You see really I dont Give a damn what you may think of me (Thats right youre a bad ass nigga) Imma do what Imma do, Imma say what Imma say (You think youre a bad ass nigga) Ya understand what Im saying? Well you better
I was born in these streets Raised in these streets Walked in these streets Taught by these streets Lived in these streets Hustled in these streets Arrested in these streets Protected by these streets
Yeah you know I walk Through the valley of these streets I shall not fear these streets Because I run these streets
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) And Ive paid my own dues With my own pennies and now
[1] - Im a bad man Im not ashamed of A bad man yeah And dont need your love Im a bad man yeah Im not ashamed of Im a bad man My lifes made me tough
Ive stood on these blocks More hood on these blocks Got paid on these blocks Sprayed on these blocks Moved in on these blocks Went out on these blocks Ive been around the block Been watched on these blocks
Yeah you know I walk Through the valley of these blocks I shall not fear these blocks Because I run these blocks, yeah
(Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa) Paid my own dues with my own pennies And Im
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Now I believe the day will come When my heart will decide to change But until then See everything will remain the same
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See sometimes I gotta tell myself (Im a bad man) To keep surviving And no matter what the cause (Im a bad man) I gotta keep on keeping on yeah Came up in these streets (Im a bad man) There was no father there for me, hey ooh (Im a bad man) Cause sometimes we would just have to go without eating Hey how you like me now? (Im a bad man) Give my life for my brother See Im a bad mother SHUT YOUR MOUTH (Im a bad man) Go on, go on, go on, go on...