Ghetto Birds

I've done my best, to try and forget
But it's not so easy, It's not that damn easy
Ghetto Birds in the hood, they say that we can't fly
The American dream is such a beautiful lie
Every shot not attempted is considered a miss
My niggas pushing the rock like they was filming for Chris
Father scratching them tickets, said that he gon' win it
And once he do, he'll cop a mansion that is perfectly fitted
I was fighting depression and didn't nobody know
Kept it all bottled in, while pops was drinking a four
Guess that's kinda ironic, it probably runs thru the fam
Tired of saying this shit, I'm screaming fuck uncle Sam
Made mistakes in my past, that I can't take back
But if I could, swear I wouldn't that just paved my path
It's not easy...
But it's not so easy, it's not that damn easy no, no, no, no, no
So you better believe
Uh, I pray you find your peace, before you load that piece
Pray you reach 25, before you do 25
Man we gotta stop killing ourselves, that's our life
I know they want to hold us down my nigga, that's alright
Too many car washes to cover the funeral cost
Let's not kill, let's just talk
If they push us, we push forward
If they box out, we still score
What's a life if you ain't feeling to safe
Shit is rough, but word to biggie I could never lose faith
I can never lose trust, I can never lose you
I can never lose hope, I know you feeling it too
Uh, a drug and liquor store on every corner
I pray you meet the professor before you meet a coroner
A drug and liquor store on every corner
I pray you meet a professor before you meet the coroner
Cause it's not easy
But it's not so easy, it's not that damn easy no, no, no, no, no
So you better believe