I've got sh** I wanna share with you Couple things, explain da reasons why I can't be there with you Back in da day, we both thought we'd never split past Didn't see no definite endin' to da madness 'n' da lust Never thought I'd be packin' 'n' jackin' for somethin' more solid I ain't changed, I just found a better way to steal ma knowledge Runnin' around hyper criminal had me locked for a while Da studio gave me a lot, more creative style Took me to another world beyond that estate Some kind of haven from da beef 'n' some of da stress mate I wouldn't call it no escape, da roads are in ma heart Makin' it that more difficult for me to climb da chart But it's da sacrifice I make, it's all good, star Same reason I ain't always in da hood, star I do ma thing 'n' I'm graftin' like I always was It just ain't quite like it was, simply cause... There's a world outside of tha manor 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha ends 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha hood 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha ghetto 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it Money, cars, guns, women melts my desire I'm gonna stay red blooded 'til I expire Not caught up in da hype, I'm caught up in da scheme of things Seen a couple figures, but I still dream of things Like da kinda sh** money can't connect me wiv Unconditional love, I won't regret to give I'm young, black, rich an' ruthless, I swear, star Still if you need a helpin' hand, you know I'm there, star I'm from da street, you're from da street, we all done dirt Now it's time to flip da script, f** da sufferin' 'n' da hurt 'Cause I've seen da bigger picture, it's all good There really is a world outside of da hood There's a world outside of tha manor 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha ends 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha hood 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it There's a world outside of tha ghetto 'n' I want you to see it I can see it, I can see it, I can see it