[00:11.34]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[00:14.40]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[00:17.65]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[00:20.08]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[00:22.15]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[00:25.77]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[00:28.72]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[00:31.65]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[00:33.97]He was fresh out the pin still in his prime
[00:37.47]Changed his life for the better while he did his time
[00:40.40]It's amazing how he was able too keep his mind
[00:43.40]Came home started searching for illegal grind
[00:45.77]Lost years mentally hard to digest
[00:47.65]Had a woman on the side through the process
[00:51.97]Brainstorming off of ideas they plot it big
[00:54.65]She agreed to hold him down until he got a gig
[00:57.71]Month after month somebody forgot to tell him
[01:00.02]It's hard to get a job once you a convicted felon
[01:03.46]Accumulation of trepidation and frustration
[01:05.40]Plus alot of dust collected on his application
[01:08.46]He stayed honest straight up and down like 6 O'clock
[01:11.40]And clicked yes in that "have you been convicted" box
[01:14.65]Everything you try to do just seem to fall though
[01:17.96]"Thank you sir, please don't call us will call you"
[01:20.84]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[01:23.72]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[01:26.78]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[01:29.53]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[01:32.40]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[01:35.34]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[01:38.59]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[01:41.53]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[01:43.71]Eight months deep, still same situation
[01:45.90]Now his woman on the daily running out of patience
[01:49.71]This scenario they looking at is typical
[01:51.84]Now she want him to walk it out like an elipitacl
[01:55.09]So fast forward and his manhood got targeted
[01:57.10]And lack of him resloving it escalading those arugments
[02:00.53]Cause how can he run his house properly
[02:03.84]When he's clocking no profit and she constantly makes mockery
[02:06.47]And what added to the overall discrepancy
[02:09.09]Was the suprise unexpectably of a pregnancy
[02:12.15]Ooh, and when the time came she straight dissed him
[02:15.53]And took they buisness straight to the dirty court system
[02:17.78]Knew he was trying hard there was nothing but greed
[02:21.22]Took him out cause he wasn't moving at her speed
[02:24.09]She put a good man out and let hatred in
[02:27.15]Now he gotta make it work so let the games begin
[02:29.61]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[02:33.12]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[02:35.94]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[02:38.83]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[02:41.83]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[02:44.72]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[02:47.65]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[02:50.53]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[02:53.34]Now it's crunch time everyday stormy weather
[02:55.84]The need to go and get some bread is more intense than ever
[02:58.90]Odd jobs all day try'na stack some mail
[03:01.35]Have that money every month or go back to jail
[03:04.79]Couldn't believe that she would place him in that situation
[03:07.10]Though he was paying she's still hating on his visitations
[03:10.41]With his paper slow she threatin to tell them folks
[03:13.54]He even contipated going back to selling dope
[03:16.59]He was getting checks he just wasn't cashing enough
[03:18.78]Plus his baby momma's new dude started gassing her up
[03:22.35]"Forget that fool we need that money he don't pay a question
[03:25.10]What'chu trippin' on he ain't never gave you nothing"
[03:28.10]All and all it was a dirty thang to do because
[03:31.04]The real truth is he knew what kind of dude he was
[03:33.91]He kept grinding but once again it's not enough
[03:36.54]Failed behind, chased and licked got caught and they locked him up
[03:40.34]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[03:42.53]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[03:45.22]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[03:48.28]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
[03:50.41]Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
[03:53.78]I could of raised up and went back to the cut
[03:56.98]Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
[03:59.84]How can you win when your best ain't good enough?