Ayo I remember Marvin Gaye used to sang to me He had me feelin like black was the thing to be

[MelaninWarlord]

And suddenly the ghetto didn't seem so rough
As though we had it rough
We always had enough

I huff and puff about my curfew and broke the rules
Went with the local crew
And had a smoke or two

I realise mama really paid the price
She really gave her life
To raise me right

And all I got to give her was my pipe dream
Of how I rock the mic and make it to the bright screen

Tryna make a dollar out of 15 cents

Its hard to be legit and still pay your rent
And in the inner cities I'm heading for the penetantiary.

I try to find my friends
But they're blowing in the wind

Last night my buddy lost his whole family
It's gonna take the man in me to conquer this insanity

I try to keep my head up