Music Box

[Verse 1]

Listen up, turn your box up, gather all around

This one's strictly for the ghetto (yup)

Some of y'all recognize, some of y'all won't

Better pay attention and listen close

There was an old lady who lived in my hood

That sold freeze pops for a quarter

Had so many kids that I lost count

More sons than she had daughters

And every night before they would fall asleep

They'd pray for shelter and food to eat

But the landlord huffed and blew the house down

Now they out on the streets

[Pre-Chorus 1]

And now she cleans, she mops

The tears they drop

The only sound that drowns it out comes from my music box

[Chorus]

So just let the music play (play)

No, don't let it stop (no)

No, it ain't easy growing up in the hood, but I got my music box

When the sirens sound (wind it up)

Or the shots ring out (just wind it up)

Had trouble in the hood, but I'm onto the good

Cause I got my music box

[Verse 2]

There was an old man (he lived in the hood)

Had rubber bands, dimes, and quarters (worth a block)

Put him away, left his wife and kids

It affects his teenage daughter (daughter)

Can't shake the reflection

Starved to perfection

I've seen it all before (before)

Now she ignores the advice of a kid folk

Tell her stay home

But she creeping out the back door

[Pre-Chorus 2]

And now she pays the cost, young girl

So lost

I feel your pain

Try to maintain

Wind up your music box

[Chorus]

So just let the music play (play)

No, don't let it stop (no)

No, it ain't easy growing up in the hood

But I got my music box

When the sirens sound (wind it up)

Or the shots ring out (just wind it up)

Had trouble in the hood, but I'm onto the good

Cause I got my music box

[Break]

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, ah

[Bridge]

This hood situation's got me sick

Call the doctor quick, quick, quick

Doctor, doctor

Will I die?

(Na na, young blood, just let the song play)

[Chorus]

So just let the music play (play)

No, don't let it stop (no)

No, it ain't easy growing up in the hood

But I got my music box

When the sirens sound (wind it up)

Or the shots ring out (just wind it up)

Had trouble in the hood, but I'm onto the good

Cause I got my music box

[Outro]

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, ah

Cause I got my music box

Da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, da-da-da, ah

My music box