Born 2 Live (Acapella)

O.C. - “Born 2 Live” [Emcee(s): O.C.] [Producer(s): Buckwild] [Sample 1 (Melody): Keni Burke - “Risin’ to the Top”] [Sample 2 (Drums): Brethren - “Outside Love”] [Intro: Sample from Isaac Hayes - “Never Gonna Give You Up”] [Verse 1: O.C.] Like the dead-end Kids, we used to play in the streets, never worrying About grief. Football spelled relief. Ronnie Ritney was the coach for us. See, he taught us To play almost every single day, OK. Now on Evergreen was Larry and Mike and Lon. My cousin Boo lived there too, just to name a few, and Cha- -rone, he’s bad to the bone, Boo’s little side- -kick, had a badass mouth—he sufficed it on Harmon Street with Zach, Leo and Ed. Meet Jody and Boop by June, Rocky, and then comes Tommy and Cedric, Lamont and Greg. Unique in our Own right. At times we’d fight, but that’s aight Still, not realizing we had love. It showed When we played the phony charades against One another. Now, while I’ll write this song, it’s like Some are still alive and a couple are gone [Hook] (x4) We’re born to live a life and die. Life’s So damn short, man, I wonder why [Verse 2: O.C.] As kids, you’re overlooking death. It didn’t seem Important or serious. It just seems curious It was about waking to a bowl of cereal Cartoons on Saturdays, karate flicks in life Riding your skateboard or bicycle. It went as Deep as Killer Joe on the corner drinking Ripple, plus Puerto Rican kids on the block were cool. We got Along. We all knew right from wrong. By Far, we got a dose that life was hard. A Spanish Kid we were close with was killed by a car Shocking. Alberto was hit on the block, and Death was spontaneous. His moms was clocking him ‘Cross the street. He just received an award for Little League Baseball, like, a hour before, plus He didn’t even get to see the summer set in Dying all young at the age of seven. It opened Up my eyes, small, that the flesh was weak. As A kid, thinking shit like that was mad deep Peep it [Hook] (x4) We’re born to live a life and die. Life’s So damn short, man, I wonder why [Verse 3 O.C.] Now, when somebody is Gone, that’s when you realize how close you was, how Close you are. Like a scar real Deep, it takes time to heal, and, still, from Time to time, you wish you could find the way to forgive And let ‘em know you forgave, but they can’t Feel six feet deep inside the grave What’s left but attend his wake? Believing if it was You, he’d do it for old time’s sake. Damn I’m disturbed by the news. When I was told, I was Sitting, knowing damn well Boo ain’t bullshitting My life flashed like big bills of cash and Good times we had. Now it’s all so sad One of my childhood pals hit the road. When you Take to the streets, then you die by the code But, in this case, who knows what went down? Bottom line is wishing that he still was around Now, he found a spot in my heart, or should I say Lobotomy. Mike, yo, you’re trapped inside of me And every other brother in Bushwick who rushed to your Side thick, all down with the clique. Yeah God bless, he laid to rest. Called him Mike Boogie—that’s what describes the nigga best [Hook] (x4) We’re born to live a life and die. Life’s So damn short, man, I wonder why [Bridge] (x4) We’re born to live [Outro: O.C.] Like that, y’all, like that, y’all