| I done seen a lot
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| Ayy
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| My Blessings out to Judy, two of her sons died
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| So I thank the lord that I see the sun rise
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| Judy don’t cry, the pain is hard to hide
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| I know it’s rough mama, but keep hope alive
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| Pray for better days, to see them better days
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| I know the world is ugly, like FlavorFlav
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| But I’ve seen better, so it’ll get better
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| Do don’t even sweat it, like a thick sweater
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| And tell my nigga Juvvy Rick to keep his head high
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| I know it’s hard to see two of your bros die
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| Just heard shots by the dust towns
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| And turn around and see your brother jump outta Fresh towns
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| Before he fucked the world, 'cause it’s a cold bitch
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| With no panties on, and some wet lips
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| And she licked her lips and stared at me
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| And then the music and the lord saved me
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| You can try to take the boy out the hood, but you can’t take the hood out the
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| boy
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| It won’t change, won’t change
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| And they can try to take him out the hood but it ain’t gon' do nothin'
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| It won’t change, won’t change, ohh
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| Dayumm, ain’t shit changed since I was little
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| My pops doing the same thing and I wish he wouldn’t
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| My grandmother died way back in '97
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| But she stayed over my head and she kept blessing
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| My brother in the pen, I can not stop stressing
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| 85 to life, damn I think he got the message
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| Ay, but I keep your name floating on
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| TeeCee4800 and they know I’m on, huh
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| I got a lot of niggas hating on me
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| Cause they say a nigga eatin' while they stayin' hungry
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| I’ve been on the block forever, nigga, I ain’t phony
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| Bitch I do this shit for real, you can ask my homies
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| Ha, blue chucks and my blue strings
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| Blue Dickies, selling crack, bitch I gangbang
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| And like 2Pac, I don’t see a damn change
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| That’s why I pity Jay Kwon, that’s a damn shame
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| You can try to take the boy out the hood, but you can’t take the hood out the
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| boy
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| It won’t change, won’t change
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| And they can try to take him out the hood but it ain’t gon' do nothin'
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| It won’t change, won’t change, ohh
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| Ugh, living life as a street nigga
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| Ever since the start like a beginner
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| Hungry nights when we couldn’t even eat dinner
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| Life’s a bitch so I fuck her, yeah I’m deep in her
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| Then they try to take the streets out of me
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| Nigga hit licks and cashed out like a lottery
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| Woke up one morning at gunpoint
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| How would you feel if the police run up in your joint?
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| Took my pops away for 'bout 3 years
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| Every night a nigga cry more than 3 tears
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| I was good though, nigga start gangbanging (Westside)
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| Hustle every day 'til I started maintaining
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| Classes got ditched and homies got killed
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| Hurt is the perfect word a nigga felt
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| Then, my nigga Ace pops died
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| Ever since then, we’ve been smoking like Popeyes
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| You can try to take the boy out the hood, but you can’t take the hood out the
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| boy
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| It won’t change, won’t change
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| And they can try to take him out the hood but it ain’t gon' do nothin'
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| It won’t change, won’t change, ohh |