Lyrics Surviving the Times - Nas
I
was
young,
I
was
surviving
the
times
Waiting
for
my
moment,
I
was
destined
to
shine
Little
Ray
had
an
NSX,
I
was
hoping
I'm
next
Wanting
bracelets,
never
had
a
rope
on
my
neck
Unless
I
was
holding
Taiyeh
chain--Rest
In
Peace
Even
though
that
night
you
flipped
on
us
You
warned
us
If
you
came
back
and
we
still
on
the
corners,
We
goners,
moving
on
to...
Move
your
arm
in
your
watch
To
another
time
on
the
block
'Cause
this
40
Side
Where
they
say
Shorty
rhyme
Tragedy
he
used
to
come
through
all
the
time
I'm
talking
Juice
Crew,
not
what
the
word
define
He
had
a
sister
named
Erin,
for
sure
was
fine
That
was
my
first
crush;
I
bought
my
first
mic
I
wrote
my
first
verse,
I
was
about
nine
I
was
about
mine,
fantasize
house-buying
Met
Paul,
he
wore
some
big
glasses
Him
and
Melquan
took
me
where
G
Rap
lived
I
was
happy,
just
getting
some
answers
I
ain't
even
know
what
a
record
advance
was
I'm
seeing
hoes
sex
in
the
studio
bathroom
With
rap
dudes,
thinking
wow
she
moved
me
Same
girl
then,
right
now's
a
groupie
Back
then,
she
was
like
the
star
in
the
movie
Large
jewelry
and
expensive
Gucci
Next
stop,
Paid
In
Full
posse
recruits
me
Knew
they
were
some
millionaires,
their
ropes
were
dookie
Eric
B
man
looking
like
touch-it-he-shoot-me
You
see,
every
time
Ra
didn't
show
I
get
to
record
demos
at
attempts
to
blow
I
wonder
could
they
tell,
how
did
they
know
Sixteen
years
later,
here
I
go
[Chorus]
Can
it
be
we've
run
out
of
time?
You're
alive,
Oh-O
In
these
streets
we
live
in
and
die,
when
its
your
time
you
will
know,
cause
it
ain't
hard
to
tell...
[Verse
2]
I'm
with
Akinyele
in
the
street,
trying
to
get
us
a
deal
G
Rap
tried
to
get
us
to
sign
to
Cold
Chill
But
Fly
Ty
didn't
have
the
contract
we
wanted
Clark
Kent
just
signed
Das,
he
didn't
want
us
Russell
said
I
sounded
like
G,
the
nigga
fronted
Reef
and
Matty
C
offered
me
a
little
money
Shit
a
little
funny,
feel
a
little
laughter
Rebel
of
Hip-Hop
coming
through
a
white
rapper
My
boy
MC
Serch
nevertheless
Took
me
to
Columbia,
back
then
CBS
Chris
Schwartz,
RuffHouse,
he
was
the
best
man
Now
bugging
because
the
label
had
just
dropped
Def
Jam
Could
you
picture
Russell
needing
a
check,
man
But
he
smart,
he
plotted
a
plan
for
Polygram
Life
is
ill,
again
life's
a
movie
Then,
the
roster's:
Cypress
Hill,
Nas,
and
Fugees
Before
I
sold
records,
no
promotion
The
rap
world
like,
what's
all
this
commotion
Went
plat',
mad
bottles
I'm
toasting
20/20
hindsight,
but
how
did
they
know
then
[Chorus]
[Verse
3]
Invincible,
lyrical,
miracle
man,
huh
But
back
to
the
matter
at
hand
'Cause
ten
years
ago
we
all
strived
to
be
twenty-five
Some
cats
didn't
make
it
alive
Dated
some
stars
but
respect
their
privacy
Copped
mad
cars,
laying
back
in
the
driver's
seat
Held
myself
down,
just
steering
the
wheel
Here
I
am,
completed
my
whole
record
deal
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3 Thief's Theme
4 Halftime
5 Made You Look
6 Got Ur Self A ...
7 Street Dreams (Remix)
8 If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
9 If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
10 Got Ur Self A ...
11 N.Y. State of Mind
12 One Love
13 If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)
14 Made You Look
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