Please believe that Somehow, some way We gotta make it up out the hood, someday Somehow, some way We gotta make it up out this life, come on Somehow, some way We gotta make it up out the hood, someday Some way we gotta make it up out this life Whether we dribble out this mothafucka Rap metaphors, and riddle out this mothafucka Work 2nd floors, hospital out this mafucka Some how we gotta get up out this mothafucka Someday the cops kill a mafucka I don't always wanna be this drug dealin' mafucka, damn Wish i could take us all On this magic carpet ride through the sky I used to play the hall up 5th floor Me and my boys we all poor gettin' high I see the worse at a worse I deserve every blessin', i received i'm from the dirt I planted my seed on unfertile land Myrtle park marcy, flushing and nostrand And still i grew, some how i knew dat the sun'll shine through And touch my soul, take hold of my hand Look man a tree grows in brooklyn Somehow, some way I gotta make it up the hood someday Somehow, some way I gotta make it up out this life, come on Some way I gotta make it up out the hood someday Too old nell, sigel street i ain't forget chu 20 niggas on the block tryin' chase that buck Nusey neighbors and the haters keep their face on stuck Cops roll up on the pavement breaks the dice games up Behind smoke kids can't chase the ice cream truck Girls fightin' over rollie young hype things up Niggas fightin' over colder young boys light things up All the petty ass wars fuck the night scene up Remember lil' eddie draw man i ain't like mean up Then they wonder why we like green up Back to back steam up, tryin' to relax but i can't lean up In the l or the repha that steamer that steam up is my head Stress to the point i get a fever, think about the block And all the mothers and their kids That can't leave and how the chinks gotta feed 'em For the rest of their life fuckin' wings, fried vegetable rice Gotta be kiddin', no breakfast cap'n crunch at night Our kids eatin' lunch at night In their beds all bunched an tight No less than 3 or 4 Know how go 2 by the foot 2 by the headboard, man I'm gettin scared ya'll i feel for them Yeah, i know, gotta grip the shorties on the block All they do is smoke weed and drink 40's Cop their lower quarties nough to get the latest roc Newest glock, and old jordies Somehow, some way We goin' make it up out the sewa one day Somehow, some way We goin' make it up out this life, yeah and Somehow, some way We goin' make it up out the hood one day Some way We goin' make it up out this life Right cher's another lil' story bout' this clique i claimed Another chapter based on how i get that game Hangin' round my neighborhood and bang my street Sittin' watch the passers-by play my sweep South side, sunny side, blocks i run South vegas, south paul niggas all got guns Over here we got this cold salad get that there We know tomorrow ain't a promise so get that there Fucksittin' in the livin' room, guardin' the steps Workin' inside a slump house starvin' to death Servin' these niggas flippers Quarter ounces in zippers Agents snappin' you're picture Neighbors plottin' to get ya Situation is critic, i was out here to get it Livin' it like a savage, 'cause nigga i gotta have it Holdin' back on the mothers for a minute, pumpin' hard dog Erase enough to walk it down and fuckit all dog Love bein' willied and you're creek gonna rise Im'ma be a nigga and these streets gonna rise Somehow, some way Som how, some way Im'ma be a nigga And these streets gonna rise out (somehow, some way) Somehow, some way We gotta make it up out the hood someday Somehow, some way We gotta make it up out this life, come on Som how, some way We gotta make it up out the hood, someday Some way We gotta make it up out this life We ride, come on now