DMX and : Does it really get this cold in the summer Does it really get this dark in the day Do they really turn they backs when you talkin' Will they lay somebody else's head where you lay Do they find it easy to be hard And find it even harder to be easy You know sometimes I close my eyes and I wonder If I ever left how much you'd miss me Oh, somebody told me, blood is thicker than water If a man can see then he can recognize his own daughter And if hell is below would you pay the price to go Then I can make it to heaven for sure 'Cause this is a cold world, (What) cold world, oh We make it this way, but we don't like it this way 'Cause said this is a cold world, (What) cold world, oh We make it this way, but we don't like it this way Cats don't know what they say when they talkin' So I just let a nigga say what he feel Fuckin' with the kid, they gon' end up in a coffin 'Cause I'ma say what I gotta say with the steel Niggas hatin' 'cause I got a job I know it's their job to be hatin' I'm a dog so I don't fuck with cats 'Cause they gon' have me livin' in the state pen It's bout time I reacted, look at what y'all did to this rap shit Knowin' niggas is wrong, come on with the cat shit Whack shit, get niggas torn down, slapped quick Blam, blam, blam, go down that quick Actin' like the truth was gone And I'm sayin' gotta deal with the ruthless one It's 2 piece, leave your faggot ass toothless son I go hard, dog don't do it, too late, it's done Hold up, I'ma show you why dog is the illest, kill this You might not catch it, but you'll feel this The realest nigga to ever do it The realest nigga to ever go through it and y'all gon' bring me back to it Y'all gon' make me lose my mind Middle name is grime, came from crime Thought I'ma change by time, niggas don't know me But you can't hold somethin', you ain't got it, show me This is a cold world, cold world, oh We make it this way, but we don't like it this way I said this is a cold world, cold world, oh We make it this way, but we don't like it this way The tunnel looks brighter from behind but you gotta keep movin', movin' Because if life starts spinnin' in the right direction, who's losin', losin' See in the night, I pray to keep me breathin', to see another day to give 'em something to believe in 'Cause I know it won't always be this way, when you're tryin' hard to make a change