(Verse 1):

Its kill or be killed where I'm living at

Why you think these niggas strapped

These weapons is for protection I know you feeling that

Niggas eagar for stripes your life they'll be ending that

I'm from the city where it gets grimy and gritty at

Where if you ever did dirt niggas gon get you back

Come up on ya slidin wherever they heard you chillin at

We on the grind some of everybody in the trap

And jack boys plotting on which ever niggas gettin stacks

Its hardtimes if I was you I'd tuck ya chain

Niggas upping them thangs

Robbing and bustin brains

Coroners will come clean you up until nothin remains

But a outline of you and a couple bloody stains

Mayne, and I don't think its gon change

Everyday its a new nigga out here tryin to get a name

ALotta niggas be living phony nothing like they claim

A nigga like me just trying to maintain



(Talking):

I'm trying man, I'm trying to keep my head on a swivel and my 

hand on a pistol ya know, Do what I gotta do to stay alive out 

here I gotta be out here you feel me



(Verse 2):

I know way too many niggas that dun died where they hang at

So best believe on deck is where that thang at

Bustin at whoever riding by and double back

Cuz niggas  bending corners and my block aint having none of 

that

They know we keep them 45s and them 9s cocked

That's why the ghetto bird out and why 9 out

Niggas stealing cars and robbing niggas crack games

Its turf wars goin on letting straps bang

Niggas taking pills and I aint talkin vitamins

So when they see they man they gettin him and who he riding 

with

It aint our fault we just products of our environment

Plus jobs doing more firing than hiring

I am in a position of street life retirement

Knocking on raps door trying to get inside of it

You can bet your life on it, imma do the damn thang

Until then a nigga just trying to maintain



(Talking):

And I will man, fuck a nigga hatin on me man a nigga can't stop 

me, all it do is make me go harder nigga, ill never fall off nigga



(Verse 3):

I keep the same mindstate no matter the crime rate

They say I'm paranoid but fuck what they tryna say

I got a couple of my homies that I'm missing

And I feel like they'd still be here if they wasn't slipping

So I admit sometimes yeah I be tripping

But for the most part people will tell you I be chilling

Mind on a million, focused I tell you

Sprinting to success while hauling ass from failure

And it aint crazy how the same niggas givin you 5

Prayin for your down fall hoping that you never shine

I could relate shit I'm going through the same thang

But a nigga like me just gon maintain



(Talking):

And that's real talk man, in order to elevate you must eliminate

So I got alotta fuck niggas from out my circle nigga and I'm doin 

me now. Maintaining nigga