(All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah)

Straight Souljah

June 16, 1971
was the day your legacy had begun
even though you were only 25 when you died
you accomplished so much in your short life
the music you made
the movies in which you played
made you a renaissance man
and gained you many a fan
I remember the first time I heard “I Get Around”
ever since then I've been down
I have to have all your shit
but these days weak producers ruin it
they water it down
and give it a pop sound
shit they couldn't do if you were around
but I still feel ya
muthafuckaz can't kill ya
Me Against The World
was your finest pearl
always poetic
yet sadly prophetic
and The 7 Day Theory
always stays near me
all your shit's essential
‘cause it expresses all the shit that you went through
you left so many jewels
and taught so many rules
M.O.B. that's money over bitches
gotta keep ya mind on ya riches
‘cause if I ain't sharp and heartless
these bitches'll start shit
you inspired a whole generation
you were the voice for the youth of this nation
describing our struggle and frustration
we feel it ‘cause it wasn't just words you were sayin’
you were a real cat and you proved that through your trials and tribulations
even African tribes
are familiar with your rhymes
I give you full respect ‘cause music's my existence
and you're forever the best in the business
even when it seems like nobody cares
your music is always right there
I wish I could be just like you
but it'd be fake for me to even try to
‘cause you're one of a kind
so I gotta stay in my own mind
I never had a positive role model
so I turned to Pac instead of that ol’ bottle

(All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah like Pac
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah)

cat's say they love Hip-Hop
but they don't dig 2Pac
then when you find out to whom they listen
you find that's a contradiction
‘cause 2Pac made the game
what it is today
and all the cats whose CD you’ve got
are just some two cent 2Pacs
because of you everybody's a thug
and not enough of ‘em show you love
now that you're not around
cats sample you like James Brown
but to emulate you only makes sense
‘cause you're the muthafuckin’ best
but some do it with disrespect
they take your words to ride on their enemies
all the time talkin’ about "I wrote these"
some claim to be the greatest of all-time
maybe they never heard one of your rhymes
some claim to be the return of Pac
while they're out here slangin’ pop
that should be unheard of
but they call that shit murdaaahahah
then this magazine
crowns someone else the king
and claims they know something about this Hip-Hop thing
all these cats are just bitches
tryin’ to use Pac to make their riches
but no matter how many times they told ya
they’re not a goddamn souljah

Souljah Souljah

(All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah like Pac
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin' Souljah)

I can't take these broken wings
or the pain it brings
when you take Pac
and you make pop

(All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah like Pac
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah)

How Long Will They Mourn Me?
every muthafuckin’ day homie
you stayed down when those bitches acted phony
I still remember the night 11:50
on the MTV News it hit me
earlier that day 4:03
you learned if there's a heaven for a G
I felt a sorrow and a pain
that to this day I still can't explain
I wanted to cry but couldn't
my eyes stayed dry and they wouldn't
I didn't shed a tear
‘cause I know you were never happy here
September 13, 1996 that was the day the music died
naw that's just the day these muthafuckaz tried
‘cause your shit's still banging
and I feel it daily
even though you saw death around the corner
the world wasn’t ready to mourn ya
we weren't ready for the Ballad Of A Dead Souljah
alive rumors still circulate
most because you were so great
I don't know what to believe
but I'm willing to wait and see
but if not is there a heaven for a G
and is there a place up there for me?

(All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I wanted to be was a Souljah a Souljah
All I ever wanted to be was a muthafuckin’ Souljah)

I can't take these broken wings
or the pain it brings
when you take Pac
and you make pop