Yeah,
Compton, Central, Watts Beach, Inglewood, East L.A. West Coast for Live and die for this
Yeah, when I was young livin' on the run 11 years old, real life, no little sips in the cut I'm lil' hits in the cut
Before even called me Kurupt Ridin' the blocks I'ma tell you how I grew up I was always in the mix, too young for Ty, tell 'em 'bout that experience
In Watts, a couldn't wait for the summertime barbecues, yeah, that'll free your mind We stay fallin' off them ice trucks All my **** it, hustlin' bucks
You could catch me in the middle of the Slapboxin' my **** Porky And as I take you down my lane I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days, let 'em know
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days
I ain't change ****, I'm just **** bein' broke I'm filthy Got a with me holla at me, I'll be back in six months I'm on the road gettin' my up
And I remember all the young soldiers in the hood tryin' to gang Slang a bag screamin' money ain't a thing For real, I exactly how y'all feel I'm reppin' black and brown pride, Westside 'til I die,
I got a lot of rider in me, I was years older, 14 smokin' and drinkin' Thinkin' 'bout Uncle army, the old folks love me I'm gettin' up in the game, the gang bang [Incomprehensible]
Crenshaw was crackin', doin' they got Schwinns On Sundays watchin' all the big homies I Dana's, 'cause that's all I see That's like the Army, with Dana's you all you could be, I
I to love eatin' polly seeds and chico sticks Watch me jump up in the to play, hide-go-get-it, I'm wit it And all hoodrats used to hold us down on the block 'bout my first piece of ****, yeah
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days
Truth is, I ran away when I was 5 old Ran my And-1's had holes in the soles I had three shirts, two pair of Girbauds Spent the night at house, we was sharin' his clothes
left me out in the cold Worse than my man took five shots and he ain't lose his soul I was livin' with a man's vision And no how hard I tried, I could never see prison
And to all my homies, we don't pour out liquor We just poke our chest out and say, "We y'all ****" We were scared of gang-bangers, walked to in groups Argued who was the MC, Ice Cube or Snoop
Damn, I my ghetto days it was Coca-Cola or straight coke we found a way Hey, and the memories of Eazy and California, we all we got, we got, we got
Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
I remember when I used to say I rap and sing All my **** to laugh at me But now, I'm on top of my But now, and ain't a damn changed
From superstar to Coca-Cola All my people down got nothin' but love for ya Stay strong, 'cause we know it easy home, 'cause we miss you on the streets
Listen, sweet ladies, how you gonna act like It's your baby boy, holla back, So let me take you down my lane Reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto days, ohh
Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm 'bout my ghetto days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' my ghetto days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my ghetto Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days
Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days Let me you back, ohh I'm reminiscin' 'bout my days