Me Against The World


If I Die 2nite

They say pussy and paper is poetry, power, and pistols Plottin' on murderin' motherfuckers before they get you Picturin' pitiful punk niggas coppin' pleas Puffin' weed as I position myself to clock Gs My enemies scatter in suicidal situations Never the witness to wicked shit that they was facin' Pockets is packed with presidents, pursue your riches Evadin' the playa-hatin tricks, while hittin switches Bitches is badmouthin', cuz ballin' motherfuckers is bold but trust me holms, the game should be sold Sick of pscyhotic society, somebody save me Addicted to drama, so even mama couldn't raise me Even the preacher and all my teachers couldn't reach me I run in the streets and puffin' weed with my peeps I'm duckin' the cops, I hit the weed as I'm clutchin' my glock Niggas is hot when I hit the block, but if I die tonite Chorus If I die 2nite If I die 2nite If I die 2nite 2nite's the night I get in some shit Polishin' pistols, prepare for battle, pass the pump When I get to poppin', niggas is droppin', then they done Callin' the coroner, come collect the fuckin' corpse He got hit by a killer, preoccupied with bein boss Revenge is the method, whenever steppin', keep a weapon close Adversaries will overdose over deadly notes Jealous niggas and broke bitches equal packed jails Hit the block and fill your pockets makin' crack sales Picture perfection pursuin' paper with a passion Visions of prison where all the pussies that I blasted Running with criminal, individuals with no remorse Try to stop me, my pistol possee using deadly force In my brain, all I can think about is fame The police know my name, a different game, ain't a thing changed I'm seeing cemetary photos of my peers Conversatin' like they still here, if I die tonite Chorus Pussy and paper is poetry, power, and pistols Plottin on murderin motherfuckers before they get you Pray to the heavens, .357s to the sky And I hope I'm forgiven for Thug livin when I die I wonder if heaven's got a ghetto for thug niggas A stress free life, and a spot for drug dealers Pissin while practicin' how to pimp and be a player Overdose of a dick while drinking liquor when I lay yah Pistol-whippin any simps, for bein petrified and lame Disrespecting the game, praying for punishment and pain Going insane, never die, I live eternal, who shall I fear? Don't shed a tear for me nigga, I ain't happy here I hope they bury me and send me to my rest Headlines reading Murdered to Death, my last breath Take a look, picture a crook, on his last stand Motherfuckers don't understand, if I die tonite Chorus Nigga If I die 2nite No fear nigga, never worry If I die 2nite Bury me a motherfuckin G, closed casket, fuck death If I die 2nite You know Killer, killer, killer Murder, murder, murder

