Vs 1` Shorty (shorty) rock (rock) standing on the corner (corner)
Hustling them rocks (rocks) know he don't wanna (wanna)
Be like his peers having fun playing sports
But he got a mother with a crack habit to support (port)
Little (little) man (man) big drug runner (runner)
Very little plans (plans) living in a slumber (slumber)
Big hopes, little dreams trapped on the corner
With the rats and the cats selling that marijuana (wanna)
Baby (baby) girl (girl) started off good (good)
Every (every) day (day) walking thru the hood
Met a guy who seemed nice seemed right so it seemed like
Two years later baby girls in that street life
Cause seemed (seemed) like nice man got a plan (plan)
Shorty (shorty) rock (rock) eating out his hands (hands)
Little (little) man's (man's) bringing in his money
And baby girls got a baby girl in her tummy (tummy)
Chs: Im'ma (Im'ma) product of my environment
I import the product into my environment
I be on the block till the cops come a firing
Cause I support the conduct of a survivalist
Im'ma (Im'ma) product of my environment
You want it then I'm selling it you got it then I'm buying it
I don't got the elements to worry bout retirement
Cause I support the conduct of a survivalist
Vs 2' Young (young) motherf**er born in the suburbs
p**y like a carpet eater, ziggins call him rug burn
Wanna be a thug (thug), so he gets a hammer
Plus a colored bandana now he's caught behind the slammer (slammer)
Young (young) motherf**er's brother was a follower
Big brother boxed young motherf**er followed up
Overdose of halo and grand theft auto
Almost left without a halo or a chance to see tomorrow (morrow)
Teenage mama (mama)
2 little children by 2 baby fathers (fathers) in the same building
Building up a bad rep, for be-ing a ho
Said she wanted kids early now she's reaping what she so (so)
So (so) many (many) souls (souls) lost (lost)
In the (in the) struggle buried alive without a shovel
Cause young motherf**er and his younger f**ing brothers brother
Both boxed cause of lack of love from teenage mother (mother)
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Vs 3: This is what its like in the ghetto
Where the only ones who make it are the ones who never settle
Where the clouds are always gray no trees or green meadows
Only greenery, scenery's the weed that we pedal (pedal) (pedal)
Kick pushing flipping kush while the kids looking
Stuck firm upon the strip like a pin cushion
Chicks whips kicks all gotta be good looking
But not too good cause in the hood you'll get your sh** tooken
Tattoos, thoughts captured in smoke capsules
Broken bottles liquor makes the struggle so attractive
See the hood will keep your soul captive
Till the reaper soul snatches, that's why we're so un proactive
So imagine if your soul (soul) was traveling
With no physical or emotional attachment
This is (this is) this is real life this ain't a movie no attractions
Stay in tune cause in this life there is no closed captions
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