[Intro] I'm from a hood where its lawless But we walk around like we flawless You know these young kings lawless But we walk around like we flawless Just the curse of the ghetto Somehow I've seen the worst of the ghetto [Verse 1] I'ma do what I wanna, drink what I wanna Standing on this block sippin my corona See a shorty pa** by, I'm just hoping that I bone her Without tryna respect her, cause in my bed is where I want her right now I'm jus explaining the lifestyle How many black kids gotta die before you save our lives now? Every day I ride down Frelinghuysen And see the black cloud flying over the hood, it's not surprising Somebody sniffing rock if they not dying in they housing Real drug dealers is the ones doing supplying I wonder who supply them, the U.S. of A If you bring it to they face, they gone lie, it's ok We so foul innocent kids getting hit up with strays I'm suppose to feel you n***as cause y'all tryna get paid Ya'll just snakes in the shade that should lie in the grave Instead, y'all in ever part of this horrible maze [Hook] I just hope you got some hope for me I just hope you got some hope for me, my n***a pray for me I just hope you got some hope for me I just hope you got some hope for me, my n***a pray for me Cause I can't see the sunshine All I see is one time So what do you do When they pull that thang out on you? I thought you knew them n***as lawless Where anything goes, anything goes Anything goes, anything go-o-oes I thought you knew them n***as lawless Where anything goes, anything goes Anything goes, anything go-o-oes Ah ha, I thought you knew them n***as lawless And I pray God Watches me My hands up I can't breathe Nah, n***a f** that my n***a bust back yo bust back
Nah, n***a f** that my n***a bust back yo bust back My n***a bust back yo bust back You would do that sh** to your brotha You would do that sh** to your brotha You would do that sh** to your brotha You would do that sh** to your brotha You would do that sh** to your brotha [Verse 2] I'ma smoke what I wanna, drink what I wanna Standing on this block it's obvious we loners A couple high school diplomas from a system that was built To weaken the minds of all these black children getting k**ed That henny got me feeling like it's easing the pain So much easier than chains, so the cycle remains Screaming this is my hood, but we don't own a thing Can't support your kids but you rocking a new chain Go by a new name, but to them ya just a n***a Drive a car ya can't afford rims a little bigger Little mo' lean get cha little mo' sicker So you could turn into a useless ol' n***a Another black kid down, cop free, go figure Middle finger to the people run the whole system If you black and you don't agree, no hopes with ya Middle finger to the people run the whole system [Hook] And I pray God Watches me My hands up I can't breathe I just hope you got some hope for me I just hope you got some hope for me, my n***a pray for me I just hope you got some hope for me I just hope you got some hope for me, my n***a pray for me Cause I can't see the sunshine All I see is one time So what do you do When they pull that thang out on you? I thought you knew them n***as lawless Where anything goes, anything goes Anything goes, anything go-o-oes I thought you knew them n***as lawless Where anything goes, anything goes Anything goes, anything go-o-oes Ah ha, I thought you knew them n***as lawless My n***a pray for me