[Intro]
Marisa played them tapes while mama worked late
Now we're in different lanes, guess that's just fate
[Verse 1]
Back when we was kids, sharing juice and bread
Marisa kept us safe, put thoughts inside our head
University girl watching working class seeds grow
Playing Tupac loud when mama wasn't home, yo
Me and Felix tight like brothers back then
Now that snake done switched up, left me in the pen
Remember them BASF sirens screaming daily?
Trust was pure back then, now everything shady
[Chorus]
Who you gonna trust when your day one switch?
Childhood memories turn to nothing but a snitch
(Yeah, yeah)
Streets got no mercy for the ones who fold
Playground to prison, that's how the story's told
[Verse 2]
Cops put pressure, Felix broke like glass
Gave up all our spots, forgot about our past
Remember them tapes playing in your mama's crib?
Now you working with the system, that's some pussy shit
Used to tag these walls together after dark
Now you wearing wires, trying to play it smart
Marisa watched us grow, but couldn't save our souls
Streets turned us cold, that's just how it goes
[Bridge]
All them hours under supervision
Turned to years of street division
Bang bang, now it's competition
Every day a new collision
[Verse 3]
F*ck what we built, you chose your side
Gave up the crew, now nowhere to hide
Remember being kids? That shit dead now
Survival mode, keep my head down
They say blood thicker than water
But loyalty's shorter than a quarter
Streets watching like Marisa used to do
But ain't no love in this game, that's the truth
[Outro]
(Childhood recording plays)
Now we're just strangers with memories
That's street politics, feel me?