Ludacris, Nate Dogg - Child Of The Night

[00:06.10] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [00:09.31] And the hood rolls on [00:12.44] How do I begin to do this shit right? [00:15.70] And get my hustle on [00:19.94] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [00:21.82] And the hood rolls on [00:27.17] How do I begin to do this shit right? [00:29.31] And get my hustle on [00:30.53] Look here [00:31.42] Now I'm a man of many talents and a man of my word [00:33.33] But on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurred [00:36.11] It's all a part of growing up and seeing life at its worst [00:38.84] And trying to iron out my wrinkles, putting family first [00:41.68] It seems like the whole world is out for sinking my boat [00:44.80] But with God as my navigator I'll be staying afloat [00:47.98] And I admit to being caught by many foolish distractions [00:50.98] Then I'm forced to pay the price as a result of my actions [00:53.85] I'm battling with myself, and every day is a war [00:57.14] Curiosity killed the cat, why am I curious George? [01:00.19] Gotta keep my nose up out of things that ain't none of my biz [01:03.34] And just 'cause something looks good, don't really mean that it is [01:06.61] Get through the agony and anger, the pain and strife [01:09.99] And take the necessary steps to try to change my life [01:11.96] I've got some questions for you Lord, 'cause my mentality's hood [01:15.02] So why's that everything that's bad for me feels so good? [01:18.03] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [01:21.94] And the hood rolls on [01:24.88] How do I begin to do this shit right? [01:28.54] And get my hustle on [01:32.08] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [01:34.24] And the hood rolls on [01:37.04] How do I begin to do this shit right? [01:40.39] And get my hustle on [01:42.99] Now I'm an only child, so excuse some of my selfish ways [01:45.35] I got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself today [01:47.94] But I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I've done it is [01:51.11] From the ground up a hundred miles and running, dodging and ducking [01:55.43] Everybody trying to hammer me down [01:57.66] A self made millionaire, baby look at me now [02:00.85] Can't tell me I'm not as hungry as the day I began [02:03.15] 'Cause all I ever really needed was a pen in my hand [02:06.80] And the pad in my lap didn't matter in fact [02:09.46] Me and my mom lived in one room, what's badder than that? [02:12.50] Was a young man forced to grow up at the age of twelve [02:15.59] Trying to get in where I fit, streets giving me hell [02:18.66] But yet I give it right back, so how you like that? [02:21.78] Continued doing wrong till I was on the right track [02:24.98] Tell me about heavy money, I might give it a push [02:27.52] But a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush [02:30.72] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [02:34.57] And the hood rolls on [02:40.46] How do I begin to do this shit right? [02:41.74] And get my hustle on [02:43.66] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [02:47.51] And the hood rolls on [02:52.46] How do I begin to do this shit right? [02:53.78] And get my hustle on [02:55.56] No matter how much older we get [02:57.45] Man, we are all still children at heart [02:59.03] We all make mistakes, it's all good [03:00.44] Now, I've tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habits [03:03.40] Living life on the cutting edge, taking a stab at it [03:05.98] And learning from my mistakes, try not to make them twice [03:09.94] Just admit it when I'm wrong, and tryin' hard to make it right [03:12.89] And baby, nobody's perfect in this world of ours [03:15.83] There's plenty of people getting stitches in this world of scars [03:18.48] But over time I pray to God that he can heal your wounds [03:21.91] Try and love and love again until they seal your tomb [03:24.96] Life is short if you don't notice it'll pass you by [03:28.05] That's why my head is in the clouds trying to pass the sky [03:30.86] I'm never blinking for a minute, keep my eyes on my foes [03:34.22] They wanna catch me in the open, bring my life to a close [03:36.95] Meanwhile that's why I'm bringing so much life to my shows [03:40.23] I've seen smiles, I'm making changes, turning glitter to gold [03:43.12] Don't let these devils play you down, or belittle your souls [03:46.24] Just be happy with yourself and it's so simple to grow [03:48.80] Come on [03:51.00] It's gonna get in you, child of the night [03:53.01] And the hood rolls on [03:55.92] How do I begin to do this shit right? [03:58.93] And get my hustle on [04:02.59] ... [04:26.58]