Why does Juvenile gotta suffer so All this love in the hood keeps me in a night, me and the fellas almost got smoked We gunshots and we said "we all broke" A 2 chase hitting corners quick Thank god we alright and made it to the Now I gotta a nine i guess These brothas try to peel my cap, so I gotta put em to Now is it really worth the fighting and We killed one of them, they one of us A teenage black male Gave em a new 40 and he got locked in jail They say how it's supposed to be But I think that kind of life was chosen for me So I up the sin I pray To the Lord to To end all of hate
Living inside is not a joke, not a joke I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting Living inside is not a joke, not a joke I on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked Living ghetto is not a joke, not a joke I on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked Living ghetto is not a joke, not a joke I keep on seeing from hood getting smoked
I be alive if I didn't say I'm the of person that praise everyday Brothas in the ain't the same They got a gun and they Now say I changed cause I'm making records But I'm still in the hood out some chicken Teenage sistas getting happy to be quiet, now she do it all It's to undertsand this shit And everybody I say "life's a bitch" My life is a bitch, I made it that So I'm praying to the Lord, change me back
My not together like they should be And I don't they ever will be My grandma is the only one says she loves us So the reason for the everyday scream fuss Daddy just got killed week For my boy on the curb, may he in peace Then they went and killed Now I'm "is the Juv next?" I don't wanna run when I hide Lord if I go, just make sure I'm on your
(Juvenile talks end)