Jay-Z - The Streets Lyrics
Dear God.. how can I explain myself?[J] Oh God bless me indeedWhen I'm so confused[J] Enlarge my territory[J] Place your love and protection over me at all timesHelp me![J] Keep me away from evilSomebody answer me! [echoes][J] Allow me not to cause pain[Jay-Z]Police in the background, screamin put the thing downThat's how hard I was trying to put my thing downSi-rens ringin out, old ladies screamin outAll this attention for me and I'm barely sixteen now.. it's feelin like a dream nowHandcuffed, roughed up, I'm tossed in the bing nowI'm lyin next to fiends now, that's the end of the storyLet me bring y'all niggaz back to the very first scene nowDecember 4th, a child is bornBefore I knew it, had my pops trousers onThat's how we do it when the man of the house is goneYou either, stand or fall, I chose to standThe hawk outside, so I blow my handIt's a cold cold world but I overstandTryin to stay focused but I feel hopeless damnCan't cope with bein broke, I'm a man - c'mon[Chorus: R. Kelly]Son don't let these streets, get the best of youI will be right by your side, when you goin throughSon just don't let it (just don't let it)Just don't let it (just don't let it)Just don't let it (just don't let it).. get the best of you[R. Kelly]Late one night I was, rollin the streetsJust, thinkin about what's goin on with me andtrapped in this thug life, tryin to break free butthis thug life just keeps callin meI'm livin life way too dangerouslyI'm drownin in my miseryLooked in the mirror, there's my enemyCause poppa never was a part of meTake one step at a time, mama saidSweet memories still remain in my headAll of my life been lied to, misledVoices be like, "Don't you wish you was dead?"No ground to place my feetI feel the fire under meA way out is all I needSomebody, answer me![Chorus + ad libs][Jay-Z]Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free.. cause ain't no goin home for meIt's a cold cold world but I blew my handA true first cause I knew that manI knew what he would do if I didn't draw firstAnd I couldn't stand the thought of my momma steppin foot inside a churchAll I try to do is try to get up out the dirtGuess he's tryin to do the same, told me get up out his turfI wanted to talk to him, but that shit'd never workWe was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was hismomma's rent, his young brother's clothesMy nephew's food, and with that I suppose.. and with that I frozeNow my life is frozen in time behind these iron foldsAnd this story is told, for young soldierswho never choose the life we chose[Chorus + (ad libs)][R. Kelly]Tears in my eyes as I look up, I'm tryin tohold back my pride but reality is screaminGotta get a job cause mo-mma also screaminStreets are just like drugs, and it's like I'm out here fiendinForget all the hits in the industry, causeain't no exceptions in this game for me, lookNeither God or my enemies, Ichoose God cause he understands, thisyoung man with a thuggish heartWhole world in his hands but still torn apartLike I'm so close, but it's still so farNightmares of me in a swervin car, ohhhNo ground to place my feet (my feet)I feel the fire under me (heyyy)A way out is all I need (all I need)Somebody, answer me!
