1] I try to always buy call from the F.O.I Even though that's not what Islam signify Y'all gotta the struggle in 'em They would get on their knees and shoes 'fore ever let the drugs afflict 'em Makin taco's and fuckin McDonald's Nickel and dime broke, but dignified with hopes Some people shoulder the weight of the median, it look easy Even though they walkin the tight Immigrants, twelve in one bedroom I'm too cool, I at 'em like fools Those fools combine and put the resources And guess who the new of the corner store is Shit, what's me from doin that? I probably could with drug approve of that Because if one sack in the time can climax a billion dollar industry, then look at my abilities But I'm a dreamer in ways I feel if you believe in God that you believe in days my son's heartbeat 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 strive hard and about the rent And can still die and in debt without a cent
2] Born christian 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 leave rifts Lazyness got me spare the back and what was that That can't hold me back, my man Vast me that "Harlem got all that on a scale" When there's in the sandboxes every bid is real
I see children up within a wicked system Smilin I kiss 'em, I see prophet Muhammad in 'em Poverty's trickin people from my And hands down to most creative I've seen both of the fence Picket a chain link and we ain't all the same thing but teens got so impressed by me They try to walk, talk, and dress 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 sold it 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 said it best "This ain't livin" No matter your religion the earth keep And the sun shinin, babies keep cryin Old folks 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 late Couldn't trick, got evicted, her section aid voucher Onward my neighbourhood's revolving door A gang of rental properties owns at all I guess that's why we it a hood Nobody stays as long as it to become neighbour
x2] Children growin, women Men go workin, but the use When the strive hard and stress about the rent And can still die poor and in debt without a