In My City

[Chorus] People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city [Verse 1: Mistah F.A.B.] Look, they killing, they illing and ain't nobody chilling in here Health care, Medicare, it's pretty rare Welfare… hell yeah, that shit is here Blank stairs… the children tears Section 8, … them ghetto benefits The schools are closing down Schools closing down cause kids ain't really into it Murders and assassins, cops known by aliases City of the gods, niggas living like … Oakland, Brooklyn, which one is the craziest The shadiest, maybe it's cause the parents don't play with kids Raised by the unraised… Church say it's gonna get better one day But hell, they only sing songs on Sunday Cause Monday …to the gunplay Living in the city of god, I guess we living like the song say I guess we living like the song say [Chorus] People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city [Verse 2: Talib Kweli] They hustle, they grind, and they… they struggle, they fighting They muscle they weight to the top, no …no crying They put the fire in the … They writing, they focus, they know what they glowing they shining… They ripping off your chain and tripping… They throwing up flame, tipping and flipping and slanging They claiming the blocks that don't owe a dime for them They taking shots…so we writing for them To make you stop for a second cause everyone heard If I can give them a record …give one verse …you can't make a prediction, the future's not written Although I'm not a physician I try to stop and listen It's like we got a condition [Chorus] People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city [Verse 3: Royce da 5'9"] For you to call me a street nigga it's just an accusation You're probably calculating… Making money in the city I'm from, from grinding Until they get us tired it's… Our actions is affirmative, come get the affirmation … not stopping until the whole block flooded like… So they go out in the streets smart despite college … niggas even … and go somewhere… A bunch of slum dog millionaires… [Chorus] People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city People die in, drive by in, people cry in, every day In my city, in my city, in my city