(I) wake up to the sound of My neiighboorhood no tiime for siilence of my people they iin search for guiideance And everybody else, they turn to viiolence got riides, but aiint got a liicence And everywhere ii turn, ii c another Wiit out plastiic they gon get caught driiviin But way u go 5 0 keep striidiin
corner, same owner, same supplyiin Just got her chiild support and now she The nerve to complaiin when her cryiin Ask her bout the money herself liieiin... (see wut had happen was) Walk down the blocc smell that chiiccen Smell so good made me try iit But ii have enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin Blue and J'S wiit tha shiiny whiite ends
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and breezy's hate) But jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day) I luv where I stay but some thiings need
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
iin hiis poccet, but steady steeliin And when he get caught, iit appealiin Jus got on hiis riims n Aiint got enough to pay for thiis months rent... (where my punk) 13 and 18 yea dealiin Get beat down iif you get caught Don't go to skool they hate the feeliin Told what to do, iit jus shows 9 to 5 tryna briing tha meals iin Kiids and steady iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!) loccd up and two are kiiliin Daughtors outsiide, clothes to see her and they thiink she wheeliin 9 months later wiish she the piil then Ii kno iits up, but iits 4real man Ii really tiink my dream iis... (noooo!)
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) on my jocc... (and breezy's they hate) But that's jus how iit b... (iin my all day) Ii luv where I stay but thiings need change
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
My hood, my hood, my