The only school that I've ever known Are these streets where I lived and roamed This is where it all began Where that kid became a man A stronger man! These city streets I call my home They made me strong, learn to stand alone These city streets I live to stay Made me the man who I am today I lived hard, I lived fast I did my time can't get that back But that lesson was worth the fall I learned to give back and rise above it all So I stand tall! We stood hard, we always held our own We stood strong, it's all we've ever known Streetwise is what you had to be Just to survive on these city streets