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A Lot Of People, Black, White, Mexican, Young Or Old, Fat Or Skinny Have A Problem Being True To They Self. They Have A Problem Looking In The Mirror And Looking Directly Into Their Own Souls. Only Reason I Am Who I Am Today Is Because I Can Look Directly Into My Face And Find My Soul

-Tupac Shakur

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A Lot Of People,

Tupac Shakur

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A Lot Of People, Black, White, Mexican, Young Or Old, Fat Or Skinny Have A Problem Being True To They Self. They Have A Problem Looking In The Mirror And Looking Directly Into Their Own Souls. Only Reason I Am Who I Am Today Is Because I Can Look Directly Into My Face And Find My Soul

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Around The Corner

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Only God Can Judge Me

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They Have Money For War But Can't Feed The Poor.

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No One Knows My Struggle, They Only See The Trouble. Not Knowing It's Hard To Carry On When, No One Loves You.

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Picture Perfect, I Paint A Perfect Picture Bomb The Hoochies Wit' Precision, My Intentions To Get Richer.

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God Damn! Drug Dealers Dealin' To The Kiddies, Livin' In The City Ain't No Pity On The Itty-bitty. We Try To Cry, But Still They All Die, I Try To Speak To The Youth, And The Truth Is: They All High.

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Hoping They Bury Me With Ammunition, Weed, And Shells. Just In Case.

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If I Was White I Would Have Been Like John Wayne... I Feel Like A Tragic Hero In A Shakespeare Play

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Break The Chains In Our Brains That Make Us Fear.

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