Big City

We pray for a better today, glocks and berettas spray
Everyday, how did
I survive yesterday?
I cant call it, cops shot the alcoholic
The fiend saw it, he got the gun, he want a dime for it
The hood life, chicks and thugs, crips and bloods
Dippin on the judge, pushin whips and drugs
Burnin big buds, gettin love, spinnin them dubs
For the taste of it, the low lifell split your mug
Its the home of the brave, the zone of the slave
We all want it but gettin its a whole nother page
The young guns wantin respect, flossin the tech
******* wanna strip, now its all for the check
Yo, everyday, lives at stake, pies to bake
Same knife that cuts your throat divides the cake
For the hustlers, thugs, who scheme to survive
And all in between, scream **** a 9 to 5
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
Daydreams, bought and sold
The high price we livin might cost your soul
Secret indictments, furrows with roll hoes
Codefendant,
I hope he dont tell what he knows
Exposed to a life of crime since
I was nine
Gettin money by design despite the time
Hustlin to be a man andfeed my fam
My wife, my seed, my land completes the plan
Please understand, either legal or scam
I see the thieves in the van,
I cant beat the man
Still monster ballin, eatin, speakin ebonics
Wit foreign cars, custom made clothes and chronic
Bank rolls and prophets, shine solar powered
Fine hoes thats bout it, long as you keep they nose powdered
Obey street laws, careful what you say
You can play but you might not make it through the day
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
Its like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder
How I keep from goin under,
Im used to gettin over
Im deep in the middle, indeed the heat sizzle
For the littlest beef, even the seeds keep pistols
Foreigners talk funny, friends they want from me
But all I need is long money and a strong honey
I need it fast,
Im furious like
Vin Diesel
Im lookin at my plate wit food for ten people
So, do what you gotta do, do what you want to
The blocks hot like a sauna, cops try to pawn you
The fiends trick you, dude behind you wanna get you
On the grind, your best friendll talk for a figure
Walk wit a ** ***,see it, dont talk about it, be it
Dont walk around, then beat it, we all bound to feel it
This aint the town, so watch your tour
Whats goin down, its poppin off
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
Gritty