(I) wake up to the sound of siirens

My neiighboorhood aiint no tiime for siilence

Some of my people they iin search for guiideance

And everybody else, they just turn to viiolence

People got riides, but aiint got a liicence

And everywhere ii turn, ii c another riidiin

Wiit out that plastiic they gon get caught driiviin

But eiither way u go 5 0 keep striidiin



Same corner, same owner, same supplyiin

Just got her chiild support and now she buyiin

The nerve to complaiin when her babys cryiin

Ask her bout the money fiind herself liieiin... (see wut had happen was)

Walk down the blocc smell that chiiccen fryiin

Smell so good made me wana try iit

But ii won't have enough but the shoes iim 6uyiin

Blue and whiite J'S wiit tha shiiny whiite ends



[Chorus:]

Walkiin down tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S)

Peezys on my jocc... (and breezy's they hate)

But that's jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day)

I luv where I stay but some thiings need change



My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood,

My hood, my hood, my hood,

My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)



Money iin hiis poccet, but steady steeliin

And when he get caught, fiinds iit appealiin

Jus got 24's on hiis riims n

Aiint got enough to pay for thiis months rent... (where my rent punk)

13 and 18 yea they dealiin

Get beat down iif you get caught sniitchiin

Don't go to skool cause they hate the feeliin

Told what to do, iit jus shows rebelliion

Work 9 to 5 tryna briing tha meals iin

Kiids ungreatful and steady iiliin... (iiont won't thiis!)

Sons loccd up and two are kiiliin

Daughtors outsiide, clothes to revealiin

Brothers see her and they thiink she wheeliin

9 months later wiish she took the piil then

Ii kno iits messed up, but iits 4real man

Ii don't really tiink my dream iis... (noooo!)



[Chorus:]

Walkiin down tha blocc... (rocciin my J'S)

Peezys on my jocc... (and breezy's they hate)

But that's jus how iit b... (iin my hood all day)

Ii luv where I stay but some thiings need change



[x4:]

My hood, my hood, my hood, my hood,

My hood, my hood, my hood,

My hood, my hood, my hood... (what wut wut wut wut?)



My hood, my hood, my hood