R U Still Down? (Original Version) lyrics

[Verse 1: 2Pac]
I never had a father figure
I was raised by the thugs and the drug dealers, that's why I love n*ggas!
Until they place me in my casket, guess I'll be a hopeless bast*rd
Getting high in the back, plastered
Ain't nobody make a way for me
Times is hard on a n*gga, mama pray for me
I'm smokin' weed for the stress and drinkin' for the pain
From the strain on the young brothers brain
Ain't a motherf*cking thing to do
But hang and stay true, thugs get lonely too
I'm drinking 22's of brew till I'm tipsy
And I ain't going out throwing up my middle finger, miss me?
Tryna get my hands on the cash
How long will it last? Will it last a little longer if I blast?
And trust me, I'll probably be the last to preach
'Cause ain't no hope for the future if they asking me
And what my poppa never told me
You see I learned from the kindness of strangers and homies
So now I can't turn back, time to make it through
They wanna ban me while tryna feed my family
But all the homies in the hood told me, "n*gga it's all good"
And motherf*ck Hollywood!
For tryna shut a real n*gga down, stayin' true to the game
f*ck the fame, I still won't change, R U Still Down?
[Chorus: Natasha Walker & 2Pac]
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?

[Verse 2: 2Pac]
Now up and at 'em it's on, I was raised to be strong
And mama told me be a thug since the day I was born
I came up out the gutter never changed my style
Got for real about my papers 'cause the game was wild
And the fame was a plot to try to change me
And what's strange is nobody knew my name 'fore it came
Now the whole world is calling me a killer
And all I ever did was try to reach the kids with the real
All the time I was ballin', never heard my friends callin'
Couldn't stop myself from fallin', I'm all in
sh*t's gettin' sleazy, believe me
Best to take what you need, but don't be greedy
'Cause in my mind I see sunshine
I thought I didn't have to run, now I'm duckin' from the gun yellin', "One time!"
Take your time to feel my record, and if you did
Chill a second, my blind method, will still wreck it
My young homies stay strong
I wonder if they'll listen to a n*gga when he gone ? R U Still Down ?
[Chorus]
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
R U Still Down?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?

[Verse 3: 2Pac]
I'm gettin' high, so a n*gga think he touch the sky
Turn tough inside in the rush to die
Livin' life as a thug time to face the truth
What's goin' on with the wasted youth?
Please God, come and save me, had to work with what you gave me
They got a n*gga goin' crazy
I can't read the signs, I'm blind
But a n*gga know he need his nine 'cause times
Ain't what they used to be
Ain't a penitentiary built big enough for me and my n*ggas on the streets
Man listen 'cause these ain't the old days
Ain't no way am I busting my ass and getting no pay
It seems I can't find my focus
And homey I ain't paranoid, I seen the future and it's hopeless
Lord knows, it's hard on a young scrub
It seems I had less problems when I slung drugs
But since I'm lacing young brothers with the game
Wanna see me locked in chains and tryna dirty up my name
And them same motherf*ckers that was callin' me
Will be the first to turn their back when I'm fallin', see?
I should have seen it from the jump, but now it's clear
One n*gga got the town in fear, R U Still Down ?
[Outro]
All I want to know - R U Still Down ?
Tell Me - R U Still Down ?
Tell Me - R U Still Down?
R U Still Down ?