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