Because it goes up and down, be on your guard
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Too much suffering in my neighborhood
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Hear what they say, money controls everything
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I'm not going to be like you, be like you
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But everything has a price
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It will take time
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Because I've been there, I've seen everything
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Life it goes on, on, in my neighborhood
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Uh-huh, in my neighborhood have get God to pray for
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We pray for world peace less than if
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You said you would be the best girl ever
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Until the guys in the neighborhood start looking at you strangely
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Yeah, no wonder you look like that
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Mom, they see a thing, a thing
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Used to think long-term, now that you think short-term
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Mom, you should keep your head straight
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Damn that they tag as soon as they get theirs
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Girl, I know you look up at the sky sometimes
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Thinking about life, thinking about escaping somewhere
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And I can see in your eyes when things are not right
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Because when the cash is not there and when the pair is not enough
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And when the rent it is crazy, anxiety, stomach ache
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Seeking help but getting fucked by the state
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A hand for the neighborhood we are stuck in
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I quickly learned that living in poverty is expensive
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Because it goes up and down, be on your guard
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Too much suffering in my neighborhood
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Hear what they say, money controls everything
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I'm not going to be like you, be like you
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But everything has a price
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It will take time
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Because I've been there, I've seen everything
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Life it goes on, on, in my neighborhood
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Looks like the same but the face is someone else's
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Used to mixing addiction, as skilled as refueling
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As snorted as beaten, as maxed out as habbed
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As traded, see you landed by default
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Do you at least see glimpses of light from your darkness?
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If the door is locked, can you find a window?
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And when you end up at zero, old man
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Can you keep your hope up
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I swear it goes on if you dare to believe me, yes
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Stayed fucking war when life deceived me, yes
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I believe in your healing through everything brother, yes
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Yes, brother, yes
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Because it goes up and down, be on your guard
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Too much suffering in my neighborhood
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Hear what they say, money controls everything
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I'm not going to be like you, be like you
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But everything has a price
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It will take time
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Because I've been there, I've seen everything
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Life it goes on, on, in my neighborhood
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Where most people want given quickly
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For the clock it goes tick-thank, it goes tick-thank
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Because it goes tick-thank, it goes tick-thank
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I must be given quickly, must be given quickly
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Brother I ask you, girl I see you
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There are a lot of people here who want to drag me down
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There is no more love left to give you
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I hope you are honest with me next time you see me
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Because I've seen guzzlers disappoint guzzlers for guys they do not know
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And guys who make mistakes against friends
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Even if we break down, even if we dream
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My brother, you're waiting for something that never happens
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This is my neighborhood, where most people want given quickly
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For the clock it goes tick-thank, it goes tick-thank
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Because it goes tick-thank, it goes tick-thank
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I must be given quickly, must be given quickly
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Because it goes up and down, be on your guard
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Too much suffering in my neighborhood
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Hear what they say, money controls everything
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I'm not going to be like you, be like you
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But everything has a price
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It will take time
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Because I've been there, I've seen everything
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Life it goes on, on, in my neighborhood |