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