2Pac: Who do u believe in

[Intro: 2Pac]Let us prayHeavenly Father, hear a nigga down hereBefore I go to sleepTell me, who do you believe in?Who do you believe in?[Verse One: 2Pac]I see mothers in black cryin, brothers in packs dyinPlus everybody's high, too doped up to ask whyWatchin our own downfall, witness the endIt's like we don't believe in God cause we livin in sinI asked my homie on the block why he strapped, he laughedPointed his pistol as the cop car passed and blastIt's just another murder, nobody mourns no moreMy tear drops gettin bigger but can't figure what I'm cryin forIs it the miniature caskets, little babiesVictims of a stray, from drug dealers gone crazyMaybe it's just the drugs, visions of how the block wasCrack came and it was strange how it rocked usPerhaps the underlyin fact stay high explain genocideIt's when we ride on our own kindWhat is it we all fear, reflections in the mirrorWe can't escape fate, the end is gettin nearer[Chorus 2X: 2Pac]Who do you believe in?I put my faith in God, blessed and still breathinAnd even though it's hard, that's who I believe inBefore I'm leavin, I'm askin the grievin - who do you believe in?[Verse Two: 2Pac]Can't close my eyes cause all I see is terrorI hate the man in the mirrorCause his reflection makes the pain turn realerTimes of Armageddeon, murder in mass amountsIn this society where only gettin the cash countsI started out as a beginnerEntered the criminal lifestyle became a sinnerI make my money and vacate, evade prisonWent from the chosen one to outcast, unforgivenAnd all the Hennessy and weed can't hide, the pain I feel insideYou know, it's like I'm livin just to dieI fall on my knees and beg for mercy, not knowin if I'm worthyLivin life thinkin no man can hurt meSo I'm askin -- before I lay me down to sleepBefore you judge me, look at all the shit you did to me, my miseryI rose up from the slums, made it out the flamesIn my search for fame will I change? I'm askinChorus:[Verse Three: Kadafi]Faith in Allah, believe in me and this plasticCause so far I done witnessed to many dead niggaz in casketsWith they chest plates stretched like elasticAnd what's worse I'm on front line, holdin down camp, still mashinHeard my cousin, one of the old heads from the blockJust came home October of '95 back in Yardsville stuckwith a three to five, if he don't act up, now he realizeIf you don't stay wise, then in this game you fuckedTalk to my baby girl, give me the word on what she heardOne of the grimmies is snitchin, Diamond a stool pigeon I talked to himHe said he didn't, my man said he did, in fact he's sureCause he just came home off of bail[2Pac] Now tell meChorus:[Outro: spoken word]Who do you believe in?Is it Buddah, Jehovah, or Jah? Or Allah?Is it Jesus? Is it God? Or is just yourself?Definately not to be imposed, being a demonBecause this is the joy of believing!Men, to believe in yourselvesBut for sure, the higher powerResides only to ride in the heart of the trueFrom the soul, of the man; for truth never has an alibiIn the poetry, or in it's realmThat's what pulls all words togetherJust to understand, that every man, is his OWN manAnd only man can satisfy the manOnly the soul of the man, the feelings of the manThe for realness of the manYou can't shake the man when you feel the man you know the manAnd you gotta call yourself because you are that man[2Pac]Who do you believe in?I put my faith in God, blessed and still breathin[singing while 2Pac speaks]Who do you believe in? Put my faith in God, andBlessed and still breathin[singer + (2Pac)]Even though it's hard (Who do you believe in?)That's who I believe in (Put my faith in God)Before I'm leavin (Even though it's hard)I'm askin the grievin(Before I'm leavin I'm askin the grievin - who do you believe in?)Who do you believe in? (Who do you believe in?)Who do you (Blessed and still breathin)Oh blessed, oh blessed(Before I'm leavin I'm askin the grievin - who do you believe in?)[singer]Oh who do you Do you believe in Hohhhhh-ohhhhh[2Pac over singer]Who do you believe in?I put my faith in God, blessed and still breathinAnd even though it's hard, that's who I believe inBefore I'm leavin I'm askin the grievin - who do you believe in?[singer + (2Pac)]I'm askin (Who do you believe in?)I'm askin you (Put my faith in God)(That's who I believe in)(Before I'm leavin I'm askin the grievin - who do you believe in?)[2Pac]Who do you believe in?I'm blessed and still breathinThat's who I believe inBefore I'm leavin, I'm askin the grievinWho do you believe in?Who do you believe in? [echoes to fade]