[Intro: Lamar] Life in the city, in the city [?] for ya But we Only the strongest Life, life in the In the city and nigga's survive Only the strongest
[Verse 1: Kendrick You ever been a of being a prisoner inside your own mind? The bright lights of the street will make you go blind Handicap your senses, you was just an apprentice of watching jump fences Now you in the Olympics and hurdle was high enough to clear the tallest of clothes lines Talented they closing in on your behind Life of a delinquent even stole a [?] At fifteen, middle fingers walked out the I mean the cycle continue The information and fine print on the menu So you'lla read it even if a nigga lend you Money out my own pocket, to it right You'll attend to Be on corners with stop signs and a nine Cause nine out of ten, MAC 11's cry And twelve died yesterday and if anyone The six that carried you eventually lose they True
[Hook: Kobe the night falls anything can happen We just pray we make it out We all make it to the top one day Success is a only going one way But we all wanna it try your best to survive
[Verse 2: F.A.B] (You all see a dead body?) Well, follow me across the tracks Where angry and insane They crack Candles burn where they slain at And bottles get poured where they would at Close, I you truth in this [?] Dead homies added to when truth is in question Like "Man I think he lying or he put on someone" If I known you ten years, got the to say we cousins I'm from the of broken homes, and often I was home alone And momma started smoking cause daddy was scared to alone 8 policies, Top Ramen and sunflower seeds June got kill't cause he ain't wanna lose his Constant atrocities, no one is There's no that can save you, say goodbye to your faith Whether you Muslim or a Christian, Baptist, or Adventist, Atheist or non-religious Put on your wishlist Cause....
[Hook: Kobe When the falls anything can happen We just we make it out alive We all make it to the top one day Success is a street only one way But we all make it try your best to survive
[Verse 3: CROOKED] You walked in apartment and saw father on the carpet With a belt around his arm and a scarf under his armpit And a shoved in his bicep Earlier morning you warned him His addict habits are something you digest You cry "I just...Don't wanna see you die" Now you tryna dissect the fact he hasn't opened his eyes yet You collapsed on his and you started thinking I could perform CPR, jump start his if it's beating But his started to weaken His cardio depleting as you given him part of your breathing He dead and gone and you had a bad feeling when you was home Now it's etched in stone, you've left alone So you his gun, chrome handle all pearl, aw nah girl Put it to head, thinking, fuck everybody like a call girl in a small world Then pulled back but it clap...damn
Kobe Honeycutt] When the night falls anything can We just pray we it out alive We all make it to the top one day Success is a street going one way But we all make it Just try best to survive