Child Of The Night Lyrics - Red Light District - Ludacris

[Chorus: x2 Nate Dogg] 

It's gonna get in ya, child of the night 

And the hood rolls on 

How do I begin to, do this shit right 

Get my hustle on 

[Ludacris] 

Look here! 

Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word 

But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred 

It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at it's worst 

Then trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first 

It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat 

But with God as my navigator I'll be staying afloat 

And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions 

Then I'm forced to pay the price as the result of my actions 

I'm battling with myself and every DAY it's a war 

Curiosity killed the cat, why am I Curious George? 

Gotta keep my nose up outta things that ain't none of my biz 

And just cause something looks don't really mean that it is 

Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife 

And take the necessary steps to try to change my life 

I got some questions for you Lord cause my mentality's hood 

So why is everything that's bad for me feel so good? 

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[Chorus] 

[Ludacris] 

Now I'm a only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways 

I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today 

Oh but I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it 

Is from the ground up a hundred miles and running 

Dodging and ducking everybody trying to hammer me down 

A self-made millionaire, baby look at me now 

Can't tell me nothing still hungry as the day I began 

Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand 

And a, pad in my lap, didn't matter in fact 

Me and my momma lived in one room, and what's badder than that 

Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of 12 

Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell 

But yet I give it right, back, so how you like, that 

Continue doing wrong 'til I was on the right, track 

Tell me 'bout heavy money I might give it a push 

But a, bird in the hand is worth two in the bush 

Come on 

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[Chorus] 

[Ludacris] 

No matter how much older we get man, we all still children at heart 

We all make mistakes, it's all good 

Now I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits 

Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it 

And learning from my mistakes, try not to make 'em twice 

Just admitting when I'm wrong, trying hard to make it right 

And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours 

There's plenty people getting stitches in this world of scars 

But over time, pray to God that he can heal your wounds 

Try to love and love again until they seal your tomb 

Cause life is short if you don't know this it'll pass you by 

That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky 

Never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes 

They want to catch me in the open, bring my life to a close 

Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows 

I've seen smiles I'm making changes turning glitter to gold 

Don't let these devils play you down or belittle your soul 

Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow 

Come on 

[Chorus: Repeats]