From the penitentiary to the cold streets
On me, and that's by all means
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it street
From the penitentiary to the 12th street
On me, and that's by all means
I learned how to bust that 12 gauge
Thought to myself everyday
Even if it means flipping weight
Than to be on some broke shit
Hoes actin' like they know shit,
Been through a gang of shit,
so I bang with the clip that I hang with
Pack clips, in case these
Cause I can make that blood drip
Find me posted up with the OGs,
blowin' trees in the city of the trees
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it street
From the penitentiary to the cold streets
We do what we gotta do to
On me, and that's by all means
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it street
From the penitentiary to the coast, please
On me, and that's by all means
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it street
Gotta keep it rider, gotta keep it G
Rollin' on the southern side,
And I pump it up on the band,
Motherfuckers in the gang,
don't no need to really act tough
Va porizers, bones in the room,
And I just got off the line
Do ing hella times, only keep pushing,
And you know that I'ma do that
while your fruits keep running loose
Trest, I'm just a troop that
High power soldier hooking up with Seaboard,
Got to keep it hood, got to keep it street
From the penitentiary to the cold streets
On deck, and that's by all means
Got to keep it hood, got to keep it street
From the penitentiary to the cold streets
We do what we got to do to make ends meet
On deck, and that's by all means
Out in the street lights,
running from the cop lights
It's time to get out of sight,
trying to dodge three strikes
A of my homies locked up and doing life
Just an old good trying to do some good
Hope I ain't misunderstood
Doing all the shit that I
to writing all these rhymes
Out on the streets just chasing
Trying to make it in the big times
But trust me if this rap shit don't work
I'm back in the hood putting in work
Leaving brains dripping on the curb
Cause I'm done wasting time
so I put in work over time
It's all just a part of life, yeah
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it straight
From the penitentiary to the coast, please
On me, and that's by all means
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it straight
From the penitentiary to the coast, please
On me, and that's by all means
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it straight
From the penitentiary to the cul -de -sac
Gotta keep it hood, gotta keep it straight
From the penitentiary to the cul -de -sac
By all means, by all means