Uh, ha, huh, uh, ha, huh
Out on the streets
Yeah
Where I grew up
Ah, hah
First thing they teach us
Uh
Not to give a fuck
Yeah, come on, baby
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Oh
Someone has to care
How I got over where the people come apart?
Dont nobody care about cha, only thing you got is God
Out here in these streets if you get down on your luck
You can stand up with a hand down but nobody give a fuck
Out here in these streets every man is for himself
They aint helpin no one else, its a hazard to your health
Livin life in these cold streets
Hey
Whose worryin bout cha, babe
When you wilnunverified out?
Runnin around in these streets
Out on the streets where I grew up
How I got over
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
How I got over
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
How I got over
Someone has to care
Ya
When you on the corners too much drama
Livin with the police right behind ja
Its always more than a slight reminda
We livin in a war zone like Rwanda
Before I go back to the heavenly Fatha
Pray for me if it aint too much botha
Whatever dont break me or make me stronga
I feel like I cant take too much longa
Its too much lyin and too much fryin
Im all cried out cause I grew up cryin
They all got a sales pitch, I aint buyin
They tryin to convince me that I aint tryin
We uninspired, we unadmired
And tired and sick of being sick and tired
A living in the hood where the shots are fired
We dyin to live so to live we dyin, you just like I am
Out on the streets
Uh
Where I grew up
How I got over
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
How I got over
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Ya, somebody, somewhere
Someone has to care
Somebodys gotta care
And I swear it isnt fair in suspended animation
We aint tryin to go nowhere out here in these streets
Were so young and all alone
We aint even old enough to realize were on our own
Livin life in these hard streets where its like they lost their mind
Is there anyway to find? are we runnin out of time out here?
Listen, hey, whos worryin about cha, babe
When you wiln unverified out?
Runnin round in these streets
Out on the streets
Uh
Where I grew up
How I got over
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
How I got over
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Ya, somebody, somewhere
Someone has to
Out on the streets
Uh
Where I grew up
How I got over
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
How I got over
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Ya, somebody, somewhere
Someone has to
Out on the streets
Uh
Where I grew up
How I got over
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
How I got over
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Ya, somebody, somewhere
Someone has to
Out on the streets where I grew up
First thing they teach us not to give a fuck
That type of thinkin cant get you nowhere
Someone has to care