Me Against The World

It's just me against tha World ooohhhhh ooohhhhh just me against tha world baby ohhhhhh ohhhhhh I got nothin' ta lose it's just me against tha world ohhhhh stuck in tha game me against tha world baby Can you picture my prophecy? stress in tha city tha cops is hot for me tha projects is full of bullets tha bodies is droppin' there ain't no stoppin me constantly moven while maken millions witnessin' killins leavin dead bodies in abandoned buildings caries tha children cause they're illin' addicted to killin' a near appeal from tha cap pealin' what i'm feelin' but will they last or be blasted hard headed bastard maybe he'll listen in his casket tha aftermath more bodies being buried i'm losen my homies in a hurry they're relocating to tha cemetary got me worried stressin' my visions bluried tha question is will I live no one in tha world loves me i'm headed for danger don't trust strangers put one in tha chamber whatever i'm feelin' is anger don't wanna make excuses cause this is how it is what's tha use unless we're shootin' no one notices tha youth It's Just Me against tha World baby Chorus ooohhhhh Me against tha world It's Just me against tha World ooohhhhh It's Just Me Against tha World Me Against tha World cause it's just me against tha world baby Me against tha World ooohhhh yeeah I got nothin' ta lose It's Just me against tha world baby I got nothin' ta lose (Dramacydal's verse) Could somebody help me? i'm out here all by myself seeing ladies in stores baby capones livin wealthy pictures of my birth on tha surface what i'm dreamin' seein' daddy seein' full of crooked deamons already crazy and screamin' I guess them nightmares as a child had me scared but left me prepared for awhile is there another route? for crooked outlaws that are in a villian of young thugs everday is more death plus i'm more rollin i'm seein more beatens for me to proceed with fear scheme on schemeing amd leavin' their peeps grievin' cause ain't no bucks ta stack up my nuts is backed up i'm about ta act up go load tha mack up now watch me klack up try makin' fat cuts but yo it ain't workin and evils lurken I can see him smirken when I gets tha bourbon so what go put some work in and make my mail makin' sells risken 25 with a 'L' but oh well Chorus (Tupac) With all this extra stressin' tha question I wonder is after death I feel my last breath when will I finaly get to rest from this supression they punish tha people that's askin questions and those that possess steal from tha ones without possesions tha message I stress to make it stop study your lessons don't settle for less even tha genius asks questions be gratifull for blessins don't ever change keep your essense tha powers in tha people and tha politics we address always do your best don't let this pressure make ya panic and when ya get stranded and things don't go tha way ya planed it dreaming of richs in a position of makin' a difference polititions and hipocrites they don't wanna listen if i'm insane then tha fame ain't about ta change it wasn't nothin' like tha game it's just me Against tha World Chorus Me against tha World nothin ta lose It's just Me Against tha world baby Me Against tha World got me stuck in tha game It's just Me Against tha World ooohhhh i'm outshining [???] tha news It's just me against tha world baby hahaha Me against tha World that's right... I know it seem hard someties, but uh... remember one thing through every dark night there's a bright day after that so no matter how hard it get stick ya chest out keep ya head up and handle it Me against tha World Me against tha world Me against tha world fades...

So Many Tears

I shall fear no man, but God though I walk through tha valley of death I shed so many tears Please God walk with me... back in Elementry, I thrived on misery left me alone I grew up amongst a dying breed as my mind couldn't find a place ta rest untill I got that Thug Life Planted on my chest tell me can ya feel me ? I'm not liven in tha Past, Ya wanna last Be tha first ta blast, remember Kato no longer with us he's deseased call on tha sirens, I seem him murdered in tha streets now rest in peace Is there heaven for a 'G' ? remember me, so many homies in tha cemetary shed so many tears Chorus Lord I suffer through tha years and shed so many tears Lord I lost so many peers, shed so many tears Now that i'm strugglin' in this business by any means, label me greedy gettin green but seldom seen and fuck tha world cuz i'm cursed I'm havin visions of leaven here in a hurse God can ya feel me ? take me away from all tha pressure and all tha pain show me some happiness again i'm goin' blind I spend my time in this cell, ain't livin' well I know my destiny is hell, where did I fail ? my life is in denial and when I Die, babtised in Eternal Fire shed so many tears... Chorus Lord I suffer through tha years and shed so many tears Lord I lost so many peers, shed so many tears Now i'm lost and i'm weary so many tears, i'm suicidal, so don't stand near me my every move is a calculated step ta bring me closer to embrace an early death now there's nothing left there was no mercy on tha streets I couldn't rest I'm barely standing, bout to go to pieces, screaming peace and though my soul was deleted, I couldn't see it I had my mind full of deamons tryin' ta break free they planted seeds and they hatched sparking tha flame in my brain like a match, such a dirty game no memories, just misery painting a picture of my enemies killing me in my sleep will I survive till' tha morning ta see tha sun please lord forgive me for my sins cause here I come... Chorus Lord I suffer through tha years and shed so many tears Lord I lost so many peers, shed so many tears Lord knows i've tried, been a witness ta homicide drive-bys taken lives, little kids die wonder why as I walk by Broken hearted as I glance at tha chaulk line, gettin' high this ain't tha life for me I wanna change but ain't no future right for me i'm stuck in tha game i'm trapped inside a maze see this Tangaray influenced me ta gettin crazy disillusioned lately i've been really wanting babies so I could see a part of me that wasn't always shady don't trust my lady cause she's a product of this poison, i'm hearen noises think she's fucken with my boys, can't take no more i'm fallin' to tha floor beggin' for tha Lord ta let me in Heavens door I shed so many tears... Chorus Lord I lost so many peers and shed so many tears I lost so many peers, shed so many tears fades... I suffered through tha years and shed so many tears

