Illegal - Back In The Day lyrics

Verse 1: {Malik} Back in the day i stayed paid i slayed and slang them thangs Never had sh** no i never had a f**in' thing I didn't have Moms to spend time or curl back I needed that fast money so i had to react ? I hustle when i had to so my pockets could stay kinda fat Never was a crab i never was a ? Just do what i gotta do and break a n***a off somethin' ? I just make em holla until he feels pain Gimme your sneakers, money, clothes, rings, and your f**in' chains Cuz I-I I never could have sh** Who'd ever think id have this I wasn't sure i had a window to throw out my pot of piss Now-Now-Now this verse is to show whose life was worse That's why im a bad boy ghetto ba*tard and always have to curse {Chorus} Back in the day when i was a teenager (X4) Verse 2: {Jamal} For Christmas i wish for a tip My daddy never played catch My mommy was addicted to crack because she had no self-respect I used to walk the streets ? until my grandma took me away But still i wasn't safe But something changed i had someone to care for me But still i never had a male influence around me My momma, grandmama, auntie and uncle were strung out The only time i got love is when i had money or some d** ? Until i start stealin thats when my people start to wonder "Where you got it, When you got it, Can i have it, Can you give it to me so i can make some ends by sellin it? Most of the time i used to give it to them but then my uncle Ed crossed over and made ducats by the minute get it? Im never packin pop tarts for lunch, im packin 38 special thats why they call me Mr. Hotshot {Chorus} Verse 3 {Malik} In Holly Hill they hate to see you smile love to see you frown Can't get yourself up out the ghetto tryin to keep the next family down But you know, thats how it ever was If you can't have it you get it from the one who does My momma did what she had to do to satisfy ? But now i gotta go move my first packages More sales and we was making money we couldn't stay in the 'jects had to get up and go n***as couldn't stand to see that and started snitchin to 5-0 In other words, rattin' like a mouse They listened and listened and then they ran up in the f**in' house Trashed the crib the whole thing was a mess They was takin everybody down puttin ? in DSS ? shed tears it was a cryin' shame right That's when i met Naughty By Nature and they told me that everything was gonna be alright {Chorus} Verse 4 {Jamal} 13 on April 26 of 1992 But to my family its just another day another week Jamal f** you Its the same sh** different day so i just leave and go get ? from the neighbors if i can i shoot some hoop with my n***as on the corner And ask them who they think the next goner's gonna be Me or some markhead n***a around the way Cuz they ? like they sh** dont stink I knew much better when i was a kid i stayed on the DL But still i always heard people scream Jamal when sh** went down It's like when sh** went down i was the number one suspect It wasn't because of me it was because of my uncle Trevor Never lived a normal everyday kid's life Instead of after school activities I'm on the corner shootin dice at night If you ain't from around don't come around Because you won't leave with a smile you'll leave with a frown On your face as you hear the words of a nine millimeter Back in the days when i was a teenager