[DMX]
 The [bad word]  the drama (uhh), 
 The guns, the armour (uhh!)
 The city, the farmer, the babies, the mama (what?!)
 The projects, the [bad word] (uhh!), 
 The children, the thugs(uhh!) 
 The tears, the hugs, the love, the slugs (c'mon!)
 The funerals, the wakes, the churches, 
 The coffins (uhh!)
 The heartbroken mothers, it happens, 
 Too often (why?!)
 The problems, the things, we use, 
 To solve 'em (what?!)
 Yonkers, the Bronx (uhh!), Brooklyn, Harlem (c'mon!)
 The hurt, the pain, the dirt, the rain (uhh!)
 The jerk, the fame, the work, the game (uhh!)
 The friends, the foes, the Benz, the hoes (what?!)
 The studios, the [bad word]  and it goes (c'mon!)
 The jealousy, the envy, the phony, 
 The friendly (uh-huh!)
 The one that gave 'em the slugs, the one that put 'em   in me
 (whoo!) The snakes, the grass, too long, to see (uhh, uhh!)
 The lawnmower, sittin, right next, to the tree (c'mon!)

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 [DMX]
 What we seeing is!
 The streets, the cops, the system, 
 Harrassment (uh-huh)
 The options, get shot, go to jail, 
 Or getcha [bad word] kicked (aight) 
 The lawyers, the part, they are, of the puzzle (uh-huh)
 The release, the warning, Try not, 
 To get in trouble  [bad word] )
 The snitches, the odds (uhh), probation, 
 Parole (what?!)
 The new charge, the bail, the warrant, the hole  [bad word] )
 The cell, the bus, the ride, up North (uh-huh)
 The greens, the boots, the yard, these hearts (uhh!)
 The fightin, the stabbin, the pullin, the grabbin (what?!)
 The riot squad with the captain, 
 Nobody knows what happened (what?!) 
 The two years in a box, revenge, the plots (uhh!)
 The twenty-three hours that's locked, 
 The one hour that's not (uhh!) 
 The silence, the dark, the mind, so fragile (aight!)
 The wish, that the streets, would have took you, 
 When they had you  [bad word]  
 The days, the months, the years, dispair
 One night on my knees, here [bad word]  the prayer

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 [DMX]
 This here is all about!
 My wife, my kids (uh-huh), the life that I live (uh-huh)
 Through the night, I was his (uh-huh), it was right, 
 But I did (uh-huh) My ups, and downs (uhh), 
 My slips, my falls (uhh)
 My trials and tribulations (uhh), my heart, my balls (uhh)
 My mother, my father, I love 'em, I hate 'em (uhh!)
 Wish God, I didn't have 'em, 
 But I'm glad that he made 'em (uhh!) 
 The roaches, the rats, the strays, 
 The cats (what, what?!)
 The guns, knives and bats, everytime we scrap
 The hustlin, the dealin, the robbin, the stealin (uhh!)
 The [bad word]  hit the ceilin, little boy, 
 With no feelin's  [bad word]  The [bad word]  rage, 
 Trapped inside a cage
 Got beatin's 'til the age, 
 I carried a twelve gauge (aight!) 
 Somebody stop me (please!), 
 [bad word] and get me (what?!) 
 Little did I know, that the Lord was ridin with me

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