Temptations

Yo Moe B Man, drop that shit..... (you know what time it is) (I know what it's time to get) (grab her up by tha hand, you know what i'm sayin'?) (and ah, work that thing, haha) Hey, yo yo Throw ya'all fingers up Thug Style baby Thug Style ya know? tell me baby are ya lonely? don't wanna rush ya I can help ya if ya only let me touch ya if ya want love tell me cause I get caught up in tha life I live is hell, see I never thought i'd see tha day when I would calm down you ain't heard? I've been known ta clown and get around that's my word see, ya walken and ya lookin good yes, indeed got a body like a sex fiend ya killen' me with ya attitude ta match right don't be phoney cause I hate it when ya act like you don't know me I been stressen in tha spotlight I want tha fame but tha industries alot like a crap game ain't no time for commitment I gotta go can't be with you every minute miss another show and even though i'm known for my one night stands look here, I wanna be an honest man but Temptaions go'in.... Chorus heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy (you know what maybe it's like??) (all in all, you been searchen for someone) (ta make ya happy and get tha job done) (you said you needed, a man with money) (but I can't be there, and will you still care?) Will I cheat or will I be commited? Heaven knows getten weak and I wanna hit it so here I go in my ride in tha morning getten high I can here tha people callen i'm passin' by everybody knows i'm ballin' and God gotta keep myself from fallin' but it's hard all tha cuties know i'm under pressure what do I do? getten shakey when she pull her dress up say 'excuse should I stroke or should I wait a while you decide if ya tell me that ya don't want it that's a lie move closer, let me whisper some dirty words in ya ears as I kiss ya on every curve slow down baby don't rush I like tha slow game can't hold it any longer so let it go open tha case to your waterfall i'm in heaven and don't worry i'll let myself in' all I heard was.... Chorus heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy Giv'em tha finger heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy heeeeyyy All tha homies goin' (all in all, you been searchen for someone) (to make ya happy and get tha job done) (you said you needed, a man with money) (but I can't be there, and will you still care?) Lotta people think it's easy ta settle down gotta woman that'll please me in every town I don't wanna but I gotta do it tha temptaions got me ready ta release tha [???] tha sensations say conversate like ya know me take my hand cause even thugs get lonely understand even tha hardest of my homies need attention catch'em blowen' up tha telephone remenissen I wanna take ya to tha movies in tha park let's find a spot you can do me in tha dark now that's passion hold me tight don't need lights I can see you by tha moonlight I know ya man ain't lovin' ya right your only into pressure you need a thug in ya life enuff talken ya want me ta leave i'll get ta walken see ya later cause baby i'm a player and all ya heard was...... Chorus heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy Giv'em tha finger heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy All my homies goin' heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy Everybody heeeyyy heeeyyy heeeyyy All my niggas goin'.... uptown in tha.... giv'em tha finger Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Throw ya hands up Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Giv'em tha finger Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Heeeyyy Heeeyyy

