Thugz Mansion - Nas Acoustic

Shit, tired of getting shot at

Tired of getting chased by the police and arrested

Niggas need a spot where we can kick it

A spot where we belong, that's just for us

Niggas ain't gotta get all dressed up and be Hollywood

You na'mean?

Where do niggas go when we die?

Ain't no heaven for a thug nigga, that's why we go to Thug Mansion

That's the only place where thugs get in free and you gotta be a G

At Thug Mansion

A place to spend my quiet nights, time to unwind

So much pressure in this life of mine, I cry at times

I once contemplated suicide and would of tried

But when I held that 9, all I could see was my momma's eyes

No one knows my struggle, they only see the trouble

Not knowing it's hard to carry on when no one loves you

Picture me inside the misery of poverty

No man alive has ever witnessed struggles I survived

Praying hard for 'Better Dayz', promise to hold on

Me and my dogs ain't have a choice but to roll on

We finally found a spot to kick it

Where we can drink liquor and no one bickers over trick shit

A spot where we can smoke in peace, and even though we G's

We still visualize places, that we can roll in peace

And in my mind's eye I see this place, the players go in fast

I got a spot for us all, so we can ball, at 'Thugz Mansion'

Every corner, every city

There's a place where life's a little easy

Little Henessy, lay back and cool

Every hour, 'cause it's all good

Leave all the stress from the world outside

Every wrong done will be alright

Nothing but peace, love

Street passion, every ghetto needs a Thugz Mansion

Will I survive all the fights and the darkness?

Trouble sparks, they tell me: "Home is where the heart is"

Dear departed, I shed tattooed tears

And couldn't sleep good for multiple years

Witness peers catch gunshots, nobody cares

Seen the politicians ban us, they'd rather see us locked in chains

Please, explain why they can't stand us

Is there a way for me to change?

Or am I just a victim of things I did to maintain?

I need a place to rest my head

With the little bit of homeboys that remains

'Cause all the rest dead, is there a spot for us to grow?

If you find it, I'll be right behind ya, show me and I'll go

How can I be peaceful? I'm comin' from the bottom

Watch my daddy scream "Peace!" while the other man shot him

I need a house that's full of love when I need to escape

The deadly places slingin' drugs, in thug's mansion

Every corner, every city

There's a place where life's a little easy

Little Henessy, lay back and cool

Every hour, 'cause it's all good

Leave all the stress from the world outside

Every wrong done will be alright

Nothing but peace, love

Street passion, every ghetto needs a Thugz Mansion

Dear Mama, don't cry, your baby boy's doin' good

Tell the homies I'm in Heaven and they ain't got hoods

Seen a show with Marvin Gaye last night, it had me shook

Drinkin' peppermint Schnapps, with Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke

Then some lady named Billie Holiday sang

Sittin' there kickin' it with Malcolm, 'til the day came

Little Latasha sho' grown

Tell the lady in the liquor store that she's forgiven, so come home

Maybe in time you'll understand

Only God can save us, when Miles Davis cuttin' lose with the band

Just think of all the people that you knew in the past

That passed on, they in Heaven, found peace at last

Picture a place that they exist together

There has to be a place better than this in heaven

So right before I sleep, dear God, what I'm askin'

Remember this face, save me a place in Thug's Mansion

Every corner, every city

There's a place where life's a little easy

Little Henessy, lay back and cool

Every hour, 'cause it's all good

Leave all the stress from the world outside

Every wrong done will be alright

Nothing but peace, love

Street passion, every ghetto needs a Thugz Mansion