Smile For Me Now Lyrics - 2pac

There's gonna' be some stuff that your gonna' see 

That's gonna' make it hard to smile in the future 

(No Doubt) 

But whatever you see, through all the rain and pain 

You gotta keep a sense of humor 

Gotta be able to smile through all this bullshit 

Remember that 

Just keep ya head up 

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Our lifesytles be close caption 

Addicted to fatal attraction 

Pictures and actions be played back 

In the mist of mashin' 

No fairytales for this young black male 

Some see me stranded in this land of Hell 

Jail and crack cells 

[? ] culture 

Or the repercussion 

While bustin' on back-stabbing vultures 

Sellin' my soul 

For material wishes 

Fast cars and bitches 

Wishin' I live my life a legend 

Immortalized in pictures 

Why shed tears, save your sympathy 

My childhood years 

Was spend burying my peers in the cemetary 

Here's a message to the newborns 

Waiting to breath: 

"If you believe 

You can achieve, just look at me" 

Against all odds 

Though life is hard, we carry on 

Living in the projects 

Broke with no lights on 

To all the G's that follow me 

Protect your essence 

Born with less but your still precious 

Just smile for me now 

Ohhh Won't you smile for me 

(2Pac: Just smile for me now) 

Ohhh Won't you smile for me 

(Nigga you black, smile for me now) 

Ohhh Won't you smile for me 

(You ain't got nothin' to worry about) 

(Smile for me now) 

Ohhh Won't you smile for me 

(and the next generation) 

Now as I open up my story 

With the blaze of your blunt 

So you can picture thoughts slowly 

Upon phrases I run 

And I can walk you thru the dayz that it done 

I often wish that I can save everyone 

But I'm a dreamer 

Have you ever seen a nigga 

Who was strong in the game? 

Over-looking his tomorrows 

And they finally came 

Look back on childhood memories 

And I'm still feelin' the pain 

Turnin' circles in my 9th grade 

Dealin' Cocaine 

To many hassels in my local lights 

Survivin' the strain 

And a man without a focused life 

Could drive him insane 

Stuck inside a getto fantasy 

Hopin' it'd change 

But we're not focused on reality 

We broke and in chains 

Had a dream of livin' wealthy 

Makin' it big 

Over football 

Chose to cook raw 

What take it 

He did 

And after all my mama's thankin' god 

For blessing her child 

All my mama gotz to do now is collect 

And then smile 

(Smile) 

Ohhh Won't you smile for me 

(Smile for me now) 

Fuck tha world 

As we unload, we witness furious speeds 

Un-answered questions keep us all stressin' 

Curious G's 

Back stabed and bleeding 

Crooked thoughs 

Laced with weed 

Learnin', duckin' stray shots 

Bullets be hot 

They burnin' 

Inhale the shurm smoke 

Visualize the flames 

Will I be smothered by my own pain? 

Strange wisdoms 

Cowards conversate' 

So quick to dis' us 

Takin' pictures for the Feds 

In desperate hopes they get us 

Hit us all, give us plenty centuries 

Forgive my stance 

Sense I entered many penitentiaries 

The best revenge 

Is fuck friends 

We milatary minded soljahs 

Bustin' shots blindly 

Trying to find Jahova 

To help me 

Somebody save me 

Lost and crazy 

Scared to drop a seed 

Hopin' I ain't cursed babies 

Maybe now 

Niggaz feel me now 

Picture my pain 

Embrace my words 

Make the world change 

And still I smile nigga 

Now a moment of silence 

Let us pray 

As you journey into outer space 

May the Angels help to lead the way 

May the prayers that the family made 

Shine upon your soul and keep you safe 

And the homies that done passed away 

May they great you as you pass the gates 

And as you head to the tunnels light 

I hope it leads to eternal life 

We say a prayer for the homie Pac 

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