The Struggle

Yeah, caught you off guard, now you can explain how it feels

All that cute shit, all those fancy diamond rings

Fancy ass cars and shit, imitating the rich

After that, baby, that's all you get

Then you gone, got your partner singing "This Is For My Homies" song

A bitch understand the struggle but it's

No excuse that it's the streets you on

It's the life you choose to live and it

Was that nigga that you chose to kill

And it's judge tossing your time or feeling

God's decision when you ready for real

If you live in the struggle, think twice about how it happened

You quick to blame the white, trying to get everybody to fight

See you ain't right, so let's be civilized and quit lying on the blind

And accept your own life, and grab a piece of your own mind

Living our lives, living our lives of the struggle

What? Cause that's just the way it goes

Said we living our lives, living our lives of the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes

Said we living our lives, making it right from the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes

We living our lives, making it right from the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes

I see sisters that's chasing sisters, brothers who wanna slide

Kitties that's round here silly cause mama not home at night

Broken dreams and silent whispers, praying silent

More shorties that's bringing 40's out

Of school, that's what they getting for

I see brothers that's packing steel but in they heart scared to kill

Stealing another man's wheel and joining the dope deal

Cause they feel like no one's at home but you showing the light

And like I tell 'em shit, you a man, nigga, you can stand, right?

New job that's up to par, everyone wanna shine

Girlies that call a man scrub but they not even fine

Grades that's gave away because John Doe can throw a ball

Now when he get to college, watch his back against the wall

Quick to grab a Glock, bitch quick to open a cock

Not realizing we all ghetto superstars, ain't trying to stop

City streets filled with gangs, youngsters that don't fit in

Begin families with no support, the crime rate can come in

Black on black crime, criminals on prime time

Sisters coming off they thighs, niggas losing they mind

Hustling to make a dime, cops knocking us off our grind

In the ghetto, trying to shine, leaving bad memories behind

Doctors prescribing drugs, giving us no progress

Hooking us up like guinea pigs in name of our science

Homies not really dying, turning the close of foes

Watching deception from behind, that's just the way it goes

Living our lives, living our lives of the struggle

What? Cause that's just the way it goes

Said we living our lives, living our lives of the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes

Said we living our lives, making it right from the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes

We living our lives, making it right from the struggle

Cause that's just the way it goes