This is dedicated to all my little brothers, little homies, yo it out
1] Man you 21 now and I can believe it Been living on your own, hard to conceive That you on the track, out pursuing that knowledge But a few years I couldn't see you in college You was all out cripping, brought a gun in the My first was to take it, give you one to the mouth But never that, we been through way to I always to give you guidance but not say too much Tried to by example, didn't I have some nerve Telling you stay out the street while I was out herb But I preferred you do it smarter then me You didn't have to prove nothing harder then me You helped mom at the away from misdemeanors I was of you then Please I still am Don't let the world get you down, throw you off your Life is hard, harder on a young black man If it gets rough blow a blunt and bump some more slow Know every man with a badge is probably a But don't ever risk your freedom, just to throw one Let a coward be a coward, he has to with his past I know these pigs it but give em a pass I know you wanna keep it gangster, do it with class Above all this, no matter how big you get I'm your big brother and I can always whoop your ass
They say a man knows nothing, so I know a lot less But I been you at homie, put to the test The lies deep within, so open your chest And find God within yourself and he'll you the rest I know the is against you and your going through stress But long as you still breathing God, and you been blessed The only sin is up, there's no need to confess Find a God within yourself and he'll show you the
2] Now take doo-rag off when you get in my ride Man that shit aint fresh, you're supposed to it inside Not under bandannas or a cap I might be getting old but I don't understand You want your hoodie on or off, please make up your Trapped in a rap video, your mind Getting lost through someone helps you find yourself I guess that's how it I seen kid the other day with murder written on his shirt And been to a funeral Now am I out of touch, if I say unusual This dude will sing a ballad to his homeboys, before a young lady Now aint that If you didn't love that then why you make her keep your baby Ooh not right But just the other You were a pull a trigger before you have a fare fight But if you value one, then why not value every Its obvious you know the between wrong and right Its not being self, its hard to follow the light When surrounded by darkness, almost drowning in evil Been searching for some help but still found no real people Here's a shout, we out here, we struggling too Some of us do it legal; some thug our way through We got to fight to the world that our youth are intelligent So keep it gangster in your CD changer, not your
They say a wise man knows nothing, so I a lot less But I been where you at homie, put to the The lies deep within, so open your chest And find God yourself and he'll show you the rest I know the world is against you and going through stress But long as you still breathing God, and know you been The only sin is giving up, there's no need to Find a God within yourself and show you the rest