And Thats The Way It Was And

Gotta Start Teaching The Children That They Can Be Just What They Want To Be, There's Much More To Life Than Poverty.

They Claim That I'm Violent Just Cuz I Refuse To Be Silent.

Temperature Is As Far As The Heat Goes, People Are Haters Cos Im Doing Something Good. Hate Me Dont Hate The Hood. It Made Me Strong, You Wouldn't Last That Long.

I Was Looking For A Father, He Was Gone. I Hung Around With The Thugs, And Even Though They Sold Drugs, They Showed A Young Brother Love.

And Still, The Best Of Us Build, And Reach Monetary Gains. Some Of Us Kill, But Still, Most Of Us Can Change.