Written by Erik Lopez Title : hood monsta META4Z MUSIK PRODUCTIONS Opened my eyes to the world asking God why ? Why am I still here? But he had a story to fulfill and I had a long journey and road to take .... born in this world dirt poor a lil meskin boi born in this world Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins Poor as fuck never had anyone that would bring me up but me, smile to your face changed the path that I take Left the house at the age of 9 didn't look back didn't care about what I felt Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins Fuck what you going thru here to to get mine behind them killa streets a child blind to this cruel world but I made it mine I'll sav it out ... Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins when I found kids that was striving to find love They didn't know what they was looking for Found more kids just like me, lord of the flies mentality Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins but no one knew the love in me was blind if you fell short that's were I pump them brakes ... Take you out ....keep pushin ... Slide Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins nobody was going to be there to pick yo ass up No one there to save yo life do or die this is the dope game the struggle real Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins time went on survived the streets prison mentality I kept it lit by living a life of crime gangsta to the game of life if I stop I would die give up on who I am lose my name kept it lit pushin hard line made a name for myself Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody wins these streets made me part of the equation fuck around and found out the game was real when you got hit 🎯 on a swivel another one dead keep it pushin another statistic to the game never found the peace in my heart so I got high and moved on Neva found out never knew what love was and had three boys to call my own in the same way lost to this world because they did their own thang damn if I could've of done it differently I would have changed the life I live Gangsta to the struggle and everything else didn't matter knew more than the next two steps ahead of the game nobody knew the struggle real . Took yours and kept mine took nobody for granted lay you down if you thought you could Prison life mentality of the way we move no time for games we beefing like no tomorrow will come look you in your eyes see your heart let you know mine was lit smiling to yo face Neva behind yo back Neva thought I would walked away with the grin on my face SUCKA DUCKIN playin games cost you an arm n a leg riding off playin the sounds in yo car fuck with me too late found out I ain't playing yarda opens and we already know what to do Blind sided in front view squabble with me get took out wit a chain working with them things you call feelings stop playing wit me cause you don't have what it takes to survive in the game ten toes in da game