Uh, nah'm sayin'? (Nah'm sayin'?) This what I enjoy doin' best That mothafuckin' pain, man Ya nah'm sayin'? Shay, turn me the fuck up, man Let me hear myself Let me hear this music Nah'm sayin'? (Uh) Speakin' from the heart here (From the heart) Uh (Uh) Feel my drift, playa (I feel you) Let's go (Let's go) This that out on bail music, man Right, yo It's that live or die Uh, yo, uh Dear mama Know you wish we were home but we gon' Your two sons I got caught with the chrome, we was wrong It was hard, it was cold It was bad, we was bold Don't worry 'Fore you know it we be back on parole And it is what it is Gotta go, got a bid We just mad 'cause we can't be There for the kids And it hurts me to think when they hungry or thirsty Hope God reimburse me with mercy My mama had birthed me But the streets grabbed me from my nursery They bathed me and burped me, they encouraged me All they did was work me, desert me Leave me then jerk me Got charges from Washington DC to Jersey You heard me? Never ran, mama did the best she can Two sons in the can? Somethin' she never planned I gotta go back home, gotta go and make sure that crack gone Knowin' that I'm my family backbone Pop's need money, the kids need money My aunts need money, my mom's need money Shit, they all need money and they call me for money And I go through the check to make sure you correct Ma, you know you the best and I love you to death I don't do what you expect but I'ma do my best Tryna make it through the mess for my pop's left Who did it effect: me or you? But you was really stressed Me? I was in the projects, Ruger's by the sweats Gettin' checks, tryin' move us to a new address Shit, I feel like what I do is not a threat I can't wear these shoes to school, it's ruinin' my rep I regret leavin', bein' gone for them weeks Not callin' at least but your boy in the streets Used to play with toys now I toy with the heat I'm even paranoid when I'm sleep Please let me speak Speak to my family Please understand me I only got what the streets hand me I gotta keep the heat 'cause the heat come in handy Cats in the streets want to blam me Please let me speak Please, money, keys Cars, trees, that's all I really need I ask for things I don't need Is it hunger or is it greed? Please, let me speak Uh (Uh-uh-uh)