1] I try to always buy final call the F.O.I Even though that's not Islam always signify Y'all love the struggle in 'em They would get on their knees and shoes 'fore they ever let the drugs 'em Makin taco's and with McDonald's Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with hopes Some people shoulder the of the median, make it look easy Even they walkin the tight roads Immigrants, twelve deep in one I'm too cool, I look at 'em like Those fools combine forces and put the And guess who the new owner of the store is Shit, what's stoppin me from that? I probably could with drug smugglers of that if one dime sack in the time can climax Into a billion industry, then look at my abilities But I'm a in alotta ways I if you believe in God that you believe in brighter days my son's heartbeat in my sleep I'ma walk the Planet Earth with his 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 christian creatures from the suburbs Tryin to save souls on Broadway, got some nerve Comin here unaware that the one's with no material Sometimes most leave rifts Lazyness got me spare the stand back and was that can't hold me back, my man Vast told me that "Harlem got all on a bigger scale" there's bullets in the sandboxes every bid is real
I see children growin up within a system Smilin I kiss 'em, I see prophet Muhammad in 'em Poverty's trickin people from my And hands down to world's creative I've seen both of the fence Picket a chain and we ain't all thinkin the same thing but They got so impressed by me They try to walk, talk, interact and dress me We captivated the imagination I used to athletes and entertainers Cause they never let the situation '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 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 religion the keep spinnin And the sun shinin, babies keep cryin Old folks dyin in beats within you put ya And here I am, still 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 revolving door A of rental properties nobody owns at all I guess why we call 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 the rent And can still die and in debt without a cent