Detroit city got me gritty I'm filthy I can't help it
I really hope to make it with this hand I was dealt with
Staring out my rear view, looking for a clear view
It's hard to pray to God when you feel the devils near you
Kids turn to burglars, streets are full of murders
Enough to turn you cold so we all pack burners
Junkies by the furnace and they trying to keep warm
Doing right ain't feeling right so I rather do wrong
The world is on fire you can hear the bodies burning
The oil is running out but the wheels keep turning
Tomorrow ain't certain so I'm living for today
I hope to go to college but prison's in the way
Enough stress to turn me crazed so I'm looking much older
You kill for colder if you turn the wrong corner
Life expectancy is shorter than you really can imagine
Hope to see 23, the only thing I'm asking
It's another day alone, it's a war to survive
I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
My heart's turned to stone man it's almost like it died
You could run and run forever but there ain't no where to hide
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
Now who the hell's there, someone's knocking on my door
I feel death is out to get me hope to make it out for sure
There ain't a star in the sky so it's hard to make a wish
I might be the next to die, hard to see through the mist
Blowing kiss from my mother, give a hug to my brother
Light a candle on the mantle, say a prayer, say another
It's a street life, we fight for everything we got
It's the street life, three strikes, the only thing we got
I make my money in the hallway, feast by the doorway
Sell a pack, make a stack, I'll be here all day
Hustle when it's broad day, forget what the law say
Welcome to the jungle you a long way from broadway
Never knock the hustle and they really would've see is
Pistol packin in my jeans, see the demons in my dreams
Now what does it mean when your body turns numb?
And you're scared of what's comin so you begin to run
It's another day alone, it's a war to survive
I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
My heart's turned to stone man it's almost like it died
You could run and run forever but there ain't no where to hide
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
Call the cops, call the swastik, gotta mend me a loose
Doose doose in my goose ain't no calling a truce
I spit the truth and nothing but it, now why can't I kick the bucket
I'm used to having nothing so I'm always having something
Have my mind on the front, why the hell would I lie
I know exactly where I'm going, why the hell should I try
Everybody's getting locked up, bodies turning chopped up
Girls are being knocked up, money's being mocked up
You could get socked up so watch how you talking
The whole city's scorching so watch where you walking
This can happen often so it's really nothing new to me
Usually, you could catch a kiss before puberty
People's screaming unity but nothing seems to change
Everybody's on the way, diamond knows what's in my brain
Enough to make a man insane, all I feel is the rain
I wanna welcome you to the city full of pain
It's another day alone, it's a war to survive
I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
My heart's turned to stone man it's almost like it died
You could run and run forever but there ain't no where to hide
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
It's another day alone, it's a war to survive
I'm all on my own, hope to make it home alive
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life
My heart's turned to stone man it's almost like it died
You could run and run forever but there ain't no where to hide
It's the street life, street life
It's the street life, street life