Hold on... *lighter flicks up* Hold on... *lighter flicks up* 2Pac & Stretch Yeah it's gonna be alright, don't trip baby *inhales* Yeah it's gonna be alright, don't trip baby *inhales* Hold On, Be Strong - Fique Firme, Seja Forte It'll get better... *coughing* It'll get better... *coughing* [2Pac] Ay do this Thug style main, Thug style Ay do this Thug style main, Thug style Fique firme... "*acende o isqueiro*" When this whole beat drop we just gon' run it to em bet When this whole beat drop we just gon' run it to em bet Tudo vai ficar bem, não fique com raiva baby "*tragada*" It's all good, uhh It's all good, uhh As coisas vão melhorar... "*tossindo*" I never had much, ran with a bad bunch I never had much, ran with a bad bunch Ae mano, vamos fazer estilo Bandido, estilo bandido Little skinny kid sneakin weed in my bag lunch Little skinny kid sneakin weed in my bag lunch Quando você mandar a batida vamos mandar uma idéia pra todos And all through Junior High, we was just gettin by And all through Junior High, we was just gettin by Tá firmeza então, uhh And drivebys robbed my homies of their young lives And drivebys robbed my homies of their young lives [Verso 1: 2Pac] I never did cry, and even though I had I never did cry, and even though I had Eu nunca tive muito, andava com um monte de caras maus pain in my heart, I was hopeless from the start pain in my heart, I was hopeless from the start Um pequeno neguinho escondendo maconha na lancheira They couldn't tell me nothin, they all tried to help to help me They couldn't tell me nothin, they all tried to help to help me E na Universidade eu só ia para passear The marijuana had my mind gone it wasn't healthy The marijuana had my mind gone it wasn't healthy E os drivebys roubando a vida de meus jovens manos I travelled places, caught cases, what a ill year I travelled places, caught cases, what a ill year Eu nunca chorei mesmo que tivesse tanta dor I felt the pain and the rain but I'm still here I felt the pain and the rain but I'm still here no meu coração, sou um sem futuro desde o começo Never did like the police, let the whole world know Never did like the police, let the whole world know Nunca me falavam nada, mas todos tentavam me ajudar Now I gets no peace, cause they chasin me down Now I gets no peace, cause they chasin me down A maconha tava começando a zuar com a minha cabeça And facin me now, what do I do? And facin me now, what do I do? Eu viajei pra vários lugares, fui acusado, que ano louco These thangs that a Thug goes through These thangs that a Thug goes through Senti a dor e a tristeza mas continuo aqui And still I rise so keep ya head up, and make ya mind strong And still I rise so keep ya head up, and make ya mind strong Nunca gostei da policia, sempre falei pra todo mundo It's a struggle every day but you gotta hold on It's a struggle every day but you gotta hold on E agora não tenho paz porque eles estão me perseguindo Chorus: repeat 4X Chorus: repeat 4X Me encare agora e diga, o que eu faço? Hold on, be strong, hold on Hold on, be strong, hold on É esse tipo de coisas que os bandidos são obrigados a encarar Be strong, hold on Be strong, hold on Mas continuo progredindo, então mantenha a cabeça erguida, e fortaleça sua mente When it's on it's on When it's on it's on É uma batalha todos os dias, mas você tem que ficar firme There's, never a good day, cause in my hood they There's, never a good day, cause in my hood they [Refrão 2Pac & Stretch - 4x] let they AK's pump strays where the kids play let they AK's pump strays where the kids play Fique firme, seja forte, fique firme And every Halloween, check out the murder scene And every Halloween, check out the murder scene Seja forte, fique firme Can't help but duplicate the violence seen on the screen Can't help but duplicate the violence seen on the screen Quando a hora chega é tudo no seu nome My homies dyin 'fore they get to see they birthdays My homies dyin 'fore they get to see they birthdays [Verso 2: 2Pac] These is the worst days, sometimes it hurts to pray These is the worst days, sometimes it hurts to pray Nunca tinha um dia bom, porque na minha quebrada And even God turned his back on the ghetto youth And even God turned his back on the ghetto youth eles ficavam dando tiros de AK onde as crianças brincavam I know that ain't the truth, sometimes I look for proof I know that ain't the truth, sometimes I look for proof E cada Halloween, vai vendo os assassinatos I wonder if heaven got a ghetto, and if it does I wonder if heaven got a ghetto, and if it does Não podia fazer nada a não ser aumentar a violência Does it matter if you blood or you cuz Does it matter if you blood or you cuz Meus manos morrendo antes de verem seus aniversários chegarem Remember how it was, the picnics and the parties in theprojects Remember how it was, the picnics and the parties in theprojects Esses eram os piores dias, algumas vezes é dificil pra rezar Small time drinkin gettin high with them armies Small time drinkin gettin high with them armies E mesmo que digam que Deus tenha virado as costas pros manos do gueto Just another knucklehead kid from the gutter Just another knucklehead kid from the gutter Eu sei que isso não é verdade, as vezes procuro provas I'm dealin with the madness, raised by a single mother I'm dealin with the madness, raised by a single mother Eu me pergunto se tem um gueto no paraíso, e se tiver I'm tryin to tell you when it's on I'm tryin to tell you when it's on Não importa se você é Blood ou Cuz (Crip) You gotta keep your head to the sky and be strong, most of allhold on You gotta keep your head to the sky and be strong, most of allhold on Se lembre de como era antes, os picnics e as festas na quebrada Chorus Chorus Os moleques bebendo, ficando loucão e fazendo palhaçada Interlude: Interlude: Sou só mais um louco vindo do gueto Hold on, be strong Hold on, be strong Lidando com a loucura, criado por uma mãe solteira I know them ain't tears comin down your face I know them ain't tears comin down your face Eu só quero lhe dizer que quando a hora chegar When it's on it's on but When it's on it's on but Levante a cabeça e seja forte, e principalmente fique firme Wipe your eyes Wipe your eyes [Refrão: 2Pac & Stretch - 4x] Hold on, be strong Hold on, be strong In this world In this world When it's on it's on but When it's on it's on but Only the strong survive y'know Only the strong survive y'know Hold on, be strong Hold on, be strong Hmm, I know it's hard out there Hmm, I know it's hard out there When it's on it's on but When it's on it's on but Welfare Welfare Hold on, be strong Hold on, be strong AIDS, earthquakes AIDS, earthquakes Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but Muggings, carjackings Muggings, carjackings Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong Yeah we got problems Yeah we got problems Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but But believe me when I tell you But believe me when I tell you Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong Things always get better Things always get better Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but God don't like ugly God don't like ugly Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong And God don't like no quitters And God don't like no quitters Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but You know what Billie Holiday said bay-bee You know what Billie Holiday said bay-bee Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong God bless the child that can hold his own God bless the child that can hold his own Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but Y'know? Y'know? Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong You got to stand strong You got to stand strong Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but And when these bustas try to knock you out your place And when these bustas try to knock you out your place Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong You stand there to they face You stand there to they face Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but Tell em hold on, and be strong Tell em hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong The game don't stop The game don't stop Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but Hmmm Hmmm Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong This here is black main This here is black main Cause when it's on it's on but Cause when it's on it's on but If you don't never leave nothin, learn one thing If you don't never leave nothin, learn one thing Hold on, and be strong Hold on, and be strong It don't stop, til the casket drop It don't stop, til the casket drop Hold on Hold on Thug, for Life... feel me? Thug, for Life... feel me? All my homeboys and my homegirls, stay strong All my homeboys and my homegirls, stay strong When things get bad, especially come the first and thefifteenth When things get bad, especially come the first and thefifteenth Stay strong, and stay ballin, hold on Stay strong, and stay ballin, hold on I'll catch y'all at the next life, we in traffic I'll catch y'all at the next life, we in traffic