Yuh, I'm from the place full of false hopes and liquor stores We can't roam the streets alone, the police they on patrol Some are all together, but for money someone sell they soul Picking sides, choosin' colors, fight for blocks we don't own And we grow, to show no emotion, though we stress the same sh**, no different From my hood to your projects, white chalk, yellow tape, people on the sidewalks Mothers cry, pray to god, to young to die, another loss And we applaud and imitate, the ignorance of rap stars Our women turn to s*ut, sell they bodys just to make it far Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance Enjoy the ghetto ambiance Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance Enjoy the ghetto ambiance (It feels so good, when you from the hood) Yeah, it feels so good! (Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood) Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha Another victim to the street Another wanna be, testing me, cause his insecurities Brother please, let go of your ego Our minds are too focused on monotonous materials Every time I try to leave, they keep pullin' me back And they wonder why this life style is leaving us trapped It's up to us to make a difference, now It's up to us to devise a plan to make it out
I'll tell you this, I did so much in my life And still ain't found what I was looking for And what I thought it was It only made a n***a look for more It's the same sh** you seen before And happiness it stretches out It's time for us to make a change So we can cope with this Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance Enjoy the ghetto ambiance (It feels so good, when you from the hood) Yeah, it feels so good! (Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood) Aha, aha, aha, aha, aha Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance Enjoy the ghetto ambiance Dominos, and dice games You can lose your life from anyone n***a just don't give a f** Same house, same rent, same pay check Same boss, that don't give a n***a no respect So we let all this mess, boil inside our chest And take it out on the next person That try to test Over with, then they done with Get they gun, they volcano erupting Dare I say something (It feels so good, when you from the hood) Yeah! It feel good don't it? (Damn, It feels so good when you in the hood) So good, again it's so good Police sirens, gunshots, loud talk, barking dogs, helicopters, ambulance Enjoy the ghetto ambiance