[Intro]
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Damn, take a ride to my block
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My block, thats right! Hehe
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‘Round my motherfuckin way
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[Verse 1]
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They got a nigga sheddin tears, reminiscin on my past fears
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‘Cause shit was hectic for me last year
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It appears that Ive been marked for death, my heartless breast
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The underlying cause of my arrest: my life is stressed
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And no rest, forever weary; my eyes stay teary
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For all the brothers that are buried in the cemetery
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Shit is scary, how black-on-black crime legendary
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But at times unnessecary, Im gettin worried
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Teardrops and closed caskets, the three strikes law is drastic
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And certain death for us ghetto bastards
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What can we do when were arrested but open fire?
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Life in the pen aint for me ‘cause Id rather die
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But dont cry through your despair
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I wonder if the Lord still cares for us niggas on welfare
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And who cares if we survive?
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The only time they notice a nigga is when hes clutchin on a 4-5
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My neighborhood aint the same, ‘cause all these little babies goin crazy and they sufferin in the game
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And I swear its like a trap
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But I aint given up on the hood, its all good when I go back
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Hoes show me love, niggas give me props
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Forever hot, ‘cause it dont stop – on my block
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[Hook]
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Livin life is but a dream
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Hard times is all we seen (on my block)
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Every block is kind to me
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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[Verse 2]
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Now shits constantly hot on my block
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It never fails to be gunshots
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Cant explain a mothers pain when her son drops
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Black males livin in hell, when will we prevail?
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Fearin jail, but crack sales got me livin well
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And in a sense Im suicidal with this Thugs Life
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Stayin strapped, forever trapped in this drug life
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God, help me, ‘cause Im starvin, cant get a job
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So I resort to violent robberies, my life is hard
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Cant sleep ‘cause all the dirt make my heart hurt
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Put in work and shed tears for my dead peers
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Mislead from childhood where I went astray
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‘Til this day I still pray for a better way
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Cant help but feel hopeless and heartbroke
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From the start, I felt the racism ‘cause Im dark
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Couldnt quit, the bullshit make me represent
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Hit the bar and played the star everywhere I went
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In my heart I felt alone, out here on my own
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I close my eyes and picture home – on my block
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[Hook]
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Livin life is but a dream
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Hard times is all we seen (on my block)
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Every block is kind to me
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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[Verse 3]
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And I cant help but wonder why so many young kids had to die
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Caught strays from AKs in a drive-by
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Swollen pride and homicide dont coincide
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Brothers cry for broken lives – Mama, come inside!
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‘Cause our block is filled with danger
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Used to be a close knit community
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But now were all cold strangers
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Time changes us as to stone, them crack pipes
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All up and down the block exterminatin black life
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But I cant blame the dealers; my mamas welfare check has brought the next man chrome wheels
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Shits real, I know you feel my tragedy
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A single mother with a problem child, daddy free
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Hangin out, pickin up game, sippin cheap liquor
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Gamin the hoochies, hopin I can get to sleep with her
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Its a mans world, stayin strapped
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Fantasies of a nigga livin phat but held back
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Pipe dreams can make the night seem hopeless
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Wide eyed and losin focus – on my block
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[Hook]
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Livin life is but a dream
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Hard times is all we seen (on my block)
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Every block is kind to me
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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[Verse 4]
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And block parties in the projects lastin way past daylight
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A young nigga learned to break night
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Used to play fight with my homies, but they stuck in the pen
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I send them ends, but its tough on a friend
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In my mind I see the same motherfuckers ballin
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Alcohol will make a lazy nigga slip and fall, miss his call
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I know the young niggas understand this
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Growin up in this world where everything is scandalous
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I reminisce on the fast times, past crimes
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Tryin to cop a slice of pizza with my last dime
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Cant explain, just what attracts me to this dirty game
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Gold chains, some extra change, and the street fame
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And whats strange is everybody know my name
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Swear they all know me, and lots of cash make a nigga change
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I hit the green just to maintain, feelin pain
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For all the niggas that I lost to the game – from my block
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[Hook]
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Livin life is but a dream
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Hard times is all we seen (on my block)
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Every block is kind to me
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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But on the block we still pray
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[Outro]
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Rest in peace to all the motherfuckers that passed away
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From all the blocks that Im from
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112 street, 7th Avenue, New York, Uptown, knahmsayin?
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183rd and Walt, my block – thats right
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122nd and Morningside, my block – thats right
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Decatur Avenue, Baltimore, my block – thats right
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And the Jungle, Marin City, thats my block – thats right
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Los Angeles, haha – thats my block too
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Oakland, cant forget Oaktown – thats my block for sure
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And all the other blocks around this motherfucker
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Houston, Florida, St. Louis, Tennessee, Miami, Chicago
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All yall niggas stay kickin up dust
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Represent the motherfuckin block
