JakeTB):

when ya'll messed what ya gonna do what ya gonna say

your life is all messed up ya lost a kid what can ya do

life is unfair tryna understand ya what can i do

ya cant be a father cause ya cant help yourself

what can i do , father's having the rough in out of prison

ya use to be a thug now ya have pain cant help ya own kid

its just rough life for them fathers and mothers

ya kid is crying out for ya , you cant help him

ya gettin high and hanging with the gang bangers

while ya kid is cryin on the floor what can ya do

ya been gang banging last night a bitch got shot

while ya wife and ya kid cryna for you to come home

its just the rough life for the wife n kids

its just the rough life for the wife n kids

its just the rough life for the fatha's

ya been in jail again , ya got out on bail , now ya family is more poorer

then the next night ya shot a man , now ya on death row

its the rough life too much pain and hurt

why ya hurtin ya kid and wife , ya never home

all that gang banging ,trick walking , bitch made ass

while ya kid turn 5 this month you aint there

he is crying hollowering out ya name and saying

daddy where are you , but you aint there ya locked up

how can you be a thug why ya got a family that loves you

its the rough life ,for ya family

its the rough life , for ya mom

its the rough life , for ya self

i cant do nothing , all ya'll can do is just pray

that he get his head right instead of being locked up

how can ya do this to ya self and ya family

damn man ya'll messed up i cant do nothing

i cant change ya , only you can change self deep inside

what happend ya can have ya thug image but change ya heart

you know you and ya girl and son loves ya

its the rough life

its the rough life , for ya family

its the rough life , for ya momma

its the rough life , for ya

nothing is fair bitch ya life is screwed ya now on death row

ya killed man , ya left ya unfeed family, ya dissed them

what can you do or say

its the rough life

its the rough life , for ya family

its the rough life , for ya momma

its the rough life , for ya self