Brooklyn we go hard We on the look for the advantage, we work hard And if we seem to rough it up a bit We broke but we rich at heart Pull ourselves up now we won't choke It's our time, put the lights on us
War tactics they make me sick reel your heart in run away with it Smile in your face, undermine your back got guns for the strength they lack So if you know another way you can't look the other way if you know another way, tell them so right to their face
We think you're a joke Shove your hope where it don't shine (4x)
I pay for what's called eccentricity and my will to evolve I hear them all say that I got heart but not everything that it takes
Taint my mind but not my soul Tell you I got fire I wont sell it for no payroll Let 'em hold me down I know if I know another way I can't look the other way I know another way I'll tell them so right to their face
We think you're a joke Shove your hope where it don't shine