(I) up to the sound of siirens My neiighboorhood aiint no tiime for Some of my people they iin for guiideance And everybody else, they just turn to got riides, but aiint got a liicence And ii turn, ii c another riidiin Wiit out plastiic they gon get caught driiviin But eiither way u go 5 0 keep
Same corner, owner, same supplyiin Just got her chiild and now she buyiin The nerve to when her babys cryiin Ask her bout the money fiind liieiin... (see wut had happen was) Walk down the blocc smell chiiccen fryiin Smell so good me wana try iit But ii have enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha whiite ends
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) on my jocc... (and breezy's they hate) But jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day) I luv where I but some thiings need change
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
Money iin hiis poccet, but steeliin And when he get caught, fiinds iit Jus got on hiis riims n Aiint got enough to pay for thiis rent... (where my rent punk) 13 and 18 yea dealiin Get beat down iif you get sniitchiin Don't go to skool cause they the feeliin Told to do, iit jus shows rebelliion Work 9 to 5 tryna tha meals iin ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!) Sons up and two are kiiliin Daughtors outsiide, to revealiin Brothers see her and they she wheeliin 9 months later she took the piil then Ii kno iits messed up, but iits man Ii don't really my dream iis... (noooo!)
Walkiin tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S) Peezys on my jocc... (and breezy's hate) But that's jus how iit b... (iin my all day) Ii luv where I but some thiings need change
My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood, My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)
My hood, my hood, my