I grew up in the
same places
Squeegie got shot
in the face
I saw Abrahams
brain split on the pave
He jumped off the
block right where
the kids play
We used to sit
everyday chattin' sh*t
We all strayed
I guess it's
deep-seeded
urban decay
From my angle
I can see the ghetto
burning away
I wanna cry
I find myself
turning away
This kid sixteen
Burning the yay
Mislearning the game
I send a prayer
for the pain
As I stand here
Ooh watching the
world go round
How it always
gets me down
Is it supposed
to be like this?
Like this
As we ride
Ooh to gain
an edge in life
Someone always
seems to try
To come in the way
Is it supposed
to be like this?
I come from
a place where
You can't tell what's
round the corner
Going to jail
Or fail
Getting f***d up
Like them little
black kids from
Bronxtale
Well, as long as
we're living in hell
In the streets violence
will always swell
I can tell you
a thousand tales
Documented and
detailed
And most niggas
can relate 'round
the world
My nigga friend found
with bullet holes
in his chest
Up in the ATL
And the papers
hate me well
I'm trying to
revoke the violence
Not promote
the violence
This is my
broken silence
And you can hear
my screams louder
than police sirens
I'm try'na fight back
like my nigga
little Byron
Just as long as I
love and stay vibrant
I shall prevail
And I shall
not betrayal
I shall put my hands
up at the end and say
I done wrong, only
time will tell fo' real
As I stand here
Ooh watching the
world go round
How it always
gets me down
Is it supposed
to be like this?
Like this
As we ride
Ooh to gain
an edge in life
Someone always
seems to try
Last verse coming
from the heart
hey yo
I guess we need
more stability
It's like we're
imprisoned in the
ghetto and it's
getting to me
To the point where
I'm feeling
institutionalised
Look in my eyes
You'll see pain in it
But you can't decide
whether I'm stayin'
trapped in packed in
Or fly from the
restrain and the
thoughts packed in
Inside my brain but
I proclaim that I will
withstand the rain
in order to get out
this game
Plus, the media
The government
tried to blow us
But they can't
out the flame,
or doubt the name
Sh*t and your
revolution's
about to change
Trust me
Sitting round tables
with the ties and shirts
With the lust
to discuss me
You disgust me
So I must be
as level headed
as I can
To never back pedal
on the plan
So we can all hold
hands together
Unite so we
can live as one
As I stand here
Ooh watching the
world go round
How it always
gets me down
Is it supposed
to be like this?
Like this
As we ride
Ooh to gain
an edge in life
Someone always
seems to try
To come in the way
Is it supposed
to be like this?
Ooh....
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh
As I stand here
Ooh watching the
world go round
How it always
gets me down
Is it supposed
to be like this?
Like this
As we ride
Ooh to gain
an edge in life
Someone always
seems to try
To come in the way
Is it supposed
to be like this?