TO EVERY CITY
EVERY HOOD
AND EVERY BLOCK
GHETTO AMERICA
ROLLIN' THROUGH
THE HOOD
JUST STOPPED BY
TO SAY WHAT'S UP
AND LET YOU KNOW
YOUR BABY BOY
AIN'T DOIN' SO TOUGH
EVEN THOUGH
YOU'VE PASSED
GOIN' ON
FOUR LONG YEARS
STILL WAKIN' UP
LATE AT NIGHT
CRYIN' TEARS
JUST THINKIN'
ABOUT THOSE DAYS
YOU USED TO
TALK TO ME
SMILIN' WHILE
I'M SIPPIN' ON
THIS HENNESSEY
AND REMEMBER
WE'D BRAG ON HOW RICH
WE WOULD BE
TO GET UP
OUT THIS HOOD
WAS LIKE A FANTASY
OH I CAN'T
BELIEVE MY EARS
AND WHAT
EVERYBODY'S SAYIN'
BOY I TELL YA FOLKS
DON'T KNOW THE HALF
I WOULD GIVE IT ALL UP
JUST TO TAKE ONE RIDE
HOW I USED TO KICK IT
ON THE FRONT PORCH
AND HOW
I USED TO LAY BACK
AND SMOKE W###
AND ALL THE LITTLE
BASEMENT PARTY
JOINTS WE'D DO
NOW I'M JUST
MISSIN' YOU
HOW I WISH
I WISH THAT
I COULD HOLD YA NOW
I WISH THAT
I COULD TOUCH YA NOW
I WISH THAT
I COULD TALK TO YOU
BE WITH YOU
SOMEHOW
I KNOW YOU'RE IN
A BETTER PLACE
EVEN THOUGH
I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE
I KNOW YOU'RE
SMILIN' DOWN ON ME
SAYIN' EVERYTHING'S
OK
I'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN SOMEDAY
NOW
EVER SINCE
THIS MONEY COME
IT'S BEEN
NOTHIN' BUT STRESS
SOMETIMES I WISH
THAT I COULD JUST
TRADE IN MY SUCCESS
Y'ALL LOOK AT ME
AND SAY
BOY YOU'VE
BEEN BLESSED
BUT Y'ALL DON'T
SEE THE INSIDE
OF MY UNHAPPINESS
MAN I SWEAR THIS S##T
GETS HEAVY LIKE A TON
THAT'S WHY YOU HEAR ME
SHOOTIN' THIS REAL S##T
OFF LIKE A GUN
MM I WONDER
HOW MY FRIENDS
WOULD TREAT ME
NOW IF I WASN'T ICED UP
WITH A BENTLEY
AND A HOUSE
THAT'S WHY
FAKE-ASS N#GG#S GET
FAKE-ASS DIGITS AND
FAKE-ASS PLAYERS
GET A REAL PLAYER
HATIN' EM
HONEY LOVE
GOES PLATINUM AND
Y'ALL ASS
COME AROUND
BUT Y'ALL DON'T WANNA
RAISE THE ROOF
UNTIL MY S##T IS GOIN'
DOWN
OH I CAN'T
BELIEVE MY EARS
AND WHAT
EVERYBODY'S SAYIN'
BOY I TELL YA FOLKS
DON'T KNOW THE HALF
I WOULD GIVE IT ALL UP
JUST TO TAKE ONE RIDE
HOW I
USED TO HOOP OFF
IN THEM TOURNAMENTS
AND HOW I USED TO
CLUB-HOP
ON WEEKENDS
YOUR FAMILY CALLED
THE MORNIN'
OF A TRAGIC END
DAMN
MY CONDOLENCES
I WISH THAT
I COULD HOLD YOU NOW
I WISH THAT
I COULD TOUCH YOU NOW
I WISH THAT
I COULD TALK TO YOU
BE WITH YOU
SOMEHOW
I KNOW YOU'RE IN
A BETTER PLACE
EVEN THOUGH
I CAN'T SEE YOUR FACE
I KNOW YOU'RE
SMILIN' DOWN ON ME
SAYIN' EVERYTHING'S
OK
I'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN SOMEDAY
VOICES IN MY HEAD
BE TELLIN' ME
TO COME TO CHURCH
SAY THE LORD
IS THE ONLY WAY
FOR YOU
TO STOP THE HURT
DREAMIN' OF WINDOWS
BLACK-TINTED
LIKE A HEARSE
BUT WAKIN' UP TO LIFE
SOMETIMES
SEEMS WORSE
AND ALL I EVER WANTED
IS TO BE A BETTER MAN
AND I TRY TO
KEEP IT REAL
WITH MY HOMIES MAN
WANT ME
TO SAVE THE WORLD
I DON'T UNDERSTAND
HOW DID I BECOME
THE LEADER
OF A BILLION FANS
OH I CAN'T
BELIEVE MY EARS
AND WHAT
EVERYBODY'S SAYIN'
BOY I TELL YA FOLKS
DON'T KNOW THE HALF
I WOULD GIVE IT ALL UP
JUST TO TAKE ONE RIDE
HOW I USED TO
STREET-PERFORM
ON FRIDAY
AND HOW I'D
GO TO CHURCH
ON EASTER SUNDAY
INSTEAD OF Y'ALL
THROWIN' THEM
STONES AT ME
SOMEBODY
PRAY FOR ME
WOH OH I
WOH OH OH I
TALK TO YOU
STILL I KNOW
IN A BETTER PLACE
OH OH OH OH I
SMILIN'
TO ALL OF MY HOMIES
WOH OH OH
OOH OOH OOH OOH
RIGHT NOW
TALK TO YOU
BE WITH YOU
SOMEHOW I KNOW
WOH OH OH
OOH OOH OOH
SEE YOUR FACE
SMILIN'
MY MOM
AT THE CROSSROADS
OF MY MY MY MY LIFE
THERESA DO ME A FAVOR
COME ON
AND BRAID MY HAIR
COME ON
AND BRAID MY HAIR
COME ON
AND BRAID MY HAIR
COME ON
AND BRAID MY HAIR
COME ON
AND BRAID MY HAIR
MY HAIR