Although I am the product of my enviornment where 16 is the legal age to get knocked up around here

our mind frame is a little offset so don't you even think about respect until you get locked up around here

see that's just the way of the hood, the projects, the bottom

the less fortunate, though we act like we got it

the half and zone buying though we act like we copping

like honestly, instead copying who you're trying to be

walk in who you're designed to be, and watch life come into focus

no beef, so no reason but he looked at me wrong so now I'm waking with this 9

see we step without a piece of mind, as long as our kicks cost a pretty dime

with a Jordan sign or red bottoms to attract the opposite sex

i don't just talk

i capture what my eyes witness and verbalize it with a little touch of the soul homie

so don't just walk

let the beat of your heart play the metronome to every step you take, control your stroll homie 

we all fall victim 

the glitch is we give our riches to the ones supplying our addiction

its not a game of whose to blame if we're the ones buying it

Supply them with the know how

like show how 

help them build a resume, start a profile

show them how to stop sitting and climb the fence

I'm convinced, that we are more than our upbringing 

my troubles swings but I have no time to flinch

im destined to be more than a product of my enviornment!!