Christmas In The Hood

What you know about Christmas in the hood? Yeah
Mama still sweating by the stove, got the kitchen smelling good
And don't tell me that my parents ain't the real Santa
I wish a nigga would
And if your dad was present, that was a present by itself
Ain't no reindeers round here, ain't gon' never find no elf
Merry, merry Christmas, no, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah yeah
Merry, merry Christmas, girl

Back when I was just a kid, wasn't famous
Christmas Eve, couldn't sleep, I was anxious
Wide awake past midnight
I used to walk past the Christmas tree
Picking up gifts, tryna guess what was inside
Seen a lot of folks rob for this
My daddy worked two jobs for this
My mama sacrificed her time for this
Tears falling down my eyes for this, yeah
Dead broke but we feeling like we up one
Everything I had, spent my last on a loved one, yeah, yeah
It get real where I come from
Used to think my area code was nine one one, yeah
Nine one one, yeah yeah yeah
Ain't no slay bells ringing, milk and cookies
Outside I see kids in hoodies

What you know about Christmas in the hood? Yeah
Mama still sweating by the stove, got the kitchen smelling good
And don't tell me that my parents ain't the real Santa
I wish a nigga would
And if your dad was present, that was a present by itself
Ain't no reindeers round here, ain't gon' never find no elf
Merry, merry Christmas, no, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah yeah
Merry, merry Christmas, girl

Ain't had no rest
My parents was surviving check to check, yeah
I remember them times I'm feeling blessed
My Christmas was more like Friday after next
Even through them dark days it felt the brightest
What you know about opening up a gift you ain't want
But you grateful so you pretend that you like it (that's facts)
Mighta never got them Jordans
But them shoes that they bought still fit me
And all the fam that I grew up with still with me
That's why I love they house
Never got the new game system
Till the next one came out, facts
'Cause it was cheaper by then
Still can't believe I got it, yeah
This for them ones without no family and missed it (they missed)
This for them ones who got no gifts, you still gifted (you gifted)
This for them ones who ever had a ghetto Christmas (Christmas)
Yeah, yeah

What you know about Christmas in the hood? Yeah
Mama still sweating by the stove, got the kitchen smelling good
And don't tell me that my parents ain't the real Santa
I wish a nigga would
And if your dad was present, that was a present by itself
Ain't no reindeers round here, ain't gon' never find no elf
Merry, merry Christmas, no, yeah
Oh yeah, yeah yeah
Merry, merry Christmas
Yeah, yeah, Christmas, ay

Jingle bells, Batman smells, and Robin laid a egg, yeah
The Batmobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away, yeah, yeah