Lyrics:

[intro 2pac]yeah, Ballad Of A Dead Souljaits Just The Ballad Of A Dead Souljathis Is The Ballad Of A Dead Souljaballad Of A Dead Soulja[2pac]the Plan To Take Command Of The Whole Familythough Underhanded To Be The Man It Was Plannedall My Road Dogs Official Mob Figures Love To Act Upthe First To Bomb When We Rob Niggasi Could Be Lost In My Own Mindto Be The Boss Only Thoughts Gripping Chrome Ninesniggaz Get Tossed Up War Scars Battle Field Memoriesswore Saw The Devil In My Empty Glass Of Hennessytalking To A Nigga On A Tight Leashscreaming Fuck The Police As I Ride Through The Night Streetslittle Child Running Wild Towards His Dangerwhat''s The Cause Don''t Be Alarmed Death To All Strangersmaybe I''m A Mad Man A Pistol Grabbing Niggaunleash The Sand Man promise A Merciless Retaliation Nothing Is Colderclose Your Eyes Hear The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(Chorus)(Thug For Life I Will Lead)its Just The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(A Life Of Crime I Will Lead)close Your Eyes, Hear The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(If You Play The Game You Play To Win)this Just The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(It''s A Crazy World Full Of Sin)close Your Eyes(Verse 2)completely Lost Revenge At All Costspayback''s A Bitch Switch Now The Tricks Crossedtossed Up And Never To Be Heard Ofa Single Witness Screaming Bloody Murder, Murderblast Tell Me Homey What Ya See Nowa Blind Man And A Dead Body I''m Meant To Leave Townand Get My Cash Though Hook Up Wit Kastrohomey Had To Blast On The Task Forcestupid Coppers Try To Play Us Out ''member Thatthey Took My Money And My Stash Time To Get It Them Backhaha I Pull My Secret Arrival2pac Four Fives (.45) Time For Survivaldeath To My Rivals Tell Me What You Want Lordnobody Laugh After The Death Of A Drug Lordhaha The Situation''s Critical Nothing Is Colderthan Hearing The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(Chorus)(Verse 3)be A Coward Put Your Hands To The Moon when My Glocks Rang Out Them Niggas Came Out Boomwho Wanna See Me In A Challengeso Merciless I''m Terrifying Niggas In My Ballad Do U Feel Mecapo Or Capitan One Day Ill Be The Donuntil Then I Remain Strongmy Only Fear Of Death Is Reincarnationbusting At My Adversaries Like A Mental Patientto All My Niggas Facing Sixty Yearsshedding Tattoo Tears Another Suicidal On The Tiertake A Private Plane Trying To Survive The Gamefor All My Homies That''ll Never Be Alive Againall They Promised Us Is Death Niggatake A Breath Could Be The Last One Left Niggaits Real Now, Uh Feel It And Fantasize Ain''t Nothing Colderlisten You Can Hear It, The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja(Chorus)this Go Out To Kato ''n Mental(This Is The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja)all The Niggaz That Have Passed Away(Close Your Eyes, Ballad Of A Dead Soulja)mutulu, Geronimo, Seykuall The Down Ass Ridahzall The Niggaz That Put It Downall The Souljazall The Niggaz That Go Through That Day To Day Struggle(This Is The Ballad Of The Dead Soulja)all The Niggaz That Passed Onall The Niggaz With Ambition And Money In Their Heartall The Niggaz Want Some And That Dont Take None, Hahaha(This Is The Ballad Of The Dead Soulja)the Police Is So Scared Of Usall The Feds, They Aware Of Usthey Wanna See Us Dead,they Got Pictures Of A Nigga Hit(Ballad Of The Dead Soulja)try And See Me In Chainsshit, Them Niggaz Will Never Breath Againbefore They Put Me In A Cell They''ll See Me In Hell(Cos This Ballad Of The Dead Soulja)got My Pistols Cockedrun The Whole Mutha Fucken Blockfuck The Copsthe Police We Run These Streets Nigga(And This Ballad Of The Dead Soulja)heh, These Niggaz Cant See Mehalf The World Wanna Be Memulti-Millionareshit, It Ain''t Fairbut Nigga-You Knowit''s The Ballad Of A Dead Soulja