There’s gotta be a better way
It’s not easy to make that change
The streets keep callin' me
(verse1:)
Last night tryin' to make it home (make it home)
I get this call on my phone (on my cell)
Stop yellin' Slow down, I can’t understand a word you sayin'
Did ya say my nigga got hit? (in the head)
Did ya say he didn’t make it? (is he dead)
Please tell me you know who did this, I’m on my way and somebody’s gonna get it
Mash the pettle on the highway-speed in'
And my baby in the back ground — pleadin
Come home and leave it alone —
It’s out of the question girl it’s on
What about his new born child
And u know that he was wild
I don’t wanna hear this shit right now, when they just stretched my nigga out
(chorus)
(verse2:)
By my name sayin' how you gonna get paid
No education equals of minimum wage
Minimum wage equals minimum play
And you know real niggas wanna play
Won’t you come on and move this way
School don’t garuntee a higher pay
That’s the shit that’ll get me locked away
Man they tryin' to give a nigga all day
Now I’m out here everynight comin' in late
If you slip then I’m comin' for the take
It’s goin' fast and I need to hit the breaks
The greater the risk the more you make
All my thoughts are in the clouds, what about just shuttin' down
But girl I really can’t quit right now
Notice on the door they tryin' to thow' us out
(chorus)
(hook:)
Although (although)
I was raised right (ooooo)
Still these streets ain’t nothin' nice they can’t change the course of life
And you know that i know (i know)
That I must grow (must grow)
See my kids grow
But still the streets is all I know
(chorus 2x's)