Story Behind The Song

TRUE LIFE EXPERIENCES

Lyrics

THE FACTS OF LIFE

Verse#1

These are the facts of life no doubt
I?m here to turn the lights on for the ones that?s out
My experience as a black male growing up in the hood
I?m lettin? it be known it wasn?t all good
Cops pullin me over cause I drive a nice car
Don?t hate me cause I shine like a star
A neighborhood dope dealer is what they called me
Inpound my car now I?m strollin? on the street
Suspended my license (for what) a ticket
Guilty again for a crime I didn?t commit
In the first place theres no mercy
Livin? life in these streets in the worst way
Now I?m incarserated for some he say she say
Got me in the system a statistic today
Go see the judge and of course he?s right
I fit the profile of a stereotype

Chorus

The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be
The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be

Verse#2

When you poor you get the worse treatment
that?s the reason we always fiendin? and screemin?
Mad doggin? road hoggin?
Money on your mind and you wish that you was ballin?
Go to the clinic gotta wait in line go to the county building gotta wait in line
Section 8 is great but you gotta wait in line gotta turn yourself jail cause you can?t pay the fine
Or community service but which one is worth it
Neither one to me cause they both worthless
Receptionist keeep funky attitudes
Just cause they flossin? a new pair of shoes
( you need me so just have a seat
It?s lunch time I?m fixenta eat)
Bein? poor broke and lonely aint a joke
that?s why people get high cause it?s hard to cope

Chorus

The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be
The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be

Verse#3

These are the facts of life
Some times it don?t matter if your black or white
Or even brown what ever Imma give you the scoop
You can?t stop it now and you couldn?t in your youth
Reality is what we live by so realize
The thangs that you can?t change don?t even try
Except responsibility respect humility
Then peace and harmony you will see
I aint gotta enough time to say what I want
give you what you need so I say read (read what)
Between the lines of the rhyme that I wrote
And if you must I suggest you take notes
Nobody knows it all but what I know I deliver
To you the listener so you can get begger
Listen to the words that I wrote alright
And one day you?ll overcome the facts of your life.

Chorus

The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be
The facts of life you can?t change
In everybody life it aint the same
So buckle up and fly with me
As I take you where you need to be