I Can't

It's my letter to God

I used to ask you why another homie had to die

I see regret and disappointment in my mama's eyes

Crash unit and the feds tryna find the gat

My sister's close to you, I know she prays you'll have my back

'Cause shit is shady in the city that I'm from

And I tell you ask around but everybody plays dumb

'Cause we learned it from young, you snitchin', you done

A bunch of misguided youngsters livin' life by the gun

My little homies always searchin' for a place to sleep

On boulevards and now they robbin' 'cause they gotta eat

My cousin had his little girl, that's his little baby

And shit changed, I'm still ridin' for you when shit get crazy

And yeah, I do it for my family 'cause it conquers all

And you ain't gotta be blood related, hate it but never fall

I wanna travel 'cross the world, there's a lot to see

The palm trees, gang graffiti, spittin' policies

I can't forget my people

I can't forget my roots

I can't forget my people

Couldn't walk a mile in my shoes

I can't forget my people

I can't forget my roots

I can't forget my people

Couldn't walk a mile in my shoes

Lately I've been gettin' closer with my OGs

And they advisin' me to take every day slowly

And lowkey, I've been fixin' to change

But see, I'm never rankin' out, there ain't no blood on my name

Street whistles call me back but I'm down for the risk

My thug passion tells me we deserve better than this

I used to be a backseater gettin' dumb high

I'm glad I wisened up 'cause now I kick it with alumni

My homegirl got these crazy confessions

Ex-man too handsy, slapped her into depression

To top it off, my road dog just hit the county jail

'Cause it's tradition raisin' hell where them demons dwell

Misled by the negative of many folks

Forgive me Lord as I was blinded 'cause my beanie's low

We bangin' as a knee high

You motherfuckers better see why