[00:02.46]We pray for a better today, glocks and berettas spray
[00:05.28]Everyday, how did
[00:06.30]I survive yesterday?
[00:07.47]I can't call it, cops shot the alcoholic
[00:09.90]The fiend saw it, he got the gun, he want a dime for it
[00:12.84]The hood life, chicks and thugs, crips and bloods
[00:15.51]Dippin' on the judge, pushin' whips and drugs
[00:17.76]Burnin' big buds, gettin' love, spinnin' them dubs
[00:20.37]For the taste of it, the low life'll split your mug
[00:22.95]It's the home of the brave, the zone of the slave
[00:25.50]We all want it but gettin' it's a whole 'nother page
[00:28.29]The young guns wantin' respect, flossin' the tech
[00:31.23]shits wanna strip, now it's all for the check
[00:33.24]Yo, everyday, lives at stake, pies to bake
[00:36.06]Same knife that cuts your throat divides the cake
[00:38.40]For the hustlers, thugs, who scheme to survive
[00:41.13]And all in between, scream **** a 9 to 5
[00:43.02]In the bright lights, the big city
[00:46.26]The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
[00:48.78]In the bright lights, the big city
[00:51.39]The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
[00:53.88]In the bright lights, the big city
[00:56.52]They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
[00:59.07]In the bright lights, the big city
[01:01.65]The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
[01:04.50]Daydreams, bought and sold
[01:06.90]The high price we livin' might cost your soul
[01:09.15]Secret indictments, furrows with roll hoes
[01:11.85]Codefendant,
[01:12.63]I hope he don't tell what he knows
[01:14.58]Exposed to a life of crime since
[01:16.44]I was nine
[01:17.22]Gettin' money by design despite the time
[01:19.80]Hustlin' to be a man and feed my fam
[01:22.41]My wife, my seed, my land completes the plan
[01:25.20]Please understand, either legal or scam
[01:27.21]I see the thieves in the van,
[01:28.50]I can't beat the man
[01:29.76]Still monster ballin', eatin', speakin' ebonics
[01:32.64]Wit foreign cars, custom made clothes and chronic
[01:34.98]Bank rolls and prophets, shine solar powered
[01:37.44]Fine hoes that's 'bout it, long as you keep they nose powdered
[01:40.29]Obey street laws, careful what you say
[01:42.72]You can play but you might not make it through the day
[01:45.36]In the bright lights, the big city
[01:48.06]The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
[01:50.58]In the bright lights, the big city
[01:53.16]The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
[01:55.68]In the bright lights, the big city
[01:58.29]They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
[02:00.84]In the bright lights, the big city
[02:03.45]The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
[02:06.42]It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder
[02:08.55]How I keep from goin' under,
[02:09.96]I'm used to gettin' over
[02:11.31]I'm deep in the middle, indeed the heat sizzle
[02:13.62]For the littlest beef, even the seeds keep pistols
[02:16.35]Foreigners talk funny, friends they want from me
[02:18.96]But all I need is long money and a strong honey
[02:21.57]I need it fast,
[02:22.53]I'm furious like
[02:23.34]Vin Diesel
[02:24.12]I'm lookin' at my plate wit food for ten people
[02:26.52]So, do what you gotta do, do what you want to
[02:29.16]The blocks hot like a sauna, cops try to pawn you
[02:31.77]The fiends trick you, dude behind you wanna get you
[02:34.29]On the grind, your best friend'll talk for a figure
[02:37.02]Walk wit a bitch, see it, don't talk about it, be it
[02:39.84]Don't walk around, then beat it, we all bound to feel it
[02:42.42]This ain't the town, so watch your tour
[02:45.00]What's goin' down, it's poppin' off
[02:47.16]In the bright lights, the big city
[02:49.83]The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
[02:52.35]In the bright lights, the big city
[02:54.93]The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
[02:57.45]In the bright lights, the big city
[03:00.09]They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
[03:02.61]In the bright lights, the big city
[03:05.22]The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
[03:07.80]Gritty

We pray for a better today, glocks and berettas spray
Everyday, how did
I survive yesterday?
I can't call it, cops shot the alcoholic
The fiend saw it, he got the gun, he want a dime for it
The hood life, chicks and thugs, crips and bloods
Dippin' on the judge, pushin' whips and drugs
Burnin' big buds, gettin' love, spinnin' them dubs
For the taste of it, the low life'll split your mug
It's the home of the brave, the zone of the slave
We all want it but gettin' it's a whole 'nother page
The young guns wantin' respect, flossin' the tech
shits wanna strip, now it's all for the check
Yo, everyday, lives at stake, pies to bake
Same knife that cuts your throat divides the cake
For the hustlers, thugs, who scheme to survive
And all in between, scream **** a 9 to 5
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
Daydreams, bought and sold
The high price we livin' might cost your soul
Secret indictments, furrows with roll hoes
Codefendant,
I hope he don't tell what he knows
Exposed to a life of crime since
I was nine
Gettin' money by design despite the time
Hustlin' to be a man and feed my fam
My wife, my seed, my land completes the plan
Please understand, either legal or scam
I see the thieves in the van,
I can't beat the man
Still monster ballin', eatin', speakin' ebonics
Wit foreign cars, custom made clothes and chronic
Bank rolls and prophets, shine solar powered
Fine hoes that's 'bout it, long as you keep they nose powdered
Obey street laws, careful what you say
You can play but you might not make it through the day
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder
How I keep from goin' under,
I'm used to gettin' over
I'm deep in the middle, indeed the heat sizzle
For the littlest beef, even the seeds keep pistols
Foreigners talk funny, friends they want from me
But all I need is long money and a strong honey
I need it fast,
I'm furious like
Vin Diesel
I'm lookin' at my plate wit food for ten people
So, do what you gotta do, do what you want to
The blocks hot like a sauna, cops try to pawn you
The fiends trick you, dude behind you wanna get you
On the grind, your best friend'll talk for a figure
Walk wit a bitch, see it, don't talk about it, be it
Don't walk around, then beat it, we all bound to feel it
This ain't the town, so watch your tour
What's goin' down, it's poppin' off
In the bright lights, the big city
The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty
In the bright lights, the big city
The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty
In the bright lights, the big city
They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly
In the bright lights, the big city
The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty
Gritty