How It Is

Look into the eyes of a madman

You can see it in his face he's a weak and sad man

Staring straight ahead, his eyes are like stone

With a nine millimeter cocked at your dome

No way out it's too late 'cause you're already in it

So what'cha gonna do? You'll be dead in a minute

Thinking slow will get you nowhere fast

A young life terminated with one short blast

You live like that, you die like this

That's how it is!

Living with regret ain't no way to live

That's how it is!

You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss

That's how it is, yo, that's how it is!

That's what you get for living like this

With a bullet in your head—you're dead you can't miss

Ain't no time for regret when your body's in a bag

Ain't no time to change your mind when your head begins to sag

Should've known better, ain't working for you now

If you'd known better you'd be here somehow

So change your ways before your ways change you

With a hole in your head that you can see through

You're looking up and you're looking down

Shots are ripping out from all around

You're crying out for help but it can't be found

The voice of regret is the only sound

You live like that, you die like this

That's how it is!

Living with regret ain't no way to live

That's how it is!

You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss

That's how it is, yo, that's how it is!

You live like that, you die like this

That's how it is!

Living with regret ain't no way to live

That's how it is!

You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss

That's how it is, yo, that's how it is!

You play the game and you pay the price

For hustling in the gutter with the motherfucking street lice

But sooner or later, what goes around comes around

You wind up dead and buried in the hard, cold ground

Dead and buried in the hard, cold ground

Dead and buried in the hard, cold ground

You're looking up and you're looking down

Shots are ripping out from all around

You're crying out for help but it can't be found

The voice of regret is the only sound

You live like that, you die like this

That's how it is!

Living with regret ain't no way to live

That's how it is!

You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss

That's how it is, yo, that's how it is!

You live like that, you die like this

That's how it is!

Living with regret ain't no way to live

That's how it is!

You're dead too soon if the bullet don't miss

That's how it is, yo, that's how it is!