Born On The Block
(专辑: Last King 2: God's Machine - 2011)
[Big KRIT:] See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way [Big Sid:] I
was born on the
block, raised on the
block Never slang [?] but I
knew some things on the
block My people under streetlights trying to provide For they fam, so they scram from the
laws to survive Up and on it all night, same story different day Kids need food and clothes so we going all the
way Momma got cancer and they only giving her till May Collections team calling, cause the
hospital pay is late Baby momma tripping, she tired of the
struggling He feel the
same way, cause he tired of the
hustling World is too cold, so we screaming fuck the
government! President and all, Democrats and Republicans Sick of the
smuggling, taking daily chances Praying with his fam to turn this section to a
mansion Playing with the
flames, don't get burned, so he dances Hoping to make it out, taking penitentiary chances [Big KRIT:] See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way [Killer Mike:] Raised on that Martin Luther King A
nigga had a
dream and a
scheme Servicing [?] fiends If you ain't never seen the
site of a
young teen Sprinting toward the
car like a
track team in spring You wouldn't understand how the
product is in his hand Wrapped in cerane, tucked by the
garbage can Can potentially grow this boy into a
man You see him and disregard him, another dope man Got a
woman that he love, he don't wanna see her dance Had a
baby by the
girl, he call her Ms. Little Man His momma been on welfare all of his life Took her out the
projects her house and picket fence white The
same animal that chop rock, bust choppers Sent two sisters to school to become doctors Feds finally came and gave the
young brother life He said, my family made it out, fuck the
law, I'm tight [Big KRIT:] See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way Okay, I
get it how I
live, no silver spoons or handouts Crack viles covered the
park-ground that we ran 'round Chunk his ass for change, no regrets, pride or shame Refrain from giving eye because we struggling all the
same One bill away from being in the
same position Standing on the
corner with these stones I
whipped up in my kitchen Watching for them undercover laws and those niggas paid to tell My partner going through it, praying this dope will sell Taking chances just to make it out the
hood Get jammed and do time, but did just what he could Got kids that need food, so I'm taking up the
slack His girl ain't shit, and there's no telling when he's coming back And they wondering why we fight for every yard, never heal from these scars Never give so we take, any day we can starve And I
ain't saying that it's right But it's life, we're tired of the
dark, failed for searching for the
light Earning stripes [Big KRIT:] See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way See, I
was born on the
block And I
was raised on the
block And they wonder why I
talk this way They wonder why I
talk this way [Outro:] They wanna be down with the
last King, Two!