Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
He was fresh out the pin still in his prime
Changed his life for the better while he did his time
It's amazing how he was able too keep his mind
Came home started searching for illegal grind
Lost years mentally hard to digest
Had a woman on the side through the process
Brainstorming off of ideas they plot it big
She agreed to hold him down until he got a gig
Month after month somebody forgot to tell him
It's hard to get a job once you a convicted felon
Accumulation of trepidation and frustration
Plus alot of dust collected on his application
He stayed honest straight up and down like 6 O'clock
And clicked yes in that "have you been convicted" box
Everything you try to do just seem to fall though
"Thank you sir, please don't call us will call you"
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Eight months deep, still same situation
Now his woman on the daily running out of patience
This scenario they looking at is typical
Now she want him to walk it out like an elipitacl
So fast forward and his manhood got targeted
And lack of him resloving it escalading those arugments
Cause how can he run his house properly
When he's clocking no profit and she constantly makes mockery
And what added to the overall discrepancy
Was the suprise unexpectably of a pregnancy
Ooh, and when the time came she straight dissed him
And took they buisness straight to the dirty court system
Knew he was trying hard there was nothing but greed
Took him out cause he wasn't moving at her speed
She put a good man out and let hatred in
Now he gotta make it work so let the games begin
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Now it's crunch time everyday stormy weather
The need to go and get some bread is more intense than ever
Odd jobs all day try'na stack some mail
Have that money every month or go back to jail
Couldn't believe that she would place him in that situation
Though he was paying she's still hating on his visitations
With his paper slow she threatin to tell them folks
He even contipated going back to selling dope
He was getting checks he just wasn't cashing enough
Plus his baby momma's new dude started gassing her up
"Forget that fool we need that money he don't pay a question
What'chu trippin' on he ain't never gave you nothing"
All and all it was a dirty thang to do because
The real truth is he knew what kind of dude he was
He kept grinding but once again it's not enough
Failed behind, chased and licked got caught and they locked him up
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?
Fell victim to the system cause the hood is tough
I could of raised up and went back to the cut
Try'na do it right the old me I put it up
How can you win when your best ain't good enough?