Streets Is Callin'

[Intro]

Once again

Listen

[Chorus]

I've been goin' through some things (Oh)

I struggle with my inner man (Yeah, yeah)

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money (Uh, yeah, listen)

I know I promised you some things (Some things)

There's gotta be a better way

It's not easy to make that change

The streets keep callin' me

[Verse 1]

Last night tryna make it home (Make it home)

I get this call on my phone (On my cell)

Stop yellin', slow down, I can't understand a word you sayin'

Did you say my nigga got hit? (In the head)

Did you say he didn't make it? (Is he dead?)

Please tell me you know who did this

I'm on my way and somebody's gonna get it

Mash the pedal on the highway (Speedin')

And my baby in the background (Pleadin')

"Come home and leave it alone"

It's out of the question, girl, it's on

"What about his newborn child?

And you know that he was wild"

I don't wanna hear this shit right now

When they just stretched my nigga out

[Chorus]

I've been goin' through some things (Some things)

I struggle with my inner man

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money (Yeah, yeah)

I know I promised you some things

There's gotta be a better way (Yeah, baby)

It's not easy to make that change

The streets keep callin' me (Streets keep callin' me)

[Verse 2]

By my name, sayin', "How you gonna get paid?" (You know you need that)

No education equals minimum wage (You gotta get it)

Minimum wage equals minimum play

And you know real niggas wanna play

Won't you come on and move this way?

School don't guarantee a higher pay

That's the shit that'll get me locked away

Man, they tryna give a nigga all day

Now I'm out here every night comin' in late

If you slip, then I'm comin' for the take

It's goin' fast and I need to hit the brakes

The greater the risk, the more you make

All my thoughts are in the clouds

What about just shuttin' down?

But girl, I really can't quit right now

Notice on the door, they tryna throw us out

[Chorus]

I've been goin' through some things (Through some things)

I struggle with my inner man (Inner man)

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money (To get this money, woah, woah)

I know I promised you some things (I never)

There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way)

It's not easy to make that change

The streets keep callin' me

[Bridge]

Although (Although)

I was raised right (Ooh-hoo)

Still these streets ain't nothin' nice (Streets ain't nothin' nice)

They can't change the course of life

And you know that I know (I know)

That I must grow (Must grow)

To see my kids grow

But still the streets is all I know

[Chorus]

I've been goin' through some things (I've been really goin' through some shit)

I struggle with my inner man (Yeah, yeah)

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money (To make this money, baby)

I know I promised you some things (Oh, oh-woah)

There's gotta be a better way (Gotta be a better way)

It's not easy to make that change

The streets keep callin' me (Said the streets keep callin' me, yeah)

I've been goin' through some things (Yeah)

I struggle with my inner man (I've been goin' through)

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money (Hey)

I know I promised you some things

There's gotta be a better way (They want me back down)

It's not easy to make that change (Yeah, yeah, yeah)

The streets keep callin' me (Ooh, woah)

[Outro]

I've been goin' through some things

I struggle with my inner man

I hustle, I'll do what I can

To get this money

I know I promised you some things

There's gotta be a better way