put a flower in your pocket

the city street is hot

the heat is escalating

every corner in the town

there's a paycheck waiting

put a flower in your pocket

if you seem them boy

you drop it

and you run

run

they may pretend they like you

but man's best friend will bite you

just for fun

fun

if they're gunning for you boy

you've already won

i had a dream today

about a hustle lost

he paid his dues

then he paid the cost

wish i knew back then

all i know right now

things would be much different

than time has allowed

put a flower in your pocket

if you seem them boy

you drop it

and you run

run

they may pretend they like you

but man's best friend will bite you

just for fun

fun

if they're gunning for you boy

you've already won

with tired eyes and bills to pay

you gotta make it through another day

the streets can see into your soul

it ain't where ya been but where you're gonna go

put a flower in your pocket

if you seem them boy

you drop it

and you run

run

they may pretend they like you

but man's best friend will bite you

just for fun

fun

if they're gunning for you boy

you've already won