pump it up a little bit alright look see i never really new life could be so hard i never really new pain til i got scarred i never knew people could be so cold i never knew wrong til i was ten years old i never knew fighten til i got my ass kicked i never knew gettin got til i got tricked i never knew healthy til i got sick and i never knew people killed people so quick yo i never knew mind power could be so deep and i never knew hardship was mine to keep and i never knew the wolves attack the sheep in their sleep and i never knew people played people so cheap yo i never knew that we was in such bad shape and i never knew what i would have to do for the papes and i never knew that i would put my life on tape and i never knew hip hop would be my escape see i never knew real folks could be so few and i never knew so many people don t got a clue and i never knew beautiful til i met you but never say never because it never comes true hey yo i never knew that some nigga s just don t bury beef i never knew that i brought you so much grief i never knew that you was a two time thief the way you stole my heart was beyond belief yo i never knew my medicine would come in a leaf and i never knew that life could be so brief and i never knew that i would get no relief i never knew so many indians that wanna be chief yo i never knew the wrong move could cost yo life and i never knew the wrong move could cause yo strife and i never knew money could just buy you fun and i never knew so much power came with a gun yo i never knew that i would have such bad luck and i never knew the next man could get you stuck and i never knew lighting til i got struck and i never knew that you would go so low for the buck yo i never knew real folks could be so few and i never knew so many people don t got a clue and i never knew beautiful til i met you but never say never because it nver comes true see i never knew the future would be like the past and i never knew a woman could just slang that ass yo i never knew that you were so sassafras i never knew that you played the game so fast i never knew that there was no time to waste and i never knew no one who could take your place yo i never knew reality til you showed me a taste and i never knew how you made my heart beat race yo i never knew courage until i got brave and i never knew discipline until i behaved and i never knew freedom until i became a slave and i never knew that i would take this to the grave yo i never knew that i had so much to lose and i never knew i had so many to choose and i never knew an ego was so easily bruised and i never knew the game until i studied the rules see i never knew real folks could be so few and i never knew so many people don t got a clue and i never knew beautiful til i met you but never say never because it never comes true  never say never because it never comes true i never knew that i would be about the revenue never say never because it never comes true oh i never knew that you didn t know what they was telling you never say never because it never comes true i never knew this about the heaven and the hell in you never say never because it never comes true i never knew2