Know What Is Like

I ain’t nothing but a young individual

Came out life’s critical

Survival of hood and court municipals

They thought I was pitiful,

He can adapt to a mount, but he know crack

And he could come push back up there’s a drought

I wish that was the old me

My brother gone and I gotta play my role, see?

Hearing my daughter stand hold me

Nigga man reflect on what you owe me

Scrap pieces, cockroaches and crumbs

What do I do to get my people out these slums?

A box of thumgs

Can’t stop a heart burning heart ache

When a 12 year old boy done lost faith

Damn, and at this cost and this rate

I’m ready for whatever come my way

Some young men would run away

But I dodge cops I’m sippin one new day

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Know what is like, when you’re hungry on the streets

And you snatch up mice cheese

So you and yours could eat

I could relate, what I did

I don’t love or I hate

Just happy that my people straight

Know what is like

I mean, I know what is like

Yeah, I know what is like

I got some real people with me

Do you know what is like

Know what is like

I’m something of an outsider

A survivor, provider

A responsible with a dollar

Yeah, and you won’t hear me holler or complain

Or travel in this road again

No shame, I’m doing what I gotta

It was times didn’t wanna be here if I ain’t gotta

Remember bo pole tryina plant on me some product

Just one sits you, I never thought I’d get a part of

Beat the charge, went back to the strip

To all figure how to mix some lean with chips

My auntie bringin on my young black soul

Questionin what happened to a young black soul

It’s a cabalist inside, and I ain’t asking you to die with me

But don’t knock the hustle, try me

I love to do this rap, but I keep on fallin on my back

And these junkies keep askin me wher it’s at

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Know what is like, when you’re hungry on the streets

And you snatch up mice cheese

So you and yours could eat

I could relate, what I did

I don’t love or I hate

Just happy that my people straight

Know what is like

I mean, I know what is like

Yeah, I know what is like

I got some real people with me

Do you know what is like

Know what is like