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Just another day in the hood |
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Let's good |
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[male singer] |
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I plan out my hustle for the day then take a shower |
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When your {?} dope, everybody jealous |
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When you come up short, everybody tellin you 'bout |
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who got that dope to sling tonight, who got the music |
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And the song uncut, everything you tellin |
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You the ghetto symphony (believe it) |
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[Chorus: male singer] |
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Poverty.. is paradiiiise.. ask me how I know (how you know) |
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You see the niggaz on the corner and you know they smokin wood |
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Chasin dollars and Impalas, it's the same way in yo' hood |
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Poverty.. is paradiiiise.. ask me how I know (how you know) |
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I see the ladies on they hustle, makin dollars in the club |
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Feedin babies, her Mercedes, came from niggaz stolen drugs |
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[Alkaholiks] |
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I know what it feels like to wake up broke |
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And face another day wit'cha back against the ropes |
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And I also know how to survive the struggle |
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When shit gets tough you gotta up your hustle |
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Set some new goals, raise your self-esteem |
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Don't let nothin intervene or get in between |
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If you gotta push weight, keep your money clean |
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And if you gotta strip girl, be the best you can be |
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If you gotta run scams then, cover your trail |
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Cause it's hard feedin babies when you locked in jail |
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If you cain't hold a job cause you just got out |
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Try another route, you know what I'm talkin about |
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And when you do make it big give back to the hood |
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So when you gotta go back it's still to the good |
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Stay loyal to your people, show 'em that you care |
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Cause in the end you know they be right there, just remember that |
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[Chorus] (how you know) |
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[female singer ad libs harmony to fade] |
