You know, up in the hood You go all kind of thangs, ya heard? Some of good, some of it's bad But the thangs you go through in life, you who you are at me now
And from the day I was born I've hustlin' strong I've been strugglin' a child, now them days is gone And niggaz I wouldn't do it now I'm provin' 'em wrong And now they got hands out like I owe them some I got time for the bickerin' and carryin' on It ain't too much in the I don't know How many do I have to say that I'm grown That I'ma Young Buck and still enough to know when you niggaz is
I still remember them nights the street light Fiends don't give a damn, want who got the cheap price I'm tryin' to keep right, get it in You see people is dyin' fast and the money is We used to in front of the sto', flag down cars To be a star, go get a glass jar you cook it and cut it homey go stand out in public See the work itself if you got enough of it
Plenty thugs been shot but see all in the game I took a couple of 'em, but still I remain I ain't different that same lil' project figure I done went with no and no water nigga And I'm still hood, that I still could Get on the block, and get mine like you How can I be good, when rappers wanna be Surroundin' with family, so I can sleep good
And from the day I was born I've hustlin' strong I've been since a child, now them days is gone And niggaz said I wouldn't do it now I'm provin' 'em And now got their hands out like I owe them some I ain't got time for the bickerin' and on It ain't too in the hood I don't know How many times do I have to say that I'm That I'ma Young Buck and still to know when you niggaz is hoes
I would light me a stick, thinkin' how can I get My momma out the bricks and my clique legit Lil' Jimmy and the feds, it's just me and Teds We cuttin' heads, doin' whatever to buy a of bread The speed chases, I really loved it To blow 50 G's and don't thank of it We showed love but wasn't no love back Kemosabe, what part of the game is that?
It's a and my war wounds on me can prove it But how you made me go and show you I can do it I solemnly to hold it down for my homeboys Locked up and don't if they ever comin' home boy Time tickin', another baby's born That's gon' go through the same stuff I went through and more You wonder why I hustle, my on the line My baby gotta have milk when she crying, now
And from the day I was born been hustlin' strong I've been strugglin' since a child, now days is gone And niggaz I wouldn't do it now I'm provin' 'em wrong And now they got hands out like I owe them some I ain't got time for the and carryin' on It too much in the hood I don't know How many do I have to say that I'm grown That I'ma Young Buck and still enough to when you niggaz is hoes
Now everybody got they out Crackhead spent his millions 'til they ranned out Shorty don't wanna now because her man out But last week, I couldn't get it out her damn mouth Nowhere to go, look like I'm in these bricks Seem like the good die young, the bad get rich quick, enough of Let me it to a whole 'nother level Like stoppin' the po-lice from rollin' the ghetto
Ain't nuttin' better but the bills gotta be paid And money come up short then them tecs get sprayed E'rybody got a grave, we just to go to it No matter what we do y'all we're still go through it Some say I'm heartless, and don't give a damn But will never understand, until they get a gram And this is who I am, not who I be up yo' eyes and see, what these streets done-done to me
And from the day I was born I've hustlin' strong I've been strugglin' since a child, now days is gone And niggaz said I wouldn't do it now I'm provin' 'em And now they got their out like I owe them some I got time for the bickerin' and carryin' on It ain't too much in the hood I know How many times do I to say that I'm grown That I'ma Young Buck and still to know when you niggaz is hoes