Gangsta

(album: Based On A True Story - 2001)

Yo', this is for the streets, okay
This is for the streets, uh (Ooh...woo...)
You know I keeps it gangsta (Woo)
You know I keeps it gangsta (Woo)
Holler at me (Ooh..ooh...)
Yeah, uh, come on

With so much drama in the NYC
I'm trying to make this dollar, only got fifteen
I'm from where grass don't grow and the birds don't sing
Where police be wilding, but my crew is ('Bout it, 'bout it)

This little life of mine (You see)
Had me sitting on 20s 'fore I turned 16
Wouldn't trade it in for anything
And I got nothing but love

I've got love for these streets
And the streets got love for me
Gotta keep it gangsta gangsta every day
Can't change what's inside of me (Woo...whoa, whoa)

So they can take me out the streets
But can't take the streets out of me
I'm gon' still be gangsta gangsta, yeah
'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Hey, yeah)

It's like everywhere I go, everywhere that I be
Streets bigging me up from West to East
Down to the dirty-dirty and overseas
They be showing love, so all my people throw it up

We gon' always shine (You'll see)
'Cause anytime I needed you, you was there for me
You're my heart, my soul, and you're why I sing
I got nothing but love

I've got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
And the streets got love for me
I'm gon' keep it gangsta gangsta every day
Can't change what's inside of me (Whoa, whoa)

So they can take me out the streets (Hey...)
But can't take the streets out of me
I'm gon' still be gangsta gangsta, yeah
'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Whoa...)

In the morning when I rise (Morning when I rise)
You are always on my mind (Yeah, yeah)
When I go to bed at night (Go to bed at night)
You will still be by my side (Yeah, yeah)

You never let me down (Never let me down)
So I'll never let you go (Go)
This is dedicated to the streets (The streets)
You got my heart (My heart)

I've got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
And the streets got love for me
So I'm gon' keep it gangsta gangsta, yeah, yeah
Can't change what's inside of me (Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa)

So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets)
But can't take the streets out of me
But I'm gon' still be gangsta gangsta, yeah
'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Yeah, yeah)

I've got love for these streets (Love for these streets)
And the streets got love for me
I'm gon' always be gangsta gangsta
Can't change what's inside of me (Whoa, whoa, whoa)

So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets)
But can't take the streets out of me
And I'm gon' still be gangsta (Gangsta), yeah
'Cause the streets gon' ride for me (Woo, woo, woo, woo)

This is for my streets
Go 'head with your gangsta self
Uh, uh, uh, this is for the streets
So go 'head with your gangsta self
I see you, I see you
Okay, okay
Uh, this is for my streets
For my gangsta self, woo, woo

I've got love for these streets (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
And the streets got love for me
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah gangsta
Can't change what's inside of me (I'm gon' still be gangsta)

So they can take me out the streets (Take me out the streets)