Brooklyn we go hard   We on the look for the advantage, we work hard   And if we seem to rough it up a bit   We broke but we rich at heart   Pull ourselves up now we won't choke   It's our time, put the lights on us      War tactics they make me sick   reel your heart in run away with it   Smile in your face, undermine your back   got guns for the strength they lack   So if you know another way   you can't look the other way   if you know another way,   tell them so right to their face      We think you're a joke   Shove your hope where it don't shine (4x)      I pay for what's called   eccentricity and my will to evolve   I hear them all say   that I got heart   but not everything that it takes      Taint my mind but not my soul   Tell you I got fire   I wont sell it for no payroll   Let 'em hold me down   I know if I know another way   I can't look the other way   I know another way   I'll tell them so right to their face      We think you're a joke   Shove your hope where it don't shine (4x)