The day I lost my scholarship I felt I let my hood down
And I'm steady in my head thinking bout the guys who ain't around
I was raised up in the trenches, where we wake up to the gun sound
It get trenchy in the trenches so I cannot put my gun down
Cannot put my gun down Cannot put my gun down
Can't let them kill me, no They gon' feel me
My brother died right in front of me, forever feeling guilty
Smoking numbs the pain but need more than weed to heal me
I just talked to mom dukes, she told me Numi gone
Dam near dropped the phone Brodie just got out
I couldn't even tell them welcome home From where I'm from
Man, I know I gotta stay strong
Loyalty over love, cause they could love you and they still fold
Said they never leave, even stamp it but they still go
Love my cuz to death but it don't matter cause he's still told
Locked in with them crackers only cause we used to deal coke
New buildings in my city, when I see em make me feel old
Woke up to granny dead, it broke my heart because she feel cold
Lost Dion to a perky, told them homies let the pills go
Hate pills with a passion only cause the perky killed bro
Been tryna save my cuz he popping pills like they pop rocks
Would kick it at the teen center only cause the block hot
Tried to walk him down just to make a nigga pop lock
Then I heard them cops, them sirens gave me a shot clock
I was in the hood before all the school
Shit left for a minute but I'm back now
I was outside, more than in the crib
Two, three nights in the trap house
You was my man and it's hurting my heart
Had to cut you off cause you a rat now
Niggas know my body, I ain't never been a bitch
I got my pole or not I won't back down
Won't back down
The day I lost my scholarship I felt I let my hood down
And I'm steady in my head thinking bout the guys who ain't around
I was raised up in the trenches, where we wake up to the gun sound
It get trenchy in the trenches so I cannot put my gun down
Cannot put my gun down
Cannot put my gun down
