| With so much drama in the NYC
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| I’m tryin' to make this dollar, only got fifteen
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| I’m from where grass don’t grow and the birds don’t sing
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| Where police be wildin', but my crew is ('Bout it, 'bout it)
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| This little life of mine (You see)
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| Had me sittin' on 20s 'fore I turned 16
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| Wouldn’t trade it in for anything
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| And I got nothin' but love
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| I’ve got love for these streets
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| And the streets got love for me
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| Gotta keep it gangsta every day
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| Can’t change what’s inside of me (Woo…whoa, whoa)
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| So they can take me out the streets
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| But can’t take the streets out of me
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| I’m gon' still be gangsta, yeah
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| 'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Hey, yeah)
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| It’s like everywhere I go, everywhere that I be
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| Streets biggin' me up from West to East
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| Down to the dirty-dirty and overseas
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| They be showin' love, so all my people throw it up
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| We gon' always shine (You'll see)
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| 'Cause anytime I needed you, you was there for me
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| You’re my heart, my soul, and you’re why I sing
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| I got nothing but love
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| I’ve got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
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| And the streets got love for me
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| I’m gon' keep it gangsta every day
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| Can’t change what’s inside of me (Whoa, whoa)
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| So they can take me out the streets (Hey…)
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| But can’t take the streets out of me
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| I’m gon' still be gangsta, yeah
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| 'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Whoa…)
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| In the morning when I rise (Morning when I rise)
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| You are always on my mind (Yeah, yeah)
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| When I go to bed at night (Go to bed at night)
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| You will still be by my side (Yeah, yeah)
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| You never let me down (Never let me down)
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| So I’ll never let you go (Go)
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| This is dedicated to the streets (The streets)
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| You got my heart (My heart)
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| I’ve got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
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| And the streets got love for me
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| So I’m gon' keep it gangsta, yeah, yeah
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| Can’t change what’s inside of me (Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)
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| So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets)
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| But can’t take the streets out of me
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| But I’m gon' still be gangsta, yeah
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| 'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Yeah, yeah)
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| I’ve got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
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| And the streets got love for me
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| I’m gon' always be gangsta
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| Can’t change what’s inside of me (Whoa, whoa, whoa)
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| So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets)
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| But can’t take the streets out of me
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| And I’m gon' still be gangsta (Gangsta), yeah
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| 'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Woo, woo, woo, woo)
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| This is for my streets
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| Go 'head with your gangsta self
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| Uh, uh, uh, this is for my streets
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| So go 'head with your gangsta self
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| I see you, I see you
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| Okay, okay
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| Uh, this is for my streets
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| For my gangsta self
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| I’ve got love for these streets (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
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| And the streets got love for me
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| Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
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| Can’t change what’s inside of me (I'm gon' still be gangsta)
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| So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets) |