look in the heart in the ghetto
where we be shooked up
from black losin' their life
now everytime we look up
finally pop him
throw away
just learn
they wanna book us
chicago political criminals like a crook church
to the al capone city we love so much
but when we give our love way
now who the fuck gon' love us?
we die young
and they don't care
but the old folks still lookin' for they medicare
and it's somethin' on my mind i gotta tell ya
my people who surronded me
they thought i was a failure
but i
appear to be that nigga from the start
cause i'm down for my motherfuckin' niggas in my heart
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for me
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for meee
guns blastin'
they after me
like an assassin
neighborhood not lastin'
they burn it down
like fuck them bastards
police be watchin'
from the other block and
they crucial
put the car in neutral
they try to school
people don't run jokes
different day
same shit
so i hustle with' my head up
get'cha paper
what'chu scared of?
i ain't no joke so
put the jokes up in a choke hold
my children need
don't stay so
new shoes and some nice clothes
i guess is what we fight fo'
children of the ghetto
reach for the stars
never think to me-sss
cause you know who you are
why don't you hoold yo' head up
fooor meeee
this what i said to him
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for me
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for meee
i was a hustla as a shorty
had to make it pop off
nigga gave me lip and he flinched
i knocked his socks off
fuck paddle
bubble the coke
and watch it rock off
white man designed a blue-print
to clear the block off
the snakes always fill up the plate
and niggas fed up
we need to catch they ass in the yard
and shake they head up
ya sista always struggles with' babies
just keep ya head up
and brothas in the pen doin' time
don't ever let up
a motherfucka know what it is
to have to strive again
that's why we hit the bricks and shoot shit
when this go bobblin'
we tat the dead off in our skin
to keep the mob within'
i never wanna have to go rob
or have to starve again
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for me
said it's gonna beee
alriiight
only better
for meee
baby it's gon' be alright
homie it's gon' be alright
hold yo head up
baby it's gon' be alright
homie it's gon' be alright
you only get one life to live"