Intro: Dbm As I get a little older, I realize life is perspective Dbm And my perspective may differ from yours Dbm I wanna say thank you to everyone that's been down with me Dbm All my fans, all my beautiful fans Dbm Anyone who's ever gave me a listen, all my people Verse 1: Dbm I come from a generation of pain, where murder is minor Dbm Rebellious and Margielas'll chip you for designer Dbm Belt buckles and clout, overzealous if prone to violence Dbm Make the wrong turn, be it will or the wheel alignment Dbm Residue burned, mist of the inner-city Dbm Miscommunication to keep homi' detective busy Dbm No protection is risky Dbm Desensitized, I vandalized pain, covered up and camouflaged Dbm Get used to hearin' arsenal rain Dbm Analyze, risk your life, take the charge Dbm Homies done xxxxed your baby mama once you hit the yard, that's culture Dbm Twenty-three hour lockdown, then somebody called Dbm Said your lil' nephew was shot down, the culture's involved Dbm I done seen xxxxxs do seventeen, hit the halfway house Dbm Get out and get his brains blown out, lookin' to buy some weed Dbm Car wash is played out, new GoFundMe accounts'll proceed Dbm a brand-new victim'll shatter those dreams, the culture Chorus: Dbm Gbm -I want, I want, I want, I want- Abm Amaj7 But I want you to want me too Abm xAb7#9x Gbm I want the hood to want me back B I want the hood Emaj7 Look what I done for you -Look what I done for you- Ab7 Look what I done for you Verse 2: Dbm I said I'd do this for my culture Dbm To let y'all know what a xxxxx look like in a bulletproof Rover Gbm In my mama's sofa was a doo-doo popper Gbm Hair trigger, walk up closer, ain't no Photoshoppin' B Friends bipolar, grab you by your pockets B No option if you froze up, always play the offense Abm xxxxxs goin' to work and sellin' work, late for work Ab7 Workin' late, prayin' for work, but he on paperwork Dbm That's the culture, point the finger, promote ya Dbm Remote location, witness protection, they gon' hold ya Gbm The streets got me xxxxed up, y'all can miss me Gbm I wanna represent for us B New revolution was up and movin' B I'm in Argentina wiping my tears full of confusion Abm Water in between us, another peer's been executed Abm History repeats again Ab7 Dbm Make amends, then find a xxxxx with the same skin to do it Dbm But that's the culture, crack a bottle Dbm Hard to deal with the pain when you're sober Gbm By tomorrow, we forget the remains, we start over Abm That's the problem Abm Amaj7 Our foundation was trained to accept whatever follows Amaj7 Abm Dehumanized, insensitive Abm Scrutinize the way we live for you and I Gbm Enemies sHook my hand, I can promise I'll meet you B In the land where no equal is your equal Emaj7 Never say I ain't told ya, nah Ab7 In the land where hurt people hurt more people Ab7 Dbm xxxx callin' it culture Chorus: Dbm Gbm -I want, I want, I want, I want- Abm Amaj7 But I want you to want me too Abm xAb7#9x Gbm I want the hood to want me back B I want the hood Emaj7 Look what I done for you -Look what I done for you- Ab7 Look what I done for you Interlude: Dbm Take the drums out Gbm Phew, phew B Phew, phew Ab7 Phew Verse 3: Dbm Celebrate new life when it come back around Dbm The purpose is in the lessons we learnin' now Gbm Sacrifice personal gain over everything Gbm Just to see the next generation better than ours B I wasn't perfect, the skin I was in had truly suffered B Temptation and patience, everything that the body nurtures Ab7 I felt the good, I felt the bad, and I felt the worry Ab7 But all-in-all, my productivity had stayed urging Dbm Face your fears, always knew that I would make it here Dbm Where the energy is magnified and persevered Gbm Consciousness is synchronized and crystal-clear Gbm Euphoria is glorified and made His B Reflectin' on my life and what I done B Paid dues, made rules, change outta love Ab7 Them same views made schools change curriculums Ab7 But didn't change me starin' down the barrel of that gun Dbm Should I feel resentful I didn't see my full potential? Dbm Should I feel regret about the good that I was into? Gbm Everything is everything, this ain't coincidental Gbm I woke up that morning with more heart to give you B As I bleed through the speakers, feel my presence B To my brother, to my kids, I'm in Heaven Ab7 To my mother, to my sis, I'm in Heaven Ab7 To my father, to my wife, I am serious, this is Heaven xC#madd9x To my friends, make sure you countin' them blessings xC#madd9x To my fans, make sure you make them investments Gbm And to the killer that sped up my demise Gbm I forgive you, just know your soul's in question B I seen the pain in your pupil when that trigger had squeezed B And though you did me gruesome, I was surely relieved Abm7 I completed my mission, wasn't ready to leave Ab7 But fulfilled my days, my Creator was pleased xC#madd9x I can't stress how I love y'all xC#madd9x I don't need to be in flesh just to hug y'all Gbm The memories recollect just because y'all Gbm Celebrate me with respect Gbm The unity we protect is above all B And Sam, I'll be watchin' over you B Make sure my kids watch all my interviews Abm7 Make sure you live all the dreams we produce Ab7 Keep that genius in your brain on the move xC#madd9x And to my neighborhood, let the good prevail xC#madd9x Make sure them babies and them leaders outta jail Gbm Look for salvation when troubles get real Gbm 'Cause you can't help the world until you help yourself B And I can't blame the hood the day that I was killed B Y'all had to see it, that's the only way to feel Abm7 And though my physical won't reap the benefits Ab7 The energy that carry on emits still Dbm I want you
