[Verse:1] Im from the side where they ask you "where you from ese"? Never been to Cali, let me teach you a lesson They call that hittin you up, you reppin claiming a set So many past, rest in peace, representing the west This cali lifestyle is no joke, grew up in the ghetto, with no hope Disrespect the varrio, homies cut your throat The streets been snitching, so we never told So much props so we never fold, never learn even when the homies layin cold, its a sad game, can't hang, gotta go Spraypaint on the wall rep the varrio, its where im from [Hook:] Its that California love, hit em up, westside all eyez on me like pac im a motherf**in rider Like biggie stay ready to die, no fear in my eyes, like Spice 1 rolling with the strap on my side cuz im a rider [Verse:2] We grew up with names like loco,[?],Criminal and Demon, they know the reason On my side cops watchin fools leaving, tryna put federal cases all on my team and Its been the same since the early 80‘s, undercovers watch my pops when i was just a baby, all through the caia homies drew lady crazy, so the reason hustlin daily just dont amaze me The way we raised we just a product of it, not glorifying, just kickin knowledge of it, sad truth most the time theres no college for us, just liquor stores on every corner bottles for us Dope fiends slangin in the arms or rockin it up Fools most the time lay eyes i got a Glock in the touch Im tryna slowly leave the ways of the sur I rep the [?] im a rider still i pray for the lord [Hook:] Its that California love hit em up westside all eyez on me like pac im a motherf**in rider Like biggie stay ready to die no fear in my eyes like Spice 1 rolling with the strap on my side cuz im a rider