1] I try to always buy final from the F.O.I Even that's not what Islam always signify Y'all gotta the struggle in 'em They would get on their knees and shine 'fore they ever let the afflict 'em Makin taco's and with McDonald's Nickel and dime broke, but dignified high hopes people shoulder the weight of the median, make it look easy Even though they walkin the tight Immigrants, twelve deep in one I'm too cool, I look at 'em like Those fools forces and put the resources And guess who the new owner of the corner is Shit, what's stoppin me from that? I probably could with drug approve of that Because if one sack in the time can climax Into a billion dollar industry, then look at my But I'm a dreamer in alotta I if you believe in God that you believe in brighter days Keep my son's in my sleep I'ma walk the Planet with his name carved deep in my feet like
x2] Children growin, producin 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 creatures from the suburbs to save souls on Broadway, they got some nerve Comin here unaware the one's with no material gifts Sometimes most spirits leave Lazyness got me 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 every 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 down to world's creative seen both sides of the fence Picket a chain link and we ain't all the same thing but They got so impressed by me They try to walk, talk, and dress like me We captivated the imagination I used to idolize athletes and Cause never let the situation capture 'em System gave 'em lemons, lemonade and sold it back to 'em
x2] Children growin, women Men go workin, but the use When the real strive and stress about the rent And can still die and in debt without a cent
3] Marvin Gaye it best "This ain't livin" No matter your the earth keep spinnin And the sun keep shinin, babies keep Old folks dyin in beats you put ya chiming And here I am, lower class America Same room, same view, cast of characters Regina got as a late prowler Couldn't trick, got evicted, lost her section aid Onward goes my neighbourhood's revolving A gang of rental 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 stress about the And can still die poor and in debt a cent