R. Kelly - The Streets Lyrics
Dear god.. how can I explain myself?[j] oh God bless me indeedWhen Im 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 downThats how hard I was trying to put my thing downSi-rens ringin out, old ladies screamin outAll this attention for me and Im barely sixteen now.. its feelin like a dream nowHandcuffed, roughed up, Im tossed in the bing nowIm lyin next to fiends now, thats the end of the storyLet me bring yall niggaz back to the very first scene nowDecember 4th, a child is bornBefore I knew it, had my pops trousers onThats 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 handIts a cold cold world but I overstandTryin to stay focused but I feel hopeless damnCant cope with bein broke, Im a man - cmon[chorus: r. kelly]Son dont let these streets, get the best of youI will be right by your side, when you goin throughSon just dont let it (just dont let it)Just dont let it (just dont let it)Just dont let it (just dont let it).. get the best of you[r. kelly]Late one night I was, rollin the streetsJust, thinkin about whats goin on with me andTrapped in this thug life, tryin to break free butThis thug life just keeps callin meIm livin life way too dangerouslyIm drownin in my miseryLooked in the mirror, theres 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, dont 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 aint no goin home for meIts a cold cold world but I blew my handA true first cause I knew that manI knew what he would do if I didnt draw firstAnd I couldnt stand the thought of my momma steppin foot inside a churchAll I try to do is try to get up out the dirtGuess hes tryin to do the same, told me get up out his turfI wanted to talk to him, but that shitd never workWe was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was hisMommas rent, his young brothers clothesMy nephews 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, Im tryin toHold back my pride but reality is screaminGotta get a job cause mo-mma also screaminStreets are just like drugs, and its like Im out here fiendinForget all the hits in the industry, causeAint 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 Im so close, but its 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![chorus + ad libs]
