1] I try to always buy call from the F.O.I Even that's not what Islam always signify Y'all gotta the struggle in 'em They get on their knees and shine shoes 'fore they ever let the drugs 'em Makin taco's and fuckin with Nickel and broke, but dignified with high hopes people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy Even though walkin the tight roads Immigrants, twelve deep in one I'm too cool, I look at 'em fools Those fools combine forces and put the And guess who the new owner of the corner is Shit, stoppin me from doin that? I probably could drug smugglers approve of that Because if one dime in the time can climax Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my But I'm a dreamer in alotta I feel if you believe in God you believe in brighter days my son's heartbeat 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 strive hard and stress about the rent And can die poor and in debt without a cent
2] Born again christian creatures from the Tryin to save on Broadway, they got some nerve Comin here unaware that the one's no material gifts Sometimes most leave rifts Lazyness got me the stand back and what was that That can't me back, my man Vast told me that "Harlem got all on a bigger scale" When there's bullets in the sandboxes bid is real
I see children up within a wicked system Smilin I kiss 'em, I see prophet Muhammad in 'em Poverty's people from my generation And hands down to world's most I've seen both sides of the 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 imagination I to idolize athletes and entertainers they never let the situation capture 'em System gave 'em lemons, lemonade and sold it back to 'em
x2] Children growin, producin Men go workin, but the use When the real strive hard and about the rent And can still die and in debt without a cent
3] Marvin Gaye said it best "This livin" No matter your religion the earth keep And the sun shinin, babies keep cryin Old dyin in beats within you put ya chiming And here I am, lower class America Same room, same view, cast of characters Regina got arrested as a prowler Couldn't trick, got evicted, lost her section aid Onward goes my neighbourhood's door A gang of rental properties owns at all I guess that's why we call it a Nobody as long as it takes to become neighbour
x2] Children growin, producin Men go workin, but the use When the real strive and stress about the rent And can die poor and in debt without a cent