How We Livin'

Long nights in the gutter
Cold nights in the trenches

Hmmmmmm
Long nights long nights

Long nights in the gutter
Cold nights in the trenches
Mama told me stay up out that water, but I'm hard headed should've listened
To the money we committed
By any means we gone get it
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin

We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin

I had to win
I had to get me some M's
I seen them coke boys in a Benz
Now I need a Benz
Momma worked since 92 and we still came up short on the rent
This don't make no sense
I was digging in them couches trynna scrape up 50 cents
Had good intents
You see houses, I see licks
All I was some chips
Just me and my woes
I don't play too many close
I ran through the south with my Locs
Me and Cairo on that block
Posted by the liquor store, you know how it go
I drown my pain in the bottle forever
That henny gone make me feel better
If not than it's Maison Margiela
And back to back trips to the teller

What could you tells us
You see the pain in my eyes from days they would marginalize
Showed em I really could rap now they routing for me, but was never truly on my side
See through the lies
I see the snakes in disguise
Hope you numb to homicides
I'm from a place where it's cold in July
How many more of my brothers gone die
I cannot breathe
Why they take Nafee from me
Guess that's what come with the streets
Then they took Chief

Got me gripping on the heat I wanna bang it at police
I gotta eat
I gotta family to feed
I need my pockets obese
So I hit the streets
Kiss my mom before I leave
Cuz she know how these summers be

Long nights in the gutter
Cold nights in the trenches
Mama told me stay up out that water, but I'm hard headed should've listened
To the money we committed
By any means we gone get it
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin

Heard it's hot in the winter
I heard you run with Master Splinters
I hope you strapped in the winter
We don't knuckle up in December
Just extended clips and hockey mask
A bunch of caution tape and body bags
Murders done witnessed a lot of that
But I don't recall if somebody ask
You ever invaded a home for that loot
Hoping and praying that hop out that don't whoop
You ever strap up and you ain't plan to use

But they got you cornered now you forced to shoot
I'm still haunted by the memories
I watched homies turn to enemies

I know they thinking bout ending me
But you know I'm matching their energy
They see we troubled but they don't offer no help
They left us to fend for our self
They be watching me so I move in stealth
Jumped in that water feel like Michael Phelps
Pray you don't drown
I'm putting on for my town
Same city that's gonna gun me down
We make it loud but don't nobody make a sound as soon as the feds swing around
My city at war we got post traumatic stress
Automatics and them techs
Don't end up stretched
Best pack a nine and a vest
You better protect ya Patek
Mentally sick ain't too many built for this
Live and direct from the bricks
Got money to flip
Kiss my mom before I dip cuz she know how the city get

Long nights in the gutter
Cold nights in the trenches
Mama told me stay up out that water, but I'm hard headed should've listened
To the money we committed
By any means we gone get it
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin
Come take a look at how we livin
Take a look at how we livin
We play with the scraps we was given
We was trynna make a livin

Better days better days
Better days better days I still pray for better days

Take a look at how we livin take a look at how we livin
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