[Intro]
Look into my eyes and you will see: (My Struggle my pain)
My life my pain and the things that made me (made me who i am)
There's no other place that i would rather be (Benzino) i didn't chose this life, this life chose me...

This one's for the world, my people
You think You know me? You have no idea who i am, This is my story
It's not about the magazine (no), about my baggy jeans (no) and my braidz (no) and my jewellery (ah ah), the money: no, (none of that) i didn't chose this life, this life chose me

[verse one]
It wasn't long ago when it all began
standin' in the graveyard while they buried my men
it's when i first understood how this game was played
Either kill a nigga quick or you might get played
Streets ain't never was that big, the hood's even smaller
grew up in the projects that moved the four quarters
Pop's went to prison, i knew about the system
every sunday morning, me and mom's payed a visit
He was heavy in the streets maby mafia connected
all i'm gonna say he was very well respected
They called me Ray dog, yeah that's Zino's son
I met a lot of great men for many years to come
I'm gettin' money on my block all night
Runnin' with a bunch of niggaz born to fight (Nigga!)
Boston was the first on the east to really bang out (Bang out!)
Niggaz wanted streets while them automatics rang out

[chorus]
Look into my eyes and you will see: (My life my pain)
My life my pain and the things that made me (There's no other place)
There's no other place that i would rather be (That's right) i didn't chose this life, this life chose me...

[verse two]
Now fuck em' with this niggaz on the other side of town
The allmighty spalms, we the hottest click around
Jewellery was heavy niggas rolled thirty thick
Artillery was heavy , Jake standin' on my dick
And i'm squeezin all types of guns, whateva
Mom's keeps cryin', but that's the life of thugs
And that's the life i love, i'm addicted to it
street life, real thug niggaz makin' rap music
I met Dave at the radio, he cool
startin saw his mack, allways had to be in school
It was one piece of paper then they grew into a book
But i had my own paper, cause my block mustn't look
I caught a couple of Benz, i'm fighting court cases
It was news at eleven, or in the news papers
Investigation federal, i knew it from the start
Either the jealousy and envy tore my crew apart

[chorus]
Look into my eyes and you will see: (My life my pain)
My life my pain and the things that made me (There's no other place)
There's no other place that i would rather be (That's right) i didn't chose this life, this life chose me...

[verse three]
(Here we go)
If money is the root of all evil then burn it
Or get upon you ass mothafucka and earn it
I moved to New York, It was time to make it happen
Dave is my dog and yeah Zino's still rappin' (Still Here)
I walk trough the walley of death with no fear
I'm holding Dave down till the niggaz's outta here (believe that)
I brethe for my niggaz disiase, holding in
Excell all the anger that i'm holding within
To many people in my life, never come in down (no)
It's never where you from, it's only where standin' now
Got a few good niggaz, about to amunition, it's all i really need for me to carry out a mission
If Eminem wanna squash beef tell him call me (where you at?)
Don't need him any way, he can bring his whole army (Bring em')
The day will soon come when the world recognize
Zino is the reallest since Pac 've been alive, mothafucka!

[chorus]
Look into my eyes and you will see: (My life my pain)
My life my pain and the things that made me (There's no other place)
There's no other place that i would rather be (I didn't chose this life) i didn't chose this life, this life chose me, (yeah yeah) x2

Yeah Troy you did it on this one nigga, believe that, yeah the Arch nemesis
In the hood me and you, yeah believe that, this is my story