Brooklyn we go hard 
We on the look for the advantage, we work hard 
And if we seem to rough it up a bit 
We broke but we rich at heart 
Pull ourselves up now we won't choke 
It's our time, put the lights on us 

War tactics they make me sick 
reel your heart [bad word] away with it 
Smile in your face, undermine your back 
got guns for the strength they lack 
So if you know another way 
you can't look the other way 
if you know another way, 
tell them so right to their face 

We think you're a joke 
Shove your hope where it don't shine (4x) 

I pay for what's called 
eccentricity and my will to evolve 
I hear them all say 
that I got heart 
but not everything that it takes 

Taint my mind but not my soul 
Tell you I got fire 
I wont sell it for no payroll 
Let 'em hold me down 
I know if I know another way 
I can't look the other way 
I know another way 
I'll tell them so right to their face 

We think you're a joke 
Shove your hope where it don't shine (4x)