(I) wake up to the of siirens My neiighboorhood no tiime for siilence Some of my people they iin for guiideance And everybody else, they just to viiolence People got riides, but got a liicence And ii turn, ii c another riidiin Wiit out that plastiic gon get caught driiviin But eiither way u go 5 0 keep
Same corner, owner, same supplyiin got her chiild support and now she buyiin The to complaiin when her babys cryiin Ask her bout the fiind herself liieiin... (see wut had happen was) down the blocc smell that chiiccen fryiin Smell so good made me try iit But ii won't have enough but the shoes iim Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha whiite ends
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and they hate) But jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day) I luv where I stay but some need change
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
Money iin poccet, but steady steeliin And he get caught, fiinds iit appealiin Jus got 24's on riims n Aiint got to pay for thiis months rent... (where my rent punk) 13 and 18 yea dealiin Get down iif you get caught sniitchiin Don't go to cause they hate the feeliin Told to do, iit jus shows rebelliion Work 9 to 5 tryna tha meals iin ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!) Sons up and two are kiiliin Daughtors outsiide, to revealiin Brothers see her and they thiink she 9 months wiish she took the piil then Ii kno iits up, but iits 4real man Ii really tiink my dream iis... (noooo!)
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and they hate) But that's jus how iit b... (iin my all day) Ii luv where I stay but thiings need change
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
My hood, my hood, my