Lyrics:

[tupac Speaking]**lf**when Thugs Cry..**lf**now I Lay Me Down To Sleep**lf**i Pray The Lord My Guns To Keep**lf**if I Die Before I Wake**lf**i Pray The Lord My Soul To Take**lf**god, When Thugs Cry, Too Much Is Hard**lf** **lf**[2pac]**lf**born Thuggin And Lovin The Way I Came Up**lf**big Money Clutchin, Bustin While Evadin Cocaine Busts**lf**my Pulse Rushin, Semi My Clutchin Into Insanity**lf**they Shot At My Cousin Now We Bustin At They Whole Family**lf**the Coppers Wanna See Me Buried, I Ain''t Worried**lf**i Got A Line On The D.a. Cause I''m Fuckin His Secretary**lf**i Black Out And Start Cussin, Bust ''em And Touch ''em All**lf**they Panic And Bitches Duckin, I Rush ''em And Fuck ''em All**lf**i''ll Probably Be An Old Man Before I Understand**lf**why I Had To Live My Life With Pistols Close At Hand**lf**kidnapped My Homey''s Sister, Cut Her Face Up Bad**lf**they Even Raped So We Blazed They Pad**lf**automatic Shots Rang Out, On Every Block**lf**they Puttin Hits Out On Politicians, Even Cops, I Ain''t Lyin**lf**they Got Me Sleepin With My Infra-Red Beams**lf**and In My Dreams **lf**i Hear Motherfuckers Screamin**lf**what Is The Meaning, When Thugs Cry**lf****lf**[chorusx2]**lf**oh Why, Should You Send Your Child Off To Die**lf**in The Streets Of Chalk Where They Lie**lf**let No Wrongs Cry Out When Thugs Cry**lf**dear God,**lf**oh Why, Does It Have To Be This Way, Our**lf**children Of Today Won''t Stay Wise**lf**let The Children Hear When Thugs Cry**lf**dear God, Oh Why.**lf****lf**[2pac]**lf**heh.. Maybe My Addiction To Friction Got Me Buggin**lf**where Is The Love Never Quit My Ambition To Thug**lf**ain''t Shed A Tear Since The Old School Years Of Elementary**lf**niggaz I Used To Love, Enclosed In Penitentiaries**lf**but Still Homey Keep It Real, How Does It Feel**lf**to Lose Your Life, Over Somethin That You Did As A Kid**lf**you All Alone, No Communication, Block On The Phone**lf**don''t Get Along With Yo'' Pop, And Plus Your Moms Is Gone**lf**where Did We Go Wrong I Put My Soul In The Song**lf**to Help Us Grow At Times, But Now Our Minds Are Gone**lf**we Went From Brothers And Sisters, To Niggaz And Bitches**lf**we Went From Welfare Livin, To Worldwide Riches**lf**but Somethin Changed In This Dirty Game, Everything''s Strange**lf**lost All My Homies Over Cocaine.. Mane**lf**see They Ask Me If I Shed A Tear, I Ain''t Lie**lf**see You Gotta Get High Or Die, Cause Even Thugs Cry**lf****lf**[chorus]**lf****lf**[2pac]**lf**and All I See Is These Paranoid Bitches, Illegal Adventures**lf**bustin Motherfuckers With Uppercuts, I Leave ''em With Dentures**lf**cause In My Criminal Mind, Nobody Violates The Don**lf**i Write Your Name On A Piece Of Paper, Now Your Family''s Gone**lf**why Perpetrate Like You Can Handle My Team**lf**so Merciless That My Attack''ll Take Command Of Your Dreams**lf**leavin Motherfuckers Drownin In They Own Blood**lf**clownin Takin Pictures Later**lf**laugh Bout The Punk Bitches, That Turned Snitches**lf**regulate My Area, The Terror I Represent**lf**makin Yo'' People Disappear, You Wonderin Where They Went**lf**am I Cold Or Is It Just I Sold My Soul**lf**addicted To These Streets, Never Find True Peace I''m Told**lf**come Take My Body God, Don''t Let Me Suffer Any Longer**lf**smoke A Pound Of Marijuana, So I Know It Ain''t Long**lf**where Is The End To All My Misery, Is There A Close**lf**i Suppose That''s Why I Murder My Foes, When Thugs Cry**lf****lf**[bridge][to Fade]**lf**when Thugs Cry...**lf****lf**[chorus]**lf****lf**[bridge][tupac Speaking]do You Still Wanna Be A Thug**lf****lf**[2pac Over Bridge]**lf**i Shed Tattooed Tears For Years**lf**for My Dead Homeboys And My Prison Peers**lf**y''all Ain''t Never Heard My Cries**lf**now You Wonder Why Would You Die