Only a selected few
Can understand what I'm talking about
Reppin' my hood like it's my bloodline
Chillin' traditions flood the young minds
Slaves were braids
We was raised to try to pump dimes
If you throw shade at a brother
He let his gun shine
Black clouds no sunshine
Feelin' soldiers on the front line
Remember my first crimes
Knucklehead I was proud to be
While y'all was sound asleep
We used to hound the streets
When my heart cry
I let it drown the beats
Musical chairs
I'm the one that never found the seat
Runnin' in circles with loyalty as a covenant
If it's pain on our brain we don't discuss it
Change the subject internal turmoil
You supposed to never make it public
You down for it and can't wait to publish
With that said I walk with my thoughts
Self-preservation
I hear warriors' war cries when I'm meditating
We never gon surrender
You never see a white flag
Deep waters with no life raft
Only a certain few was made for this
Brave and dangerous
Street patriots
We never go surrender
You never see a white flag
Deep waters with no life raft
Only a certain few was made for this
Brave and dangerous
Street patriots
Kissed the cross on the chain and look into the sky
The chef that survived despised guys cookin' with lies
Streets whoopin' my pride
I took it in stride
Dope dealer, college or a rapper
I couldn't decide
To my surprise Big Proof he believed in me
Was a soldier he showed me
How to navigate in this mean city
A deuce-deuce of 1920
Beef I seen plenty
The dangerous ones always seem friendly
Greed and envy kill more than cancer
Commanders in power
Answer slander with they hands on hammers
They take over your territory and ban your banners
If it's revenge they malicious
Change the dates on your family planners
Just another day in the hood
I mean the battlefield
This terrain no game
Don't play if you don't got the skills
With that said I walk with my thoughts
Self-preservation
This for the soldiers that died for they dedication
Yeah
We never gon surrender
You never see a white flag
Deep waters with no life raft
Only a certain few was made for this
Brave and dangerous
Street patriots
We never gon surrender
You never see a white flag
Deep waters with no life raft
Only a certain few was made for this
Brave and dangerous
Street patriots
You know there's no rewards
Being a street patriot
Just the