Young Niggaz

I wanna dedicate this one to Robert "yummy" Sanderford and all tha other little young niggas that's in tha rush to be gangstas... As a Young Nigga [???] give anythang to be that innocent again when I was ten I didn't bang but I was hangin with tha homies till them niggas started slangin' now they don't know me I got my hustle on learned to ignore what coulda fade me lately i been tryin to make a million can you blame me with that jelousy they wanna diss me don't sweat me if tha cowards really want me come get me and even I someday will die but i'm cautious up in my ride put down the top now we flossen hit the freeway let the wind blow drop the window workin with a 20 sack a indo feelin' good stop through the hood grab tha young thugs and I can't help but reminice back when we slung drugs it was bad but all we had was our hopes and dreams couldn't see, unless we learned to slang dope to fiends Chorus your the kind of G like everyone knows He's always G'ed up, from head to toe [My memories as a young nigga] always got it flown like Al Capone He's the kind of G out there, I know back in Jr. High when we was barely getting by when daddy died that's when my momma started getten high my neighborhood was full of drive-bys couldn't survive all my homies livin short lives I couldn't cry told my momma if I did die just put a blunt in my casket let me get my dead homies high then follow me throughout my history it's just me against the world stuck in misory as a young nigga my only thing is to get paid life full of riches avoid snitches cause they shadey back in the day we always had the time to play but after they taught them gangbangers how to spray not just LA but in the Bay and Chicago and even St. Louis every stadium that I go when will they change? stuck in the game like a dumb nigga remember how it was... to be a young nigga Chorus your the kind of G like everyone knows He's always G'ed up, from head to toe [My memories as a young nigga] always got it flown like Al Capone He's the kind of G out there, I know bridge I'm tellen you, if your young, have your brains and have every limb and all that..... ya'll niggas don't know how good you really do got it. Motherfuckers need to just calm down and peep what they wanna do for tha rest. before you end your life, before you begin your life ya dumb nigga Now that i'm grown I got my mind on being something don't wanna be another statistic out there doin nothin tryin to maintain in this dirty game keep it real and I will even if it kills me my young niggas brake away from these dumb niggas put down the guns and have some fun nigga tha rest will come figure fame is a fast thang they're gangbangin puttin niggas in a casket murdered for hangin at tha wrong place at the wrong time no longer livin cause he trew up tha wrong sign and everyday I watch tha murder rate increase and even worse tha eppidemics and diseases what is the future? the projects lookin hopless there, more and more brothas givin up a don't care sometimes I hate when brothers act up I hit tha weed and I procced to blow the track up for young niggas Chorus your the kind of G like everyone knows He's always G'ed up, from head to toe [My memories as a young nigga] always got it flown like Al Capone He's the kind of G out there, I know [repeat chorus overtop of lyrics below] this goes out to the young thugs have nots the little bad motherfuckers from tha block those niggas that's 13 and 14 and drivin' cadilacs and benzs and shit young motherfucken hustlers stay strong nigga you could be a fucken accountant not a dope dealer, ya know what i'm sayin? fuck around and be pimpin put here you could be a lawyer niggas gotta get they priorities straight young niggas, little rah rah, especially my little cousin...

Heavy In The Game

Now how can I explain how this game laced plus with this fame I got enemies who'll do anything ta break me My attitude changed got to tha point where I was trippen twenty-four-seven moneys my mission just a nigga tryin ta make a livin' These busta tricks don't know no male they spending they riches on scandelous bitches who stay petrified in jail it's hell plus all tha dealers want a meal ticket jelous ass bitches playa haten' but we still kick it always keep my eyes on tha prize watch tha police seen so much murder neighborhoods getten no sleep but still I get my money on major continuously communicaten through my pager niggas know me don't have no homies cause they jelous I hustle solo cause when i'm broke I got no time for tha fellas listen ain't nothen popin' about no work nigga I ain't no joke fuck what they sayin and get your dough nigga Heavy in tha Game Chorus I don't care what it did to Them Tha Games been good ta Me [Richie Rich] Well, let me shoot some of this heavy type shit Certain niggas wanna stick to tha game you's a trick to tha game waitin' upon your turn so will you learn ain't no turns givin niggas be twisten and taken shit putten they sack down then putten they mack down Me myself I hustle with finesse Yes, i'm an Oakland baller rule number one check it if I show you no respect then be your own nigga meaning buy your own dope cause that front shit is punk shit something I never funked with be true to this game and this game will be true to you that's real shit disrespect see what this will do to you jackin' and robin' and dispisen' your homie ain't healthy niggas be ending up dead follow your wealthy but not me tho I'm sowing something major so what I reap is boss that's why my public statis is floss went from a young nigga livin' reseidential to a young nigga workin' presidential Chorus I Don't care what it did to them Tha Games been good ta me [Tupac] I'm just a young black male cursed since my birth had ta turn to crack sells if worse come to worse headed for them pack jails so maybe it's a hearse My only way to stack bail is out here doin dirt My decisions do or die been hustlein' since Jr. High No time for askin why getten' high getten' mine Put away my 9 cause these times call for four-five sales cause life is hell and everybody dies what about these niggas I despise them loud talken' cowards shootin' guns into crowds jepordiseing lives shootem' right between a niggas eyes it's time to realize follow tha rules or follow tha fools, then die everybodies tryin ta make tha news niggas confused quit tryin to be an OG and pay your dues if you choose to apply yourself go with tha grain and come tha riches and tha bitches and tha fame Heavy in tha Game I Don't care what it did to them Tha Games been Good to me

