If I was different I'd snitch
What would you do if you got Millions with niggas and they had no love
For ya?
Couldn't pay for ya lawyer
I figured shit, why sit in a cell to rot?
I'll be out in Ten, start over again

from Shyne – The Life Lyrics on Rap Genius

Meaning

Shyne predicted the club shooting he caught for with Diddy. He could’ve snitched on Diddy but didn’t, and got ten years for it.

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