Growing up I've seen a lot of **** in my time I've seen hunger, hunger, pleasure, pain, violence and crime I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died And from those who have gone down in life just never tried Life is just too short I realize that now I'm gonna get my **** together and try to make it somehow' Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once So now I'll take life by the balls and squeeze until they crunch Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Type of education you can't get in school Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Nobody to teach me, I just learned A man like clay molded by his surroundings He starts taking shape from the beating and the pounding Assembly line that I've been through A hard ************ with a bad attitude Maybe it's just the times we live in Maybe it's just urban discipline, urban discipline Urban discipline of another world There ain't no ******* proof, ooh The ways of urban life are not as they seem Standing up and fighting is what living here means In order to survive you've got to earn your respect The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret Things that you regret ************ Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Type of education you can't get in school Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Nobody to teach me, I just learned A man like clay molded by his surroundings He starts taking shape from the beating and the pounding Assembly line that I've been through A hard ************ with a bad attitude Maybe it's just the times we live in Maybe it's just urban discipline, urban discipline Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and QueensStanding up and fighting is what living here means In order to survive you've got to earn your respect The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret RegretUrban discipline
Growing up I've seen a lot of **** in my time I've seen hunger, hunger, pleasure, pain, violence and crime I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died And from those who have gone down in life just never tried Life is just too short I realize that now I'm gonna get my **** together and try to make it somehow' Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once So now I'll take life by the balls and squeeze until they crunch Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Type of education you can't get in school Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Nobody to teach me, I just learned A man like clay molded by his surroundings He starts taking shape from the beating and the pounding Assembly line that I've been through A hard ************ with a bad attitude Maybe it's just the times we live in Maybe it's just urban discipline, urban discipline Urban discipline of another world There ain't no ******* proof, ooh The ways of urban life are not as they seem Standing up and fighting is what living here means In order to survive you've got to earn your respect The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret Things that you regret ************ Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool Type of education you can't get in school Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned Nobody to teach me, I just learned A man like clay molded by his surroundings He starts taking shape from the beating and the pounding Assembly line that I've been through A hard ************ with a bad attitude Maybe it's just the times we live in Maybe it's just urban discipline, urban discipline Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and QueensStanding up and fighting is what living here means In order to survive you've got to earn your respect The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret RegretUrban discipline
