Runnin' (dying To Live) Lyrics - 2pac

Between you and Biggie was like, who's gonna, who's gonna, 

who ruled, the, the, nigga kingdom and shit basically, you know what I'm sayin'? 

It was like, this is like an election... 

It is an election 

You know what I'm sayin'? 

Me and Biggie's situation was smaller than that, 

me and Biggie's situation was like... 

Tupac Shakur was shot several times in the chest... 

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead 

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight 

Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight 

Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try 

Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die 

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Check it, I grew up a fucking screw up 

Got introduced to the game, got a ounce and fucking blew up 

Chopping rocks overnight 

The nigga Biggie Smalls trying to turn into the black Frank White 

We had to grow dreads to change our description 

Two cops is on the milk box missing 

Show they toes you know they got stepped on 

A fist full of bullets a chest full of Teflon 

Run from the police picture that, nigga I'm too fat 

I fuck around and catch a asthma attack 

That's why I bust back, it don't phase me 

When he drop, take his glock, and I'm Swayze 

celebrate my escape, sold the glock, bought some weight 

Laid back, I got some money to make, motherfucker 

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You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead 

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight 

Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight 

Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try 

Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die 

And still I'm having memories of high speeds, when the cops crashed 

As I laugh pushing the gas when my glocks blast 

We was young, and we was dumb but we had heart 

In the dark when we survived through the bad parts 

Many dreams is what I had, and many wishes 

No hesitation in extermination of these snitches 

And these bitches they still continue to pursue me 

A couple of movies now the whole world trying to screw me 

even the cops tried to sue me 

So what can I do but stay true, sipping 22's a brewing 

now the medias trying to test me got the press asking questions, trying to stress me 

misery is all I see, thats my mind's state 

My history with the police is shakin' the crime rate 

Ma main man had 2 strikes, slipped, got arrested and flipped 

He screamed 'Thug Life!' and emptied the clip 

gots tired of running from the police 

You know, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead 

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight 

Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight 

Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try 

Why am I dying to live, if I'm just living to die 

I was shocked at everything! Ya know what I'm saying. I wasn't more shocked at him dying. 

I was more shocked at him. Pac' is a strong dude... I know him... 

You know what I'm sayin?... 

Real strong... so it was when he got shot I was more like "again" 

You know what I'm sayin?... 

He always getting shot or shot at... He gon' pull threw this one again, make a few of records about it and its gon' be over. 

You know, then when he died I was like 'Woah'... you know what I'm sayin... 

it kinda took me by suprise... even though we was going threw our drama I would never 

wish death on nobody! 'cause there ain't no coming back from that...