We got some new neighbors they be rockin red and blue/
Got a couple cousins, big brothers bangin Piru/
Alberta, Unthanks, Woodlawn's and all that/
Black jeans, Red chucks and P's on they ball caps/
And they all strapped, ready to rumble with the rival/
Bullets tumblin outta rifles when they collide.
New victim of homicide, mentality is tribal/
They like soldiers on the frontlines, Hustlin for survival/
Same year that's my cousin's died influence is kickin in/
Should I ride for the cause dog, or continue to hoop in gyms/
See school is kool but sometimes it be too much/
Rather kick it wit homies and then get lit off a few blunts/
The pressures pure, peer pressure in my ears/
Fear the lessons that appear, hood infested by the ill/
Of a white rock, raising stock for inner city youth/
Commercials yellin stop the violence they don't gotta clue/
Momma lock herself inside of rooms, I can smell the fumes/
Don't really know what it is, jus know it ant perfume/
I'm confused, gettin consumed by my environment/
Snoop and gin and juice got me curious to try the sh**/
I been skippin school, breakin rules wit my relatives/
The opposite of blue is what rock around my residence/
Cant get my hands on no dope, I needa stack bread/
Started sellin soap till I got chased by crack head/
Its real tho, lately its been hard for me to feel yo/
Smart kid but gang bangin got appeal yo/
Stuck inside a battlefield, I'm tryna chill tho/
I'm tryna chill tho, I'm tryna chill tho/ I'm tryin chill tho