Lyrics:

Born with the struggle, used to hustle for crumbs
Fillin' blunts in the buildin' front, thuggin' for once
Full clips, fly dicks, down somethin' to pump
Whole cliques, fly whips, dimes nothin' to son

City boy on the corner, I was so involved
So the drama, I embraced it with open arms
Was tryin' to shake the pain, hopin' I could break the chains
Every day the same, who am I to make a change?

Will my niggas risk it all just to play the game?
And the young guns goin' through it, tryin' to play the same
Through the rain, through the fire, handcuffed by desire
Sent to your son, forgive me for the sins that I've done

My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
And so I live on

Sittin' here thinkin', drinkin', got a lot on my mind
Is my life shrinkin'? Am I caught in the times?
It's a quarter to nine and I'm grabbin' my 9
I had dreams, I just wanted to rhyme

Climb my ways out these whack-ass ghettos
I signed my name on the line with the devil
Still in my prime weight but lost minds are settled
Pots on the stove, move grandma's kettle

Late for my job, he thinks he's a star
She hates her husband, she says I'm a slob
Mixed feelin's, she ain't gettin' involved
Battle of the sexes, the planet's off its axis

The IRS, goddamn, I owe these taxes
The truth hurts but I can take it
It's a long time comin' but I can make it
No mistakin', the cream is back

My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
And so I live on

I'm standin' on my own two
I got my niggas, true niggas, real niggas

Stop the wheel, really? You only feel me
If you walk the same road, talk the same code
Still dwellin' in the hell and find the time to make a home
The few who escape will try to find a safer zone

I ain't waitin' for Obama, never doubted him, I'm proud of him
He real, he'll spend a couple million in the housin'
And seein' is believin', my vision is blurred
'Cause I ain't seen nothin', I heard really nothin' but words

The bottom line, I'm still stuck to the curb
Sky high but it wasn't the sherm, really nothin' but herbs
I risk it all for the cause
Even if it's war with the law, I won't pause

I can't, won't, don't stop, I ain't got an off switch
Dyin' tryin' to live it, just to get a small part of it
My squad is sick type that you don't want problems with
Rollin' like seventy Mack trucks, what's stoppin' it? Ah

My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
My life, my pain last forever
Nothin' in these streets makes it better
And so I live on

Oh, oh, said I live, I live, I live
Oh whoa oh