(I) wake up to the sound of My neiighboorhood aiint no tiime for Some of my people they iin for guiideance And everybody else, they turn to viiolence got riides, but aiint got a liicence And ii turn, ii c another riidiin Wiit out that plastiic they gon get driiviin But eiither way u go 5 0 striidiin
Same corner, same owner, same 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 that chiiccen fryiin so good made me wana try iit But ii have enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha shiiny whiite
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?)
Money iin poccet, but steady steeliin And when he get caught, iit appealiin Jus got on hiis riims n Aiint got to pay for thiis months rent... (where my rent punk) 13 and 18 yea they Get beat iif you get caught sniitchiin Don't go to skool they hate the feeliin Told what to do, iit jus shows Work 9 to 5 tryna briing tha iin ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!) Sons up and two are kiiliin outsiide, clothes to revealiin Brothers see her and thiink she wheeliin 9 months wiish she took the piil then Ii kno messed 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 jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day) Ii luv where I but some 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