no monument will mark my resting place i will leave only this the story of my life i have lived fully and deeply i have tasted passion crime and even murder it is for you to judge me you must weigh the good against the evil the passion against the tenderness the crime against the charity the pleasure against the pain it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens many of lives will end it s like a sad song from a violin trapped like daniel s in the lion s den tryna pierce the iron skin of leviathan souls blowing in the violent winds god help us if we die in sin i hear the trials in the cries of men that s when the riot begins like things never get better we forever serving nebuchadnezzar since the days of our ancestors slaves to a mad pleasure building great architectures sharp dressers smart professors start my lecture i build like an art director show it to you like the film projector blessed are those who struggle from day to day we all hustle coming home with sore muscles scarred faces scuffed knuckles we all share the same trouble separated couples sometimes it seem like there s no escaping the clutches of satan spending years in state pens awaiting patient dreams of a scholarship ended by a hollowtip politics and number slips  it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens once shoved in ships now we bloods and crips thugs with clips niggas who love their cliques hit the clubs and shit so they can rub their hips hugs and flicks niggas with drugs and whips cash rules this rotten apple they got a worm in it corrupt sinners in my man s jeep with the windows tinted sipping guinness observing all the clinics and liquor spots they make me lick a shot through the rooftop i never seen the glory in the ghetto it s the same story cigarette butts and cold coffee black faces and white mouths they cry out for the white house ain t no wealth shared it s welfare and poor healthcare self scared it s senseless the way they got our black princess on public assistance to end our existence it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens it goes life difficult times and mad crimes some pay the price while others refine blessed are those who struggle god loves you and wisdom is the principle thing for kings and queens it s a blessing to struggle it s a blessing it s a blessing to struggle it s a blessing yeahhyeahhh it s a blessing just a blessing it s a blessing fades 