Raekwon - Hood lyrics

[Chorus] Some day, I know you'll be far away I'll be right here to stay, give me one day Baby, baby, don't, run away, come see me Some day, I'll be right, here today, just give me love, Rae. To my hood, I'm always there for you Rain, hail, sleet, snow, and I'm there For all the underprivileged, yo we here My life is all in your soul, daily, since nana left us She took all of your blessings, 'cause she been there My life change, yo, could never though be without you, yo It's strange when I want it to rain On my best friend's grooming, we all had visions of you We broke nights, God, knowing you cared Peace, n***a, only for a minute and I'mma break out Come back and kiss you on your feet, here I love my hood, I love my n***az, there, yo The older we get, we understand, you might tear [Chorus] You keep the little young ones, happy, true Graduations occurred, you look so pretty and new Look at the sky, all blue, all old people with you Facilities mailing, jail brothers miss you Wow, it gets crazy when I think about the money you made me Slipped me away, but Jakes tried to rade me Nighshifts, smokin' on spliffs, you kept yellin' "Carry your fifth, the down the block n***az is gay" They keep police invadin' your space, we can't live Plus, they ga**in' the mayor, them n***az want to give you away We won't have that, suburban people mad at the fact That you be gettin' more company then them, they just be scared of that "Hood", look at your name, spell it backwards Yo, "Dooh", that's what they yellin' in vain You the realest, the most livest, flyest, you part of life I gotta give you love, 'cause you gave it God and life [Chorus] Who ever said you ain't do right by me, they frontin', yo They couldn't understand that we was a team I used to come out, hear you words, talk to me, walk with me, brother Cool, try to be successful and dream The city lights is on, now, they want to turn 'em off Try'nna start some sh**, actin' like you never made a penny for 'em Dun, they doin' you dirty, we had Summer Youth for that, though No need to cry, never get worried You gon' live forever, word to mother 'Cause she raised you right, and you got fifty-one brothers I sat with the trees and had conversations at bees We talked about throwin' money up, landscapin' your knees You forget that, something to talk about Show me where to take the check, pay these s**as off and be out The'll never be another place, everybody happy to see That's why I keep coming back to you, peace [Chorus: x2]