| Mama told me cancer took her strength, now she feelin' weak
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| Stressed and can’t sleep, last time I slept, shit it’s been a week
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| Sad part though, that ain’t even what’s drivin' me crazy
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| It’s mainey, my mama ain’t strong enough to hold my baby
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| Libby don’t know no better, she just think granny don’t want her
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| I picked her up the rest of my life, I swear I’ma hold her
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| Up or down, situation gon' be occupied
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| So lost at my mama’s funeral I swear I forgot to cry
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| Only thing I remember is Goapele singing
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| That’s why I cry every time I hear «Closer To My Dreams», man
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| 'Cause I’m gettin' closer to my dreams man
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| Still in the hood, I be toasting with the fiends, yeah
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| Made it from the bottom where they be countin' us out
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| Free my brother, free Reg, I wish my partner was out
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| If daddy would’ve been around things would’ve been different, I suggest
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| But I can’t worry, I hold my head, I’m still blessed
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| I remember them long nights (I remember them long nights)
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| Mama cried in the room (mama cried in the room)
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| Granny worked them long nights (them long nights)
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| The lord said we gotta move (lord said we gotta move)
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| Eviction notes on the door (eviction notes on the door)
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| 'Cause our rent is past due (no no no no no no)
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| If you been through the struggle (oh no no no)
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| These thug tears for you, yeah
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| I’m with the pop up, Hell Gang get the job done
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| Why is you talkin' like you is a fellow felon and you not one?
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| Gotta go and catch a highway, gotta drop somethin' 'round here
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| Nigga get popped up 'round here, they doin' walk ups 'round here
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| Yeah, yeah, my nigga locked up for an M
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| I was locked up when Lil Diamond died, I was locked up for Shakim
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| When I throw it up it mean Hell Gang but it’s pure love for the brims
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| Started banging as a young boy, couldn’t get the ball in the rim
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| I got an eight ball for the low, that shit mainey how a nigga live
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| I had to hustle all on my own, that shit made me how a nigga is
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| Yeah, we was in the streets heavy, I’m tryna pay the rest of this rent
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| We finally made it out of that shit
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| We finally made it out of that bitch
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| I remember them long nights (I remember them long nights)
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| Mama cried in the room (mama cried in the room)
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| Granny worked them long nights (them long nights)
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| The lord said we gotta move (lord said we gotta move)
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| Eviction notes on the door (eviction notes on the door)
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| 'Cause our rent is past due (no no no no no no)
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| If you been through the struggle (oh no no no)
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| These thug tears for you, yeah
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| Moms probably smoking, granny kept the house fed
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| Dreams of a mansion but I’m living out the projects
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| Streets raised me up, you gotta ride to keep the lights on
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| Started on the corner, just a youngin with the white stone
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| Raised in the struggle, granny got us through with welfare
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| Never cheat my brother, man we all getting fair share
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| Long nights of stressing, asking God to forgive me
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| My rent past due and my tank on empty
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| Police keep harrassing, tryna send me to the slammer
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| Suckers want my head so I gotta keep the hammer
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| Yeah I do it for the fallen soldiers
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| Yeah I do it for that San Quentin Angola
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| Four six was the trap, whippin' up the yola
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| Ice city, cold nights, I do it for the 'Nolia
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| Granny told me stay in school but I dropped out
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| I started slidin' through your hood on the hop out
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| I remember them long nights (I remember them long nights)
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| Mama cried in the room (mama cried in the room)
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| Granny worked them long nights (them long nights)
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| The lord said we gotta move (lord said we gotta move)
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| Eviction notes on the door (eviction notes on the door)
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| 'Cause our rent is past due (no no no no no no)
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| If you been through the struggle (oh no no no)
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| These thug tears for you, yeah |