Block Stories

Yeah, yeah

This where I'm from, no cap

Grew up where the streetlights flicker in the dark

Corner store memories, playing ball in the park

Mama working doubles just to keep the lights on

Daddy wasn't around, had to learn to be strong

Sirens every night like a lullaby tune

Friends turned to enemies way too soon, uh

Counting every dollar, stretching meals real thin

But we family out here, that's the code we live in

Graffiti on the walls tell a thousand tales

Some made it out, some sitting in them jails, skrrt

This the hood life, where we hustle to survive

Every day's a struggle but we keeping dreams alive

This the hood life, yeah we came from the bottom

Made it through the pain, now we never gonna stop them

Let's go, let's go

Late nights on the block, scheming how to get ahead

Some chase the fast money, some get good grades instead

OGs on the porch dropping wisdom when they speak

Telling us stay focused, keep grinding every week

Basketball courts where the legends are born

Where hope still survives even though the nets torn, yeah

We survivors out here, more than what they see

From these concrete streets to what we gonna be, sheesh

This the hood life, where we hustle to survive

Every day's a struggle but we keeping dreams alive

This the hood life, yeah we came from the bottom

Made it through the pain, now we never gonna stop them

Block stories, yeah

This where we from, gang

No cap