[ Verse 1 ] I got shit I wanna share with you Couple things explaining reasons why I can't be there with you Back in the day we parred and thought we'd never split paths Didn't see no definite ending to the madness and the laughs Never thought I would pack in the jackin' for something more solid I ain't changed, I just found a better way to steer my knowledge Running around hype and criminal antics fed me for a while But studio gave me a lot more creative style And took me to another world beyond the estate Some kind of haven from the beef and some of the stress, mate I wouldn't call it no escape, the roads are in my heart Making it that more difficult for me to climb the chart (for real) But it's the sacrifice I made, it's all good, star Same reason I ain't always in the hood star I do my thing, you know I'm grafting like I always was It just ain't quite like it was, simply cause
[ Hook ] There's world outside of the manor and I want you to see it I can see it (x3) Can you see it? There's world outside of the ends and I want you to see it I can see it (x3) Can you see it? There's world outside of the hood and I want you to see it I can see it (x3) Can you see it? There's world outside of the ghetto and I want you to see it I can see it (x3) Can you see it?
[ Verse 2 ] Money, cars, guns and women most males desire I gonna stay red-blooded til I expire Not caught up in the hype, I'm caught up in the scheme of things Seen a couple of figures but I still dream of things Like the kind of shit money can't connect me with Unconditional love I won't regret to give I'm young, black, rich and ruthless, I swear, star Still if you need a helping hand you know I'm there, star I'm from the street, you're from the street, we all done dirt Now it's time to flip the script, fuck the suffering and the hurt Cause I've seen the bigger picture, it's all good There really is a world outside of the hood
[ HOOK ]
(coughing)
I know there's more than this, man There has to be more than this, man Nah, there's gotta be more than this, man Standardly there's gotta be somewhere other than this, man