(I) wake up to the sound of My neiighboorhood aiint no for siilence Some of my people they iin 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 that plastiic they gon get caught But way u go 5 0 keep striidiin
Same corner, same owner, supplyiin Just got her chiild and now she buyiin The nerve to complaiin her babys cryiin Ask her bout the money fiind herself liieiin... (see wut had was) Walk down the blocc smell chiiccen fryiin so good made me wana try iit But ii won't enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha shiiny 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 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?)
iin hiis poccet, but steady steeliin And when he get caught, iit appealiin Jus got 24's on riims n Aiint got enough to pay for thiis months rent... (where my punk) 13 and 18 yea they Get beat down iif you get sniitchiin Don't go to skool cause hate the feeliin Told what to do, iit jus rebelliion Work 9 to 5 tryna tha meals iin Kiids ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont thiis!) Sons up and two are kiiliin Daughtors outsiide, to revealiin Brothers see her and they she wheeliin 9 later wiish she took the piil then Ii kno iits messed up, but 4real man Ii don't really tiink my iis... (noooo!)
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) Ii luv where I stay but some thiings 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