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