22]My pay stubs [03:58.03]Lucky or blessed from what prayer does [03:59.64]'Cause hey [04:00.01]I was riding in caravans with [04:01.66]AK's and gloves inside 'em [04:02.84]And if I should spare that man [04:04.33]Who violated my trust [04:05.40]I gave him a pass [04:06.65]My man called and I value his judgement [04:08.75]I let it ride and thought no more of it [04:10.86]It's over [04:11.33]So if it's my turn to be on the [04:13.49]Other side of the gun [04:14.65]I'm granted my four leaf clover no one's [04:16.08]Leaving me colder [04:16.83]'Cause I chilled and let you breathe yes [04:18.94]Let's go our own ways and let the beef digress [04:21.26]I done seen insanity [04:22.28]Close up schizophrenia shows up in most us [04:25.28]My younger brother knows this [04:26.42]Not Jungle got another [04:27.54]Brother in pa [04:28.28]Spazzed on' 'em [04:29.15]Hurt me [04:30.07]To put hands [04:30.89]On 'em 'til this day [04:31.97]I gotta say I got some fam across the usa [04:34.10]Cackalack to Kansas but my mans around [04:35.79]The way had contacts [04:37.22]They was Spanish coppin' grams and [04:38.76]Cooking 'ye [04:39.45]Willie Bo blowing haze mayo next door [04:42.31]Joe Martin Slade I'm solo these days [04:44.04]It wasn't my fault [04:45.28]I never knew the [04:46.39]Time of death and [04:47.23]Maturity would sever my crew up in new york [04:48.98]Barely survived [04:50.34]Large I thank you for teaching [04:51.79]Me not to pop my letter p's in the booth [04:54.25]How to control my vocals and [04:55.73]Spit poetically smooth [04:56.62]I could nail it you knew [04:58.17]I was your brother 'til death [04:59.63]Back when you put me on to niquay from lefrak [05:01.60]You was a dime we was nobodies [05:04.28]Say what's up to Shameek send my love to yadi [05:06.87]I pray we all get old if [05:08.46]I never again go gold and sell tickets [05:10.41]We could all still kick it [05:12.07]It's a beautiful life [05:13.85]Beautiful life beautiful life [05:16.74]Rest in peace to my brother talik [05:18.41]Brother talik [05:19.83]Gone too soon [05:20.51]Gone too soon [05:21.94]God bless your soul brother [05:24.03]He was wild [05:25.88]Some things we just can't explain [05:27.48]We just can't explain [05:29.12]Life [05:30.90]It's messed up how much time get [05:32.52]Wasted that you can't get back [05:34.64]With your kids at an early age [05:37.33]First steps first words [05:39.33]I can't see 'em 'cause you mad [05:42.82]Don't put yourself before the babies [05:45.77]Don't say crazy things to hurt that man [05:49.28]You hurt him enough [05:51.65]The good times outweighed the bad [05:54.82]When it was good it was great [05:57.84]But because I could see him now [05:59.26]Through the courts you mad [06:04.18]Okay that's how it is out here [06:07.43]That's life huh [06:09.59]You see we can't be selfish out here [06:14.96]We gotta live and let love [06:20.05]Let the light in [06:21.78]To the beautiful mothers of my kids [06:24.34]And all the mothers around the world [06:26.66]Night destiny [06:30.14]Life is good