[Intro: DJ Khaled]. Keep your circle tight. Trust no one nobody (nobody nobody no no no). DJ Khaled!. [Verse 1: Scarface]. Gotta be careful who you trusting. Be aware of your surrounding when you hustling. Them niggas smiling at you ain't your friends dawg. All the real ones are dead or in the pen y'all. You fuck with dude he your day one. Almost had it all then the day comes. When they walking through your house with the strap out. Pointing at your head got the bread then you black out. (yeah). Bright lights down the hallways. Left his best friend for dead for the small wage (ay). They say that every doors got a day coming. It's like he seen a ghost but he ain't say nothing. Eyes wide shut like you looking at me. Window pain to the soul say they niggas happy. But the pictures ain't say them words and we dry stomach. The homie didn't keep it one hundred. The cops doing roundups say they got a suspect. Finally got a name now I'm still thinkin fuck that (fuck that). For money niggas murder what they close to. (get this nigga). Entire families these mother fuckin' ghost you. Smoke you was it worth what the life was?. Just prepared for the payback because it strikes cuz. Was it worth what that life was?. Prepare for the payback when it strikes cuz. [Bridge: John Legend]. Cuz when you need it the most ain't no one ever around. Cold world cold world. [Verse 2: Jadakiss]. Yo the pain's unbearable remains unawareable. He fuck around jump of a building if you dare him to. The greats they done already killed him. who you compare him to. Figure out what he said will take a year or two. Family over everything skills over politics. He don't need the accolades. as long as you acknowledge it. Just playing the hand you was dealt no aces. Betrayal is worse than death in most cases. The world is filled with hypocrites that's so racist. Multiple shots to the face No chasers. Mad cause you blew up quick and you excited. Your man that you grew up with get you indicted. This was your nigga yo for him you let the trigger go. Found out at the trial they got audio and video. Shit don't always happen how you plan it. Get jammed up and really find out who your fam is. You could feel the picture you don't need to see the canvas. That nigga Jay'll Hawk you he don't even play for Kansas. You know when it's someone you love the hurt's pure. You front tryna hold it in it hurts more. He was right there back-to-back with me my first war. Even had a crack spot together the first floor. Used to buzz em in then meet him right by the first door. That was 'prolly a year before I went on my first tour. Friendship was worth more than a couple of ounces. He was 'sposed to be with me arguing with the bouncers. Instead you ended up somewhere far in the mountains. Talking 'about what we was doing what we was counting. Nothing but old pictures of old sixes. Old BM's with the kids old snitches. Two sides both wishes. Karma is the sister of life they both bitches. [Bridge: Anthony Hamilton]. See there's a story in my life. There's a story in my pain. There's a story in my tears ohh-ohh ohh. There's a story in me. [Verse 3: Meek Mill]. Yeah for life. Lord forgive me for my sins I was chasin' ends. And I'm into makin' money I ain't in to making friends. Cause these niggas rattin' I ain't finna take a chance. Homie said he 'bout that action they grabbin' me. take the stand damn. Say loyalty make a man got a homie and he told. I don't even shake his hand I don't even crack a smile. Knew him since a child man this game so foul. But niggas made vows to a code I never break. Ridin' in the heavy weight. Thirty-six O's in the bird call it feather weight. Never on time when I show up I be ready late. Niggas got fat while we starved they already ate. And I'm trying to get full masks on clips full. If he got the money we attack him like a pitbull. We sellin' soft we sellin' hard like it's a brick store. On my dick nigga thought that's what your bitch for. Hah!. [Bridge: Akon]. My pain ain't never been told (ain't never been told). All the success that I'm suffering from. Came from this knowledge I sold (this knowledge I know). My family fucks with me. And fought the enemy that stood in my way (my way). That's why I don't trust nobody. And I doubt you'll ever see that day. 'Fore I surrender to you (surrender)  surrender to you. (surrender). Surrender to you surrender to you. Which I will never do. [Bridge: John Legend & Anthony Hamilton]. Cause when you need it the most ain't no one ever around. (nobody's around). Cold world (cold world)  cold world (mm yes it is yeah). And the ones that you keep close. are the ones will take you down (always take you down). Cold world (coold)  a cold cold world. [Hook: Akon]. 'Fore I surrender to you (surrender) surrender to you. (surrender). Surrender to you surrender to you. 'Fore I surrender to you (surrender) surrender to you. (surrender). Surrender to you surrender to you. Which I will never do. Ohh-ohhohhwhooa. Ohh-ohh (ohh-ohh) ohh-ohh. [Bridge: Anthony Hamilton & John Legend]. See there's a story in my life (Surrender). There's a story in my pain (Surrender). There's a story in my tears (Surrender). There's a story in me. (I won't Surrender I won't surrender ohh no no no)