| It’s hard growin’up lookin’at drug dealers wit’all this paper | 
| Wonderin’how I can get me some | 
| My family’s strugglin', I’m buggin', sittin’on my porch | 
| So confused, chewin’on some bubblegum | 
| I was always taught to use my manners with the misses | 
| But please, stay away from the hoes and snithes | 
| And I was always reached for the sky, I dont know why | 
| Ima little bitty kid wit’a whole buncha gangsta wishes | 
| When I grow up, you just wait, Ima be so straight | 
| And everything’s gonna be so marvelous | 
| No more borrowin’from the neighbors, no more haters | 
| No more blowin’Nintendo cartridges | 
| Ima have it made in the shade, Ima be so paid | 
| And my fam, get 'em off that payin’them bills | 
| Matta fact Im schemin’my way on up out this hood, I’ll be good | 
| When I ditch these trainin’wheels | 
| Diamond in the back | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'in the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'in the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| And I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'in the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'in the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| Diamond in the, diamond in the, diamond in the… | 
| I’m sick and tired of ridin’public transportation | 
| Been patient waitin’on my set of wheels | 
| I’m willin’to do what it takes, whatever the stakes | 
| In order to get myself some dollar bills | 
| It’s too many holes in my socks, and I’m ready to box | 
| Anyone tellin’me I need better shoes | 
| And I aint the only one trippin', or makin a fuss | 
| My older cousin need some cheddar too | 
| He thinkin''bout comin’up on the lick, to get it quick | 
| It involves that local corner store | 
| I overheard him say he knew who works there | 
| And whatever they do, dont let the owner know | 
| I hope he come back with enough to let me borrow some change | 
| At least for the summer | 
| And if he dont let me borrow nothin, but ask me what I want | 
| Ima tell him I wanna… | 
| Diamond in the back | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| Could use a (sunroof top) | 
| Sho’wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| Sho’wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| Diamond in the, diamond in the, diamond in the… | 
| Why cant I walk with a limp mama? | 
| wont be no drama | 
| For goodness sakes, Im just a kid | 
| Had to get my whoopin’in fo’s, I was just a po' | 
| Like there no remorse for what I did | 
| Gotta learn the hard way, when runnin’them streets | 
| How some just creep, really just to eat a meal | 
| I coulda swore it was mine, what I used to tell the po-pos | 
| What I left to rob and steal | 
| Man, I gotta earn for a livin', aint nobody givin’me nothin' | 
| Find somethin’I love to do Hmm, what about that pimpin'? | 
| It’s good tippin' | 
| Tax free, and I know a lot of people that love to screw | 
| Yeah, it’s just a way of the world, with boys and girls | 
| I’m adjustin’to my environment | 
| This government cheatin’us, so I’ll cheat 'em back | 
| Why cant work feel like retirement? | 
| Diamond in the back | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| Could use a (sunroof top) | 
| Sho’wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wish I had a (diamond in the back) | 
| I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| I wanna (diamond in the back) | 
| And I wanna (sunroof top) | 
| I wanna (diggin'the scene with a gangsta lean) | 
| Gangsta, gangsta, gangsta… |