Here's the tale of a black male raised in these city streets Out here hustling to make ends meet in a world so corrupt That's ran by greed, money and the power for me, I'm a I do what I to and only God can judge me for that
So before you cash stones down on me I want you to a look at yourself in the mirror And ask to pray for you 'Cause all I'm asking is to pray for me, understand
I was around gangstas, hustlers and killers Drug dealers with math making hella scrilla In the city of Chi, the of the Gs If ya don't work, ya don't eat that's the code of the streets
As for me, I was up at an early age how to cook cane, started to gang bang And a damn shame, I chose game But see I'ma knuckle headed nigga no one to blame
And I'ma gonna keep on under the street lights And be wondering which wanna take my life Until I'm staying two feet in front of you haters
I'm living the street life and I just get away I don't if I'ma gonna make it to another day So night I pray, oh, I pray
I'm living the street life and I just get away I know if I'ma gonna make it to another day So every night, I
Well, I'm by rats, roaches and dope fiends My whole world is being up on a triple beam Man, I don't know whats in for me god Will I reach 21? Why is so damn hard?
See thats the question asked And is there a heaven or hell can the young black Or will he be chained in the I don't as for me I only trusted a few I had to to survive now, what else could I do
They say, chances for everybody that's bullshit That little had no chance when that bullet hit I it blew to the sky and all you heard was a cry Oh Lord, don't let my die
I'm living the street life and I just can't get I don't know if I'ma gonna make it to day So every I pray, oh, I pray
I'm the street life and I just can't get away I don't know if I'ma gonna make it to day So every night, I
'Til the day that I die, I'll stay true to my Fuck with my neighborhood nigga, I wish you Ain't shit like, oh, once said And oh, no, fool my nigga, Fred ain't
Neither is Pook or City, true OG's still here with me My homie boo, boo up? And you know, I cant about my nigga, nigga, Novesnake Nightime and Herbie
Shine and Cherelle ya pray for me I rock Genue death so dam Big houses, what the fucking radio been And there's one more nigga be true to my heart Mr. Motion, you the reason while I'm 'em off, so our
I 'em to dead, whole reason was love To that nigga twist for believing in me, I got a shorty to My priority is to make sure this don't have to struggle like me And if I could ask for one wish I tell 'em, I wanna hug ya 'cuz I'm ya since
I'm the street life and I just can't get away I don't know if I'ma make it to another day So every I pray, oh, I pray
I'm living the street life and I can't get away I don't if I'ma gonna make it to another day So night, I pray
So I'm asking to pray for me, mama, for me Daddy, for me, baby, pray for me pray for me, pray for me Pray for me, for me