T-Pain - Streets Saved Me lyrics

[Verse 1: T-Pain] One day I woke up and everything around me was broke up Family couldn't handle me so I go smoke up And go right back at sleeping dream about bringing my folk up Without the chocker, oh oh Was I even ready for the hand I was dealt Was I even ready to the man that I be felt Tryin' to get on my grind let me tighten in my belt Spit this sh** from my heart make the microphone melt I grew up in the area where ain't nobody scared of ya But when you hit the club n***as watch and n***as scared as f** Don't nobody wanna be here but they ain't got no choice And er'body wanna be heard without a voice If you don't speak up I can't hear over these speakers I did what I had to do and I'm rocking double rolls royce But I wouldn't have it if it wasn't for the streets And these motherf**ing beats [Hook:] Man I've been handling for too long I miss my city And all the motherf**ers that used to be cool with me I was born and raised Made in pain, lost in the game, insane In the streets dollar after dollar I'm spending I never can forget out the beginning 'Cause n***a I was born and raised Made in pain, lost in the game, insane In the streets [Verse 2: Young Cash] I never worked a 9 to 5 what do it feel like I run these streets getting money crutching that street tight sh** So listen close 'cause all I tell is the ghetto stories 'Cause n***as die for nothing so that stick is mandatory 'Cause in the projects is no love, no heat no rub Ain't tryin' to be doctor and no lawyers just more thugs And they ain't tryin' to buy the kids books just more d** Tell them their future ain't right, they be like "so what? " But who am I to try to point the finger 'Cause I done sold everything under the sun that y'all n***as can think of And no regret all because the streets saved me But Lord knows this ain't the road that my mama paved me You get tired of looking over your shoulder You get tired of your mama crying over and over You gotta take the bad with the good though Yeah I made it out, but I'm still in the hood though [Hook: x2] Man I've been handling for too long I miss my city And all the motherf**ers that used to be cool with me I was born and raised Made in pain, lost in the game, insane In the streets dollar after dollar I'm spending I never can forget out the beginning 'Cause n***a I was born and raised Made in pain, lost in the game, insane In the streets