1] I try to buy final call from the F.O.I Even though that's not what Islam always gotta love the struggle in 'em They would get on their knees and shoes 'fore they ever let the afflict 'em taco's and fuckin with McDonald's Nickel and dime broke, but dignified high hopes Some people shoulder the of the median, make it look easy Even though they walkin the roads Immigrants, twelve deep in one I'm too cool, I look at 'em fools Those fools combine forces and put the And who the new owner of the corner store is Shit, what's me from doin that? I probably could drug smugglers approve of that if one dime sack in the time can climax Into a billion dollar industry, then at my abilities But I'm a dreamer in alotta I feel if you believe in God that you believe in days Keep my son's in my sleep I'ma the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my feet like
x2] Children growin, producin Men go workin, but the use When the real hard and stress about the rent And can still die poor and in without a cent
2] Born again christian creatures the suburbs Tryin to save on Broadway, they got some nerve Comin here unaware the one's with no material gifts Sometimes most leave rifts got me spare the stand back and what was that That can't hold me back, my man told me that "Harlem got all that on a scale" When there's bullets in the sandboxes bid is real
I see children up within a wicked system Smilin I wanna kiss 'em, I see Muhammad in 'em trickin people from my generation And hands to world's most creative seen both sides of the fence Picket a chain link and we all thinkin the same thing but teens got so impressed by me They try to walk, talk, interact and like me We captivated the world's I to idolize athletes and entertainers Cause never let the situation capture 'em System gave 'em lemons, made and sold it back to 'em
x2] Children growin, women Men go workin, but the use When the real strive hard and stress the rent And can die poor and in debt without a cent
3] Marvin Gaye said it best "This livin" No matter your religion the keep spinnin And the sun keep shinin, keep cryin Old folks dyin in beats you put ya chiming And I am, still lower class America Same room, same view, cast of characters Regina got arrested as a prowler Couldn't trick, got evicted, lost her aid voucher Onward goes my neighbourhood's door A of rental properties nobody owns at all I guess that's why we call it a Nobody stays as as it takes to become neighbour
x2] Children growin, women Men go workin, but the use When the strive hard and stress about the rent And can still die poor and in debt a cent