Lord Knows

Lord Knows Lord Knows Lord Knows I smoke a bunt ta take tha pain out and if I wasn't high, probably try and blow my brains out i'm hopeless they shoulda tried to kill me as a baby but, now they got me trapped in tha storm, i'm goin crazy forgive me they wanna see me in my casket and if I don't blast i'll be a victim of tha bastards i'm loosing hope, they got me stressen, can tha Lord forgive me got tha spirit of a thug in me another sip of that drink, this hennesee got me queaze don't wanna hurl, young nigga take it easy picture your dreams on a triple beam and it seems don't underestimate tha power of a feind to tha homies on tha block slangin' rocks with ya glocks put this tape in your box when your runnin' from tha cops and never look back if they could be black then they would switch open fire on those busta-ass bitches and Lord Knows... Chorus Lord Knows Lord Knows Lord Knows I wonder if tha Lord will forgive me or bury me a 'G' I couldn't let my adversaries worry me and every single day it's a test wear a bullet-proof vest and still a nigga stressen over death If I could choose when a nigga die figure I, take a puff on tha blunt and let my trigga fly when everyday is another death with every breath, it's a constant threat so watch your step you could be next if ya want to who do ya run to? murderin niggas, look what it's come to my memories bring me misory and life is hard in tha ghetto, it's insanity I can't breath got me thinkin', what do hell got? cause I done suffered so much, i'm feelin' shell shocked and drive-by's are an everyday thang I already lost to many homies to this mothafucken' game and Lord Knows.... Chorus Lord Knows Lord Knows Lord Knows Fuck tha Five-o cause they after me kill me if they could I'll never lett'em capture me I lost too many niggas to this gangbangin' Homie dies in my arms, with his brains hangin' fucked up! I had to tell him it was alright and that's a lie, and he knew it when he shock and died my God, even though I know i'm wrong man Hennesee make a nigga think he strong, man I cant sleep, so I stay up don't wanna fuck them bitches, try to clam me down I ain't given up i'm getten lost in tha weed, man gettin high livin' everday, like i'm gonna die (gonna die, gonna die) I smoke a blunt to take tha pain out and if I wasn't high probably try ta blow my brains out Lord Knows.... Lord Knows Lord Knows.....

Dear Mama

You are appreciated... When I was young, me and my mama had beef 17 years old kicked out on tha streets though back in tha time, I never thought I'd see her face ain't a woman alive that can take my mommas place suspended from school, scared ta go home I was a fool with tha big boys breaking all tha rules shed tears with my baby sister over tha years we wuz poorer than tha other little kids and even though we had different dadies tha same drama when things went wrong we blamed mama I reminised on tha stress I caused, it wuz hell hugg'en on my mama from a jail cell and who'ed think in elementry, heeeey i'd see tha penatentry One day running from tha Police, that's right Momma catch me--put a whoop'en to my backside and even as a crack fiend mama, ya always was a black queen mama I finally understand for a woman it ain't easy--trying ta raise a man ya always wuz commited, a poor single mother on welfare, tell me how ya did it there's no way I can pay ya back but tha plan is ta show ya that I understand. you are appreciated...... Chorus Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Ain't nobody tell us it wuz fair no luv for my daddy, cause tha coward wuzn't there he passed away and I didn't cry cause my anger, wouldn't let me feel for a stranger they say i'm wrong and i'm heartless but all along I wuz looking for a father--he wuz gone I hung around with tha thug's and even though they sold drugs they showed a young brother luv I moved out and started really hang'in I needed money of my own so I started slang'in I ain't guilty cause, even though I sell rocks It feels good, putting money in your mailbox I love paying rent when tha rents due I hope ya got tha diamond necklace that I sent to you cause when I wuz low, you was there for me ya never left me alone, cause ya cared for me and I can see ya coming home after work late ya in tha kitchen trying ta fix us a hot plate just working with tha scraps you wuz given and mama made miracles every Thanksgiving but now tha road got rough, your alone trying ta raise two bad kids on your own and there's no way I can pay ya back but my plan is ta show ya that I understand you are appreciated..... Chorus Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya pour out some liquor and I remenise cause through tha drama, I can always depend on my mama and when it seems that i'm hopeless you say tha words that can get me back in focus when I wuz sick as a little kid ta keep me happy theres no limit to tha things ya did and all my childhood memories are full of all tha sweet things ya did for me and even though I act craaaazy I got ta thank tha Lord that ya maaaade me There are no words that can express how I feel Ya never kept a secret, always stayed real and I appreciate how ya raised me and all tha extra love that ya gave me I wish I could take tha pain away If you can make it through tha night, there's a brighter day everything'll be alright if ya hold on it's a strugle everyday gotta roll on and there's no way I can pay ya back but my plan is ta show ya that I understand you are appreciated....... Chorus Laaaaady, don't cha know we luv ya Sweeeet Laaaady, place no one above ya Sweeeet Laaaady, don't cha know we luv ya, Sweeeet Laaaady

