We pray for a better today, glocks and berettas spray   Everyday, how did I survive yesterday?   I can't call it, cops shot the alcoholic   The fiend saw it, he got the gun, he want a dime for it   The hood life, chicks and thugs, crips and bloods   Dippin' on the judge, pushin' whips and drugs   Burnin' big buds, gettin' love, spinnin' them dubs   For the taste of it, the low life'll split your mug      It's the home of the brave, the zone of the slave   We all want it but gettin' it's a whole 'nother page   The young guns wantin' respect, flossin' the tech   Bitches wanna strip, now it's all for the check   Yo, everyday, lives at stake, pies to bake   Same knife that cuts your throat divides the cake   For the hustlers, thugs, who scheme to survive   And all in between, scream fuck a 9 to 5      In the bright lights, the big city   The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty   In the bright lights, the big city   The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty   In the bright lights, the big city   They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly   In the bright lights, the big city   The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty      Daydreams, bought and sold   The high price we livin' might cost your soul   Secret indictments, furrows with roll hoes   Codefendant, I hope he don't tell what he knows   Exposed to a life of crime since I was nine   Gettin' money by design despite the time   Hustlin' to be a man and feed my fam   My wife, my seed, my land completes the plan      Please understand, either legal or scam   I see the thieves in the van, I can't beat the man   Still monster ballin', eatin', speakin' ebonics   Wit foreign cars, custom made clothes and chronic   Bank rolls and prophets, shine solar powered   Fine hoes that's 'bout it, long as you keep they nose powdered   Obey street laws, careful what you say   You can play but you might not make it through the day      In the bright lights, the big city   The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty   In the bright lights, the big city   The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty   In the bright lights, the big city   They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly   In the bright lights, the big city   The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty      It's like a jungle sometimes, it makes me wonder   How I keep from goin' under, I'm used to gettin' over   I'm deep in the middle, indeed the heat sizzle   For the littlest beef, even the seeds keep pistols   Foreigners talk funny, friends they want from me   But all I need is long money and a strong honey   I need it fast, I'm furious like Vin Diesel   I'm lookin' at my plate wit food for ten people      So, do what you gotta do, do what you want to   The blocks hot like a sauna, cops try to pawn you   The fiends trick you, dude behind you wanna get you   On the grind, your best friend'll talk for a figure   Walk wit a nigga, see it, don't talk about it, be it   Don't walk around, then beat it, we all bound to feel it   This ain't the town, so watch your tour   What's goin' down, it's poppin' off      In the bright lights, the big city   The thieves stay crawlin' at night with eyes shifty   In the bright lights, the big city   The fiends come sortin' the price with nine fifty   In the bright lights, the big city   They squeeze off, lustin' for shine and die quickly   In the bright lights, the big city   The streets take a whole of your mind, it gets gritty   Gritty