The Ghetto

[Verse 1] I'm in the h double o-d the southeast of the Thames I reminisce and wish that I could see my Gs again So many dramas that I had but I done did my best To keep my people out the cells my life is like a test Was getting money as a younger G, living nice I paid no mind I trust in God they tried to take my life Sometimes I wonder why I felt the tear behind my eye I felt to tell the tone and make a brother recognise Ain't made a sound I never folded had to hold it down And never turned my back on those I've been with from the ground Still represent the set I love my bruddas but I had To focus on myself I was a boy now I'm a man My name is N-o-v my life is deeper than it seems Raised in the ghetto but still tryna execute my dreams Steady thinking bout my destiny I'm steady thinking bout the kids in my community [Verse 2] Who would've thought I could've made it to this age I'm at If you ain't lived up in my hood you wouldn't understand Was riding solo that's a fact don't trust no other man You see me and i'm on my jacks and it's been like that Sometimes I kick back in my whip alone and just reflect My people need me it's for real so I watch my step I see these bruddas think they're hard but ain't got no respect Until they learn the kinda lesson that they won't forget Been dodging bullets but you know my G I ain't a fool When I was broke again I stopped receiving phone calls But I'm a smart guy you know I had to make it back And now they see me saying bro they know it ain't like that I'm waking up all dough it looks the same I do my thing The ends is on my back and say they wanna see me win I dropped my top I keep it cool and I don't say a thing My name is Novelist my G and this is how I live