You know sometimes you just got to tell the truth
Sometimes the truth hurts
Man my hood don't love me had me on the corner no protective armor
Niggas wanna harm us all they gotta do is roll up
Shooting gallery and we don't even get a salary
The causalities are causing me to check my very pedigree
The same mothaf*ckas showed me how to rock da yay
Might be the same nigga coming wit some pistol play
So I gotta play the cards that I was dealt no matter how I feel about you
Throw them bullets right back at you
Mean muggin' like a statue face won't even move an inch
In my city niggas petty kill you for an ugly bitch
Kill you ova half a dolla' or a bitch that's tryin' to holla
So I hop in the Impala another day another dolla'
Man my hood don't love me but gave me what I needed to live
And the positive outweighed the negative on the scale
Gave me more than dope to sell and trips to jail
Man my hood don't love me showed me how to stack my money
For a sunny day and put the pistol play aside for a profit
Stop and think about it for a second and I'm guessing
The collection of the data make ya change up for the papa
Niggas swinging for the majors but they rarely hit the mark
Life in prison wit them killas or a life that's very dark
Light a spark inside my heart made me realize
That this enterprise that I was riding really wasn't satisfying
Then I opened my third eye to the shit that I was doing
Filled wit ruin and a life that really wasn't worth pursuing
Tried and tested and perfected these processes weren't neglected
So before I run outta breath I exit bitch
Man my hood don't love me but gave me what I needed to live
And the positive outweighed the negative on the scale
Gave me more than dope to sell and trips to jail
I prevailed from it
All I give you is a sample of examples so you don't get trampled
By the animals of wildlife
You can take a knife and cut away at all the bullshit
It's so dense I know it's sounding like I'm on a pulpit
I wanna lengthen your life without the Bible
These scriptures that I'm ripping to you increase survival
Lessons in revival now you're liable to push and pull
To get to where your going make sure you make a good showing
Now your rivals ain't ya rivals your an idol keep the title
Far above what you admire so you keep on reaching higher
Not a liar when I say I love my hood cause it showed me that I could be me
And love something that never loved me
Man my hood don't love me but gave me what I needed to live
And the positive outweighed the negative on the scale
Gave me more than dope to sell and trips to jail
I prevailed from it