Smoke 'n Mirrors Lyrics - Singles - B-real

{*20 seconds of kids playing*} 

[Intro: sped-up R&B sample] 

Late at night 

When all the world is safe within their dreams 

I want the shadowwwww 

Late at night 

An empty feeling creeps within my soul 

I feel so lonely 

So I go, into the darkness of the night, all alone 

I want this peace until I find, someone who is just like me 

Looking for some companyyyyyy 

Oh yeahhhh 

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[B-Real] 

What's good in the hood, can you tell me 

Hit me with the truth motherfuckers don't sell me 

Cause I can see a lot of things wrong with the city 

And nobody's tryin to fix nothin, all of our choices are shitty 

People starvin in the ghetto and the rich get richer 

So we hustlin for the paper - you get the picture? 

My homey he caught ten tryin to feed his seed 

And nothin supersedes a man's will to succeed 

So we bleed and shed tears, lookin for somethin better 

But nothin is guaranteed, in this life we livin 

Ain't nothin given, gotta earn your money and stripes 

I can't sleep at night, what I'm doin ain't right 

Can't never let my guard down for nothin in life 

Your enemies see a weakness and you look ripe 

And they don't care about who or what you're leavin behind 

You slip one time you a victim of crime 

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[Chorus: Bo Roc] 

Up against the trials of life, sometimes it ain't right 

Through all of my pain and strife, I focused upon the light 

Though I may lose my way, I'm up for the fight 

In hopes of a brighter day for children of the night 

[B-Real] 

You know I hit the ground runnin from the day I was born 

There ain't nothin I haven't seen, I was born to storm 

And if I ever have to heat it up you might get warm 

So I urge you to sit it out, and just let me move on 

Out of pride you won't blink, think that I'm a threat 

Yeah you might be right, and if you are comes death 

By the laws of the street you know what's comin up next 

You duckin from the glocks and the six and tecs 

When did it all fall? We all used to cash collect 

Instead of catchin a body homey cash a check 

Any moment it could be over, your number's up 

You become, a memory nobody's givin a fuck 

It's no wonder how we cross roads and get divided 

There's no, compromises and drama arises 

The streets got you clutched in the cradle of doom 

You get out of pocket they make you invisible dude 

[Chorus] 

[B-Real] 

The streets are ugly and the world is goin through changes 

We fightin at home and out here in unknown places 

We never know what peace is 

We all about war for the money and the violence increases 

I never thought about it when I was younger 

I never thought about we all just numbers 

I only thought about the food on the table 

I was taught to make moves when you're ready and able 

Sometimes you feel alone and you just simply go for self 

And you don't care about anybody else 

You say "Look at that trick in the flashy whip! 

If I get my chance, you know I'm gonna jack his shit" 

The world's cold, people sell their soul 

for money and power then they seem to lose control 

They can't, handle the load at the end of the road 

They're destined to fall and we just watch the drama unfold 

[Chorus]