Shit ain't the same since I seen Granny die

I seen some shit that'll prolly even make a vulture cry

Or make a dove fly

'Cause I'm from the bottom side

We ain't have no money, we had to rob, that's just the bottom line

First **** on the block with 15, grew up carryin' 16s

Tryna make it to the big league, I had some big dreams, they tried to take me out

Never thought I'd see the day my brothers try to snake me out

I told my mama keep prayin' and we gon' make it out

Now I'm back to the basics now

And I seen my brother get caught up takin' the basic route

Like we can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

And you see pain in my eyes

All we knew was play the block but you know gangsters they cry

And I see blood in my eyes, I don't know why

I don't know, uh, don't know why

But I know, I know that I came from a place where the

Killers and scammers run the city in a place where the

Big gun that'll rup-pum like a bass drummer

Shots fired that man down

Shit ain't the same since I seen Granny die

I seen some shit that'll prolly even make a vulture cry

Or make a dove fly

'Cause I'm from the bottom side

We ain't have no money, we had to rob, that's just the bottom line

That's just the bottom line

'Cause I'm from the bottom side

Big guns go rup-pum, another man down, catch another homicide

'Cause I'm from the bottom side

Yeah, I'm from the bottom side

Yeah, I'm from the Harlem side

First **** on the block with 15, grew up carryin' 16s

Tryna make it to the big league, I had some big dreams, they tried to take me out

Never thought I'd see the day my brothers try to snake me out

I told my mama keep prayin' and we gon' make it out

Now I'm back to the basics now

And I seen my brother get caught up takin' the basic route

Like we can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

We can't make it out

When I got 15, grew up carryin' 16s

Tryna make it to the big league, I had some big, uh

First **** on the block with 15, grew up carryin' some 16s

Tryna make it to the, uh, I had some big, uh

That's the first **** on 15, grew up carryin'

Tryna make it to the, uh, I had some, uh

First **** on the block with 15, grew up carryin' 16s

Tryna make it to the big league and I had some big dreams, they tried to take me out