Oh god bless me indeed When I'm so confused Enlarge my territory
Place your love and protection over me at all times Help me
Keep me away from evil Somebody answer me Allow me not to cause pain
Police in the background screaming put the thing down That's how hard I was trying to put my thing down Si-rens ringing out old ladies screaming out All this attention for me and I'm barely sixteen now
It's feeling like a dream now Handcuffed roughed up I'm tossed in the bing now I'm lying next to fiends now that's the end of the story Let me bring y'all ****** back to the very first scene now December 4th a child is born Before I knew it had my pops trousers on That's how we do it when the man of the house is gone You either stand or fall I chose to stand The hawk outside so I blow my hand It's a cold cold world but I overstand Trying to stay focused but I feel hopeless damn Can't cope with being broke I'm a man come on Son don't let these streets get the best of you
I will be right by your side when you going through
Son just don't let it just don't let it Just don't let it just don't let it Just don't let it just don't let it
Get the best of you Late one night I was rolling the streets Just thinking about what's going on with me and Trapped in this thug life trying to break free but This thug life just keeps calling me
I'm living life way too dangerously I'm drowning in my misery
Looked in the mirror there's my enemy
Cause poppa never was a part of me
Take one step at a time mama said Sweet memories still remain in my head All of my life been lied to misled Voices be like don't you wish you was dead No ground to place my feet I feel the fire under me
A way out is all I need
Somebody answer me Son don't let these streets get the best of you
I will be right by your side when you going through
Son just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it
Get the best of you Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free
Cause ain't no going home for me It's a cold cold world but I blew my hand I drew first cause I knew that man I knew what he would do if I didn't draw first And I couldn't stand the thought Of my momma stepping foot inside a church All I try to do is try to get up out the dirt Guess he's trying to do the same told me get up out his turf I wanted to talk to him but that **** never work We was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was his Mommas rent his young brother's clothes My nephew's food and with that I sqooze
And with that I froze Now my life is frozen in time behind these iron poles
And this story is told for young soldiers Who never choose the life we chose Son don't let these streets get the best of you
I will be right by your side when you going through
Son just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it
Get the best of you Tears in my eyes as I look up I'm trying to Hold back my pride but reality is screaming Gotta get a job cause momma also screaming
Streets are just like drugs and it's like I'm out here fiending Forget all the hits in the industry cause Ain't no exceptions in this game for me look Neither god or my enemies I Choose god cause he understands this
Young man with a thuggish heart Whole world in his hands but still torn apart Like I'm so close but it's still so far Nightmares of me in a swerving car ohh No ground to place my feet My feet I feel the fire under me Hey A way out is all I need I need Somebody answer me Son don't let these streets get the best of you
I will be right by your side when you going through When you going through Son just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it Just don't let it
Get the best of you
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gone [00:47.18]You either stand or fall I chose to stand [00:49.63]The hawk outside so I blow my hand [00:52.15]It's a cold cold world but I overstand [00:54.62]Trying to stay focused but I feel hopeless damn [00:57.27]Can't cope with being broke I'm a man come on [00:59.98]Son don't let these streets get the best of you [01:03.11] [01:04.31]I will be right by your side when you going through [01:08.37] [01:09.33]Son just don't let it just don't let it [01:11.94]Just don't let it just don't let it [01:14.44]Just don't let it just don't let it [01:16.80] [01:17.76]Get the best of you [01:19.55]Late one night I was rolling the streets [01:21.84]Just thinking about what's going on with me and [01:24.56]Trapped in this thug life trying to break free but [01:27.12]This thug life just keeps calling me [01:29.09] [01:29.77]I'm living life way too dangerously [01:32.38]I'm drowning in my misery [01:34.01] [01:34.61]Looked in the mirror there's my enemy [01:36.46] [01:36.98]Cause poppa never was a part of me [01:38.98] [01:39.55]Take one step at a time mama said [01:42.02]Sweet memories still remain in my head [01:44.49]All of my life been lied to misled [01:46.75]Voices be like don't you wish you was dead [01:49.43]No ground to place my feet [01:51.94]I feel the fire under me [01:53.78] [01:54.42]A way out is all I need [01:56.20] [01:56.91]Somebody answer me [01:59.17]Son don't let these streets get the best of you [02:02.67] [02:03.25]I will be right by your side when you going through [02:07.71] [02:08.86]Son just don't let it [02:10.19]Just don't let it [02:11.37]Just don't let it [02:12.66]Just don't let it [02:13.84]Just don't let it [02:15.14]Just don't let it [02:16.24] [02:17.27]Get the best of you [02:18.56]Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free [02:21.24] [02:22.00]Cause ain't no going home for me [02:23.66]It's a cold cold world but I blew my hand [02:26.15]I drew first cause I knew that man [02:28.27]I knew what he would do if I didn't draw first [02:30.74]And I couldn't stand the thought [02:32.01]Of my momma stepping foot inside a church [02:33.79]All I try to do is try to get up out the dirt [02:36.00]Guess he's trying to do the same told me get up out his turf [02:38.49]I wanted to talk to him but that **** never work [02:41.06]We was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was his [02:44.22]Mommas rent his young brother's clothes [02:46.11]My nephew's food and with that I sqooze [02:48.70] [02:49.44]And with that I froze [02:50.46]Now my life is frozen in time behind these iron poles [02:53.31] [02:53.93]And this story is told for young soldiers [02:56.60]Who never choose the life we chose [02:58.51]Son don't let these streets get the best of you [03:01.88] [03:02.69]I will be right by your side when you going through [03:06.92] [03:07.72]Son just don't let it [03:09.77]Just don't let it [03:10.70]Just don't let it [03:11.99]Just don't let it [03:13.21]Just don't let it [03:14.48]Just don't let it [03:15.82] [03:16.61]Get the best of you [03:18.34]Tears in my eyes as I look up I'm trying to [03:20.80]Hold back my pride but reality is screaming [03:23.17]Gotta get a job cause momma also screaming [03:24.94] [03:25.62]Streets are just like drugs and it's like I'm out here fiending [03:28.43]Forget all the hits in the industry cause [03:30.81]Ain't no exceptions in this game for me look [03:33.40]Neither god or my enemies I [03:35.91]Choose god cause he understands this [03:37.92] [03:38.46]Young man with a thuggish heart [03:40.68]Whole world in his hands but still torn apart [03:43.07]Like I'm so close but it's still so far [03:45.62]Nightmares of me in a swerving car ohh [03:48.45]No ground to place my feet [03:50.24]My feet [03:50.78]I feel the fire under me [03:52.61]Hey [03:53.13]A way out is all I need [03:55.08]I need [03:55.60]Somebody answer me [03:57.92]Son don't let these streets get the best of you [04:01.26] [04:02.07]I will be right by your side when you going through [04:06.27]When you going through [04:07.64]Son just don't let it [04:08.91]Just don't let it [04:10.05]Just don't let it [04:11.32]Just don't let it [04:12.55]Just don't let it [04:13.90]Just don't let it [04:15.16] [04:15.88]Get the best of you [04:19.08]
