Damn, take a ride to my block My block, that's right heh [Incomprehensible] on my motherfuckin' block
They got a nigga sheddin' tears, reminiscin' on my past fears 'Cause shit was hectic for me last year It appears that I've been marked for death, my heartless breath The underlyin' cause of my arrest, my life is stressed And no rest forever weary, my eyes stay teary For all the brothers that are buried in the cemetery Shit is scary, how black on black crime legendary But at times unnecessary, I'm gettin' worried Teardrops and closed caskets, the three strikes law is drastic And certain death for us, ghetto bastards
What can we do when we're arrested, but open fire? Life in the pen ain't for me, 'cause I'd rather die But don't cry through your despair I wonder if the Lord still cares, for us niggaz on welfare And who cares if we survive The only time they notice a nigga is when he's clutchin' on a four five My neighborhood ain't the same 'Cause all these little babies goin' crazy And they sufferin' in the game and I swear it's like a trap But I ain't given up on the hood, it's all good when I go back Hoes showin me love, niggaz give me props Forever hope 'cause it don't stop on my block
Livin' life is but a dream Hard times is all we see On my block Every block is kinda mean But on our block we still play But on our block we still play
Now shits constantly hot, on my block, it never fails to be gunshots Can't explain a mother's pain, when her son drops Black male slippin' in hail, when will we prevail? Fearin' jail but crack sales got me livin' well And the system's suicidal with this thug's life Stayin' strapped forever strapped in this drug life God help me, 'cause I'm starvin' can't get a job So I resort to violent robberies my life is hard Can't sleep 'cause all the dirt make my heart hurt
Put in work and shed tears for my dead peers Mislead from childhood where I went astray Till this day I still pray for a better way Can't help but feel hopeless and heartbroke From the start I felt the racism 'cause I'm dark Couldn't quit the bullshit make me represent Hit the bar and played the star everywhere I went In my heart, I felt alone out here on my own I close my eyes and picture home on my block
Livin' life is but a dream Hard times is all we see On my block Every block is kinda mean But on our block we still play But on our block we still play
And I can't help but wonder why, so many young kids had to die Caught strays from A.K's in the drive by Swollen pride and homicide don't coincide Brothers cry for broken lives, mama come inside 'Cause our block is filled with danger Used to be a close knit community but now we're all cold strangers Time changes us to stone them crack pipes All up and down the block exterminatin' black life But I can't blame the dealers
My mama's welfare check has brought the next man chrome wheels Shits real, I know you feel, my tragedy A single mother with a problem child, daddy free Hangin' out pickin' up game, sippin' cheap liquor Gamin' the hooches, hopin' I can get to sleep with her It's a man's world, stayin' strapped Fantasies of a nigga livin' phat, but held back Pipe dreams can make the night seem hopeless Wide eyed and losin' focus on my block
Livin' life is but a dream Hard times is all we see On my block Every block is kinda mean But on our block we still play But on our block we still play
And block parties in tha projects lastin' way past daylight A young nigga learned to break night Used to play fight with my homies but they stuck in the pen I