THE STREETS

Dear God, how can I explain myself Oh God, bless me indeed Well, I'm so confused Now it's my territory Place your love and protection over me at all times Help me! Keep me away from evil Somebody answer me Allow me not to cause pain Police in the background screaming put the thing down That's how hard I was trying to put my thing down Sirens ringing out, old ladies screaming out All this attention for me and I'm barely sixteen now Feeling like a dream now, handcuffed roughed up I'm tossed in the bin now, I'm lying next to fiends now That's the end of the story Let me bring your nigga's back to the very first scene now December 4th, a child is born Before I knew it half me Pop trials is on That's how we do it when the man of the house is gone You either stand or fall, I chose to stand The hawk outside so I blow my hand It's a cold cold world but I over stand Try to stay focused but I'm hopless, damn Can't cope with being broke, I'm a man Come on! So don't let these streets get the best of you God will be right by your side when you going through So just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Get the best of you Late one night I was roaming the streets Just thinking about what's going with me And dropping this thug life trying to break free But this thug life just keep on calling me I'm living life way yo dangerously I'm drowing in my misery Look in the mirror, there's my enemy 'Cause Papa never was a part of me Take one step a time, Mama said Sweet memories do remain in my head All in my life been lied to and mislead Voices be like, don't you wish you was dead No ground to place my feet I feel the fire underneath A way out is all I need Somebody answer me So don't let these streets get the best of you God will be right by your side when you going through So just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Get the best of you Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free This ain't going home for me, it's a cold, cold world But, I blew my hand, I drew first 'cause I knew that man I knew what he would do if I dint dawn first And I couldn't stand a thought of my Mama stepping foot inside a church All I try to do is try to get up off the dirt Guess he's trying to the same, tell me get up out his turf I wanted to talk to him but that shit never work We was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt Was Mama's rent, this young brothers clothes My nephews food and with that I exposed with that I froze Now my life is frozen in time behind these iron poles And the story is told for young soldiers Who never chose the life we chose So don't let these streets get the best of you God will be right by your side when you going through So just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Get the best of you Tears in my eyes as I look up Trying to hold back my cries But reality screaming Gotta get a job 'cause mama also screaming Streets is just like drugs and it's like I'm out here fending Forget all the hits in the industry 'Cause ain't no exceptions in this game for me Look either God or my enemies I choose God 'cause he understands This young man with a thuggish heart Whole world on his hand but still torn apart Like I'm so close, but it's still so far Nightmares of me in a swerving car Oh no ground to place my feet (My feet) I feel the fire underneath A way out is all I need Somebody answer me So don't let these streets get the best of you God will be right by your side when you going through So just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Just don't let it! (Just don't let it!) Get the best of you