(I) wake up to the sound of My aiint no tiime for siilence Some of my people they iin search for And everybody else, they turn to viiolence People got riides, but aiint got a And everywhere ii turn, ii c riidiin 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 when her cryiin Ask her bout the money herself liieiin... (see wut had happen was) Walk the blocc smell that chiiccen fryiin Smell so good made me try iit But ii won't enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin and whiite J'S wiit tha shiiny whiite ends
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and breezy's hate) But that's jus how iit b... (iin my all day) I 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?)
iin hiis poccet, but steady steeliin And he get caught, fiinds iit appealiin Jus got on hiis riims n Aiint got enough to pay for thiis rent... (where my rent punk) 13 and 18 yea they Get down iif you get caught sniitchiin Don't go to skool cause they hate the what to do, iit jus shows rebelliion Work 9 to 5 briing tha meals iin Kiids ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont thiis!) Sons up and two are kiiliin Daughtors outsiide, to revealiin see her and they thiink she wheeliin 9 months later wiish she took the piil Ii kno messed up, but iits 4real man Ii don't really tiink my 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 I stay 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