Knowledge of 12th

[Intro] Yeah, I'm just a kid from Detroit who started scribblin' [Verse] Up and down the streets of 12th all I saw was the [?] livin' lawless Nothing was flawless The kid pumpin' raw was slangin' his harvest He'll be fourteen in August with whiskers like a walrus I observed as a youth [?] and vests is bulletproof From drama on the streets to problems under my roof The city ain't been the same since the block got scorched from all the riots They say they used to sleep on they porch At least that's what I heard eavesdroppin' on card games Sneakin' to sip Miller in the era of Thriller You feel the chill of your body how mommy tells you to get down From shots bustin' out the window of a Monte Carlo They found Marlow lyin' dead with his Marlboro half-lit By some half-wit who lost his marbles Or was it retaliations from fiends in the alley Chasin' his first high [?] and now he basin' I'm just givin' you my views, that made me confused Like seein' bums with no shoes who's beggin to buy booze My cousin abused drugs, [?] Was too young to know greens can take away your blues Or the crack, or the liquor from the lack Of the figures are bein' stacked Niggas black from the back of the trigger They might point it at they self with livin' on 12th Dream of get rich schemin' while demons move stealth Think about what they drove and the way that we're clothed Have your family ever had to heat your house with the stove? Refrigerator on E, your kitchen full of mouse traps Eating Ramen noodles till someone in your house snaps You would sneak up the block and get your mouth slapped, probably in front of your friends Your momma's plans undoubtedly was tryna' get you out of harm's way Where they set off fire alarms with firearm spray On 12th Street