Lyrics:

[tupac Speaking]when Thugs Cry..now I Lay Me Down To Sleepi Pray The Lord My Guns To Keepif I Die Before I Wakei Pray The Lord My Soul To Takegod, When Thugs Cry, Too Much Is Hard [2pac]born Thuggin And Lovin The Way I Came Upbig Money Clutchin, Bustin While Evadin Cocaine Bustsmy Pulse Rushin, Semi My Clutchin Into Insanitythey Shot At My Cousin Now We Bustin At They Whole Familythe Coppers Wanna See Me Buried, I Ain''t Worriedi Got A Line On The D.a. Cause I''m Fuckin His Secretaryi Black Out And Start Cussin, Bust ''em And Touch ''em Allthey Panic And Bitches Duckin, I Rush ''em And Fuck ''em Alli''ll Probably Be An Old Man Before I Understandwhy I Had To Live My Life With Pistols Close At Handkidnapped My Homey''s Sister, Cut Her Face Up Badthey Even Raped So We Blazed They Padautomatic Shots Rang Out, On Every Blockthey Puttin Hits Out On Politicians, Even Cops, I Ain''t Lyinthey Got Me Sleepin With My Infra-Red Beamsand In My Dreams i Hear Motherfuckers Screaminwhat Is The Meaning, When Thugs Cry[chorusx2]oh Why, Should You Send Your Child Off To Diein The Streets Of Chalk Where They Lielet No Wrongs Cry Out When Thugs Crydear God,oh Why, Does It Have To Be This Way, Ourchildren Of Today Won''t Stay Wiselet The Children Hear When Thugs Crydear God, Oh Why.[2pac]heh.. Maybe My Addiction To Friction Got Me Bugginwhere Is The Love Never Quit My Ambition To Thugain''t Shed A Tear Since The Old School Years Of Elementaryniggaz I Used To Love, Enclosed In Penitentiariesbut Still Homey Keep It Real, How Does It Feelto Lose Your Life, Over Somethin That You Did As A Kidyou All Alone, No Communication, Block On The Phonedon''t Get Along With Yo'' Pop, And Plus Your Moms Is Gonewhere Did We Go Wrong I Put My Soul In The Songto Help Us Grow At Times, But Now Our Minds Are Gonewe Went From Brothers And Sisters, To Niggaz And Bitcheswe Went From Welfare Livin, To Worldwide Richesbut Somethin Changed In This Dirty Game, Everything''s Strangelost All My Homies Over Cocaine.. Manesee They Ask Me If I Shed A Tear, I Ain''t Liesee You Gotta Get High Or Die, Cause Even Thugs Cry[chorus][2pac]and All I See Is These Paranoid Bitches, Illegal Adventuresbustin Motherfuckers With Uppercuts, I Leave ''em With Denturescause In My Criminal Mind, Nobody Violates The Doni Write Your Name On A Piece Of Paper, Now Your Family''s Gonewhy Perpetrate Like You Can Handle My Teamso Merciless That My Attack''ll Take Command Of Your Dreamsleavin Motherfuckers Drownin In They Own Bloodclownin Takin Pictures Laterlaugh Bout The Punk Bitches, That Turned Snitchesregulate My Area, The Terror I Representmakin Yo'' People Disappear, You Wonderin Where They Wentam I Cold Or Is It Just I Sold My Souladdicted To These Streets, Never Find True Peace I''m Toldcome Take My Body God, Don''t Let Me Suffer Any Longersmoke A Pound Of Marijuana, So I Know It Ain''t Longwhere Is The End To All My Misery, Is There A Closei Suppose That''s Why I Murder My Foes, When Thugs Cry[bridge][to Fade]when Thugs Cry...[chorus][bridge][tupac Speaking]do You Still Wanna Be A Thug[2pac Over Bridge]i Shed Tattooed Tears For Yearsfor My Dead Homeboys And My Prison Peersy''all Ain''t Never Heard My Criesnow You Wonder Why Would You Die