It Ain't Easy

I take a shot of Henessey now I'm strong enough to face the madness nickel bags full of sess weed laced with hash phone calls from my niggas on the other side two childhood friends just died I couldn't cry. A damn shame, when will we ever change And what remains from a twelve gauge to the brain Arguements with my foolish troop I spend more time with my niggas then I do with you But everywhere it's the same thang that's the game, I'll be damned if a thang changed Fuck the fame I'll be hustling to make a million lord knows, ain't no love for us ghetto children so we cold, rag top slowin' down time to stop for gas peep my horn for a hoochie with a proper ass Uhh, It ain't easy, that's my motto drinkin' tangeray straight out da bottle everybody wanna know if I'm insane my baby mama gotta mind full of silly games all the drama got me stressen like I'm hopeless I can't cope me and my homies smokin' roaches cuz we broke late night hangin' out till the sunrise getten high watchin' the cops roll by Uhh, It ain't easy Chorus It ain't easy being me Will I see the penitentary or will I stay free Uhh.. Chrous Chrous I can't sleep niggas plottin' on to kill me While I'm dreaming wake up screaming cuz I can hear them suckas scheming Probably paranoid, Problem is I'm supposed to be fantasing A brother bite the bullet Open I'm fire And I thought "I wonder why this the way it is" Even now looking of for these Killa kids Bill Clinton can you recognize a nigga representin' doin' 20 to life in San Quintan Gettin calls from my nigga Mike Tyson Ain't nuttin' nice Yo Pac, "Do something rightegous with your life Even thou you innoccent You still a nigga So they figure rather have behind bars then triggas But I'm hold ya down And holla Thug Life" lickin' shots till I see My niggas free On my block No, it ain't easy Till I see my niggas free On the block Chorus It ain't easy being me Will I see the penitentary or will I stay free Uhh.... Chrous Chrous Lately, I've been reminicin' about pepermint snaps 'n Junior High hit the block Keepin' eyes on the cops While D-boyz slang rocks Its the project ked without a conscience I'm having dreams of hearing screams at my concerts meetin' all my childhood peers through the years tryin' to stack a little green I was only seventeen when I started servin' fiends and I wish there was another way to stack a dollar and my appollar cuz these hard times make me wanna hollar will I live to see tommorrow ? am I fallin' off ? I hit the weed And proceed to say, fuck all of y'all ain't nobody down with me I'm thuggin' I can't go home cuz mutha-fuckas think i'm buggin' So now I'm in this high powered cell at the county jail Punk Judge Got a grudge Can't post no bail what, do I do and these county blues gettin' battered and bruised by the you know who and these fakes get the shakin' when they face me, snakes ain't got enough nuts to replace me sittin' in this livin' hell listenin' to niggas yell tryin' to torture to tell I'm gettin' ill But ain't nobody sayin' much The same old nuts Is makin' bucks While these sluts is gettin' fucked they violated my pobation and it seems I'll be going on a long vacation Meanwhile... It ain't easy No it ain't easy Chorus It ain't easy being me Will I see the penitentary or will I stay free Uhh... Chrous PAGE 2

Click Here!
Site hosted by Angelfire.com: Build your free website today!