I remember how it all began
I used to sing dirty raps to my East Side fans
Back then I knew ya couldnt stop this rap

No M.C. could rock like that
Then the new style came, the bass got deeper
Ya gave up the mike and bought you a beeper

Do ya wanna rap or sell !@%!e?
Brothers like you aint never broke
People wanna say its just my time

Brothers like me had to work for mine
Eight years on the mic and Im not jokin
Sir Too Short comin straight from Oakland

California, home of the rock
Eight woofers in the trunk, beatin down the block
Short dog, Im that rappin man

I said it before and Ill say it again

Life is too short

Too short
Life is too short
Too short


Life is to some people unbearable
Committin suicide and thats terrible

Was it much too much or nothing big?
If ya live my life, youd be fightin to live
Life is to me my main $$#et

I be doin all right and keep it just like that
Chill out at the house and pump that bass
Im tryin to get rich as I rock the place

Everybodys got that same old dream
To have big money and fancy things
Drive a brand new Benz, keep your bank right here

Never hear me stutter once because I talk real clear
Its on you, homeboy, watcha gonna do?
You can take my advice and start workin, fool

Or you can close your ears and run your mouth
And one day, homeboy, ya soon find out


Life is too short
Too short
Life is too short

(Too short)

Life is too short, would you agree?


While Im livin my life, dont mess with me
Its been a long time, baby, since I first got down

But I still keep makin these funky sounds
Cause I dont stop rappin, thats my theme
I make a lot of money, do you know what I mean?

Like this, complicated ya must stay up
Ya asked a simple question boy, dont say "What?"
Ya only live once and ya callin it hell

Policeman tryin to take ya to jail
You could give a man time but you dont know
I a matter of time, Ill be runnin the show

Now another young buck wants to be on top
Makin big money, slangin hop
The task force tryin to peel your cap

Turn around, homeboy, ya better watch your back

Life is too short

Life is

You can take back all the things you give

But ya cant take back the days you live
Life is to some people whove been on earth
Livin every single day for what its worth

I live my life just how I please
Satisfy one person I know thats me
Work hard for the things I achieve in life

And never rap fake when Im on the mic
Cause if a dream is all you got, homeboy
Ya gotta turn that dream into the real McCoy

Not time to waste, just get on that case
Ya cant be down cause ya need to taste
A good life livin like a king on a throne
Gettin everything ya want
And tryin to have all your own

Its your life
Dont be stupid though
Cause when ya waste it, youll know

Life is

Life is
All right, thats it