Now mama said I grew up just too rough And I'll never forget the first time my brother
Got handcuffed, hard-headed, no denyin' And it hurt me so bad when mama started cryin'
And it just got worse in time, cause in the ghetto, fool
It ain't nothin' but crime, growin' up in the midst of hard times
Gee, I seen real niggas get stranded in the straight-up fiends
And the more I grew, more niggas got subtracted from reality
And still can't kick the habit
I hung deep in the slums where they slung rocks to come up
Cooler than Fonzie, cap backers with my thumb up
Candy Cig in my mall pants taggin'
Strapped with slingshots with eight locs taggin'
Shootin' windows out my neighbor's home
And laughed about it later on on the phone
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Even though you're strugglin' caught up in the rapture
Got to keep hustlin' with your faith in God
Against all odds, I gotta survive
It's hard as hell to walk a straight line
But I put it in his hand
Cause I know that the man watches over me
To make sure it's going clean
And I know that I'm over doing the things I do
Not spendin' enough time with Pat No. 2
But to lay it on the line
I gotta put it down so my son can live rich
Before he turns to me
And I'm stayin' dyin' on my grind
Puttin' the past behind
Winnin' haters and hoes
Yeah, they all talk down
Yeah, it's money over bitches
And that's M.O.B.
Heavy paper chasin' Fat Pat and CB
Yeah, release me to the world
So that they can't see
How I capitalize on the game to be a G
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No kisses, no hugs
I was late with the screw
I pushed and chewed
For neighborhood news
Preached how dudes
Played and clued
Politics and drool
It's a nation of dudes
And sleuths be gettin' shot
But they never amaze me
I ain't sick, lame, or lazy
But stress got me crazy
Tries a tribulation
Different situation
The chip on my shoulder
Make me realize I'm older
Got up, got ready
Cause I had to get it
Some chips, flip chips
That multiplied my digits
It was real
Wanted to deal with
Nobody signed me
But now I got the whole wide world behind me
Can you feel me?
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Can you feel me now?
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