Dear god how can I explain myself

Oh god bless me indeed

When I'm so confused

Enlarge my territory

Place your love and protection over me at all times

Help me

Keep me away from evil

Somebody answer me

Allow me not to cause pain

Police in the background screaming put the thing down

That's how hard I was trying to put my thing down

Si-rens ringing out old ladies screaming out

All this attention for me and I'm barely sixteen now

It's feeling like a dream now

Handcuffed roughed up I'm tossed in the bing now

I'm lying next to fiends now that's the end of the story

Let me bring y'all ****** back to the very first scene now

December 4th a child is born

Before I knew it had my pops trousers on

That's how we do it when the man of the house is gone

You either stand or fall I chose to stand

The hawk outside so I blow my hand

It's a cold cold world but I overstand

Trying to stay focused but I feel hopeless damn

Can't cope with being broke I'm a man come on

Son don't let these streets get the best of you

I will be right by your side when you going through

Son just don't let it just don't let it

Just don't let it just don't let it

Just don't let it just don't let it

Get the best of you

Late one night I was rolling the streets

Just thinking about what's going on with me and

Trapped in this thug life trying to break free but

This thug life just keeps calling me

I'm living life way too dangerously

I'm drowning in my misery

Looked in the mirror there's my enemy

Cause poppa never was a part of me

Take one step at a time mama said

Sweet memories still remain in my head

All of my life been lied to misled

Voices be like don't you wish you was dead

No ground to place my feet

I feel the fire under me

A way out is all I need

Somebody answer me

Son don't let these streets get the best of you

I will be right by your side when you going through

Son just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Get the best of you

Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free

Cause ain't no going home for me

It's a cold cold world but I blew my hand

I drew first cause I knew that man

I knew what he would do if I didn't draw first

And I couldn't stand the thought

Of my momma stepping foot inside a church

All I try to do is try to get up out the dirt

Guess he's trying to do the same told me get up out his turf

I wanted to talk to him but that **** never work

We was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was his

Mommas rent his young brother's clothes

My nephew's food and with that I sqooze

And with that I froze

Now my life is frozen in time behind these iron poles

And this story is told for young soldiers

Who never choose the life we chose

Son don't let these streets get the best of you

I will be right by your side when you going through

Son just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Get the best of you

Tears in my eyes as I look up I'm trying to

Hold back my pride but reality is screaming

Gotta get a job cause momma also screaming

Streets are just like drugs and it's like I'm out here fiending

Forget all the hits in the industry cause

Ain't no exceptions in this game for me look

Neither god or my enemies I

Choose god cause he understands this

Young man with a thuggish heart

Whole world in his hands but still torn apart

Like I'm so close but it's still so far

Nightmares of me in a swerving car ohh

No ground to place my feet

My feet

I feel the fire under me

Hey

A way out is all I need

I need

Somebody answer me

Son don't let these streets get the best of you

I will be right by your side when you going through

When you going through

Son just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Just don't let it

Get the best of you