1] I try to always buy final from the F.O.I Even that's not what Islam always signify Y'all love the struggle in 'em They would get on their and shine shoes they ever let the drugs afflict 'em Makin taco's and fuckin McDonald's Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with high Some shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy Even though they walkin the tight Immigrants, twelve in one bedroom I'm too cool, I look at 'em like Those combine forces and put the resources And who the new owner of the corner store is Shit, what's me from doin that? I probably could with drug smugglers of that Because if one dime sack in the can climax Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my But I'm a in alotta ways I feel if you believe in God that you believe in brighter Keep my son's in my sleep I'ma walk the Planet Earth with his name carved deep in my 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 debt a cent
2] Born again creatures from the suburbs Tryin to save on Broadway, they got some nerve Comin here that the one's with 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 growin up a wicked system Smilin I wanna 'em, I see prophet Muhammad in 'em Poverty's trickin people from my And down to world's most creative I've 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, interact and like me We captivated the imagination I used to idolize and entertainers they never let the situation capture '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 hard and about the rent And can still die poor and in debt a cent
3] Marvin Gaye said it "This ain't livin" No matter your the earth keep spinnin And the sun keep shinin, keep cryin Old folks dyin in beats you put ya chiming And here I am, still lower class Same room, view, different cast of characters Regina got as a late prowler Couldn't trick, got evicted, her section aid voucher Onward goes my revolving door A of rental properties nobody owns at all I guess that's why we call it a Nobody stays as long as it takes to neighbour
x2] Children growin, women Men go workin, but the use When the real strive hard and about the rent And can still die poor and in debt without a