Man I’m from the streets for real, man I gotta eat for real
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Everything that I touch gotta be about a buck peep the deal
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I’m a young west side nigga best side nigga, everybody gotta keep a steel
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I’m in a hospital bed fucked up, plugged up, a nigga had to eat the pill
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Tell my mama naw, we ain’t goin' back today, procrastinate, the nigga had to
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evacuate
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I’m tryna go and get this money, yeah, the faster way, smash the brakes,
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I’m thinkin' of a faster pace
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So foul the play, I’m tryna get a bag a day, baker man, would you make me a
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patty cake
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It’s sad to say, niggas out here actin' fake, I’ma really go and get it and
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elaborate
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Know that
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When your back against the wall
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Ain’t nobody there to call
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The pain, you gotta hide it
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You gotta remain silent
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Streets are for real
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I’m from the ghetto
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I’m from the ghetto
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Streets are for real
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The streets are for real
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These streets are for real
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I’m from the ghetto
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I’m from the ghetto
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These streets are for real
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The streets are for real
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I ain’t gonna play around |
I’m from the ghetto
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You fuck around and you gon' be layin' 'round here
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I’m from the ghetto
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The streets are for real
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I swear this shit be banging for real, man
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These streets, these streets are for real
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Boy, I’m really from the streets, for real
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Nah, don’t pose for the camera real
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From the mud I’m a Tar Heel
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Carolina nigga with an Eve in Adamsville
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Sick and tired of the lights bein' off
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Make arrangements for the late bills
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Mom’s puttin' pills in her pudding
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(Why?) 'cause b, all these late bills
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My flow, that Nas feel, I got two Illmatics
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One Steelmatic, one made of plastic
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One Mike in the hood Jordan on Jackson
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Only choice in the hood Trayvon or fashion
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Drip on the or pass it
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Fuck bein' passive, bein' rich I’m 'bout to try it
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For the bread I’m gonna riot, 'cause
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When your back against the wall
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Ain’t nobody there to call
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The pain, you gotta hide it
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You gotta remain silent
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Streets are for real
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I’m from the ghetto
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I’m from the ghetto
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Streets are for real
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The streets are for real
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These streets are for real |
I’m from the ghetto
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I’m from the ghetto
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These streets are for real
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The streets are for real
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I ain’t gonna play around
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I’m from the ghetto
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You fuck around and you gon' be layin' 'round here
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I’m from the ghetto
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The streets are for real
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These streets, these streets are for real |