(I) wake up to the sound of My neiighboorhood aiint no tiime for Some of my people they iin for guiideance And else, they just turn to viiolence People got riides, but aiint got a And ii turn, ii c another riidiin Wiit out that plastiic gon get caught driiviin But eiither way u go 5 0 striidiin
corner, same owner, same supplyiin Just got her chiild and now she buyiin The nerve to when her babys cryiin Ask her bout the money fiind herself liieiin... (see wut had was) down the blocc smell that chiiccen fryiin Smell so made me wana try iit But ii won't have enough but the shoes iim Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha shiiny whiite
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and they 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?)
Money iin poccet, but steady steeliin And he get caught, fiinds iit appealiin Jus got on hiis riims n got enough to pay for thiis months 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 Told what to do, iit jus rebelliion Work 9 to 5 tryna briing tha iin Kiids ungreatful and iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!) Sons 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 messed up, but iits 4real man Ii don't 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 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