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Artist: Eminem
Track: If I Had

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Life
By Marshall Mathers
What is life?
Life is like a big obstacle
In front of your optical to slow you down
And every time you think you've gotten past it
It's gonna come back around and tackle you to the damn ground
What are friends?
Friends are people that you think are your friends
But they really your enemies, with secret identities
And disguises, to hide they true colors
So just when you think you close enough to be brothers
They wanna come back and cut your throat when you ain't lookin'
What is money?
Money is what makes a man act funny
Money is the root of all evil
Money'll make them same friends come back around
Swearing that they was always down
What is life?
I'm tired of life

I'm tired of backstabbing ass snakes with friendly grins
I'm tired of committing so many sins
Tired of always giving in when this bottle of Henny wins
Tired of never having any ends
Tired of having skinny friends hooked on crack and many things
I'm tired of this DJ playing your shit when he spins
Tired of not having a deal
Tired of having to deal with the bullshit without grabbing the steel
Tired of drowning in my sorrow
Tired of having to borrow a dollar for gas to start my Monte Carlo
I'm tired of motherfuckers spraying shit and dartin' off
I'm tired of jobs startin' off at five fifty an hour
Then this boss wonders why I'm smartin' off
Tired of being fired every time I fart and cough
Tired of having to work as a gas station clerk
For this jerk breathing down my neck driving me berserk
I'm tired of using plastic silverware
Tired of working in Builder's Square
Tired of not being a millionaire

But if I had a million dollars
I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics
If I had a magic wand
I'd make the world suck my dick without a condom on
While I'm on the john
If I had a million bucks
It wouldn't be enough
'Cause I'd still be out robbing armored trucks
If I had one wish
I would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss

I'm tired of being white trash, broke and always poor
Tired of taking pop bottles back to the party store
Tired of not having a phone
Tired of not having a home
To have one in if I did have one on
Tired of not driving a BM
Tired of not working at GM, tired of wanting to be him
Tired of not sleeping without a Tylenol PM
Tired of not performing in a packed coliseum
Tired of not being on tour
Tired of fucking the same blonde whore
After work in the back of a Contour
I'm tired of faking knots with a stack of ones
Having a lack of funds and resorting back to guns
Tired of being stared at
Tired of wearing the same damn Nike Air hat
Tired of stepping in clubs wearing the same pair of Lugz
Tired of people sayin' they're tired of hearing me rap about drugs
Tired of other rappers who ain't bringin' half the skill as me
Sayin' they wasn't feeling me on "Nobody's As Ill As Me"
And I'm tired of radio stations telling fibs
Tired of JLB sayin' "Where Hip-Hop Lives"

But if I had a million dollars
I'd buy a damn brewery, and turn the planet into alcoholics
If I had a magic wand
I'd make the world suck my dick without a condom on
While I'm on the john
If I had a million bucks
It wouldn't be enough
'Cause I'd still be out robbing armored trucks
If I had one wish
I would ask for a big enough ass for the whole world to kiss

You know what I'm sayin'?
I'm tired of all of this bullshit
Telling me to be positive
How am I 'posed to be positive when I don't see shit positive?
You know what I'm sayin'?
I rap about shit around me, shit I see
You know what I'm sayin'?
Right now, I'm tired of everything
Tired of all this player hatin' that's going on in my own city
Can't get no airplay, you know what I'm sayin'?
But ayy, it's cool though, you know what I'm sayin'?
Just fed up
That's my word
Full Lyrics and Meaning
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Eminem - If I Had (Tradução em Português)
[Tradução da música "If I Had" de Eminem, por Genius Brasil Traduções] / [Introdução] / "Vida", por Marshall Mathers / O que é a vida? / A vida é como um enorme obstáculo na frente
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Eminem - If I Had (Русский перевод)
[Перевод песни Eminem — «If I Had»] / [Интро] / "Жизнь" Маршалла Мэтерса / Что это - жизнь? / Жизнь, словно стена, тормозящая тебя / И, каждый раз надеясь, что всё позади / Всё
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Eminem - If I Had... Lyrics
What is life? ... What are friends? ... What is money? ... What is life? ... You know what I'm saying? ... How'm I 'posed to be positive when I don't see shit positive?
Genius Q&A
Q:When did Eminem release “If I Had”?
Eminem released “If I Had” on December 6, 1997.
Q:Who produced “If I Had” by Eminem?
“If I Had” by Eminem was produced by Bass Brothers & Eminem.
Q:When did Eminem release “If I Had (Radio Edit)”?
Eminem released “If I Had (Radio Edit)” on December 6, 1997.
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Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972)—otherwise known as Eminem—is a legendary hip-hop icon who started as an underground battle rapper in Detroit, Michigan. He
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Eminem - If I Had translation in French
French translation of lyrics for If I Had by Eminem