Green popsicles, orange slice
Roach mobs chillin in the rice
Street thugs shooting craps with dice
Rabid rats and fighting mice
Back in the day when I was young
Every gangsta's song unsung was
Heard as loud as it possibly could
Be heard on the streets in my 'hood
Survived the gun, the gat, the glock
Survived the madness on my block
Survived the pain, the fear, the shock
Escaped violation with one sock
Made it Mom!!! Top of the world!
Then the walls came tumbling down
Stomach's queasy, need to hurl
Congratulations! It's a girl!!!
Blue pants, white shirt, uniform
Shaved head, black boots that cause corns
Knapsack on back, old and worn
Combat rains down like a storm
Make it home, I gotta make it
Hold on tight, let no man take it
Destiny belongs to you
So, what's up, homie? 'Chu gon' do?
Roach mobs chillin in the rice
Street thugs shooting craps with dice
Rabid rats and fighting mice
Back in the day when I was young
Every gangsta's song unsung was
Heard as loud as it possibly could
Be heard on the streets in my 'hood
Survived the gun, the gat, the glock
Survived the madness on my block
Survived the pain, the fear, the shock
Escaped violation with one sock
Made it Mom!!! Top of the world!
Then the walls came tumbling down
Stomach's queasy, need to hurl
Congratulations! It's a girl!!!
Blue pants, white shirt, uniform
Shaved head, black boots that cause corns
Knapsack on back, old and worn
Combat rains down like a storm
Make it home, I gotta make it
Hold on tight, let no man take it
Destiny belongs to you
So, what's up, homie? 'Chu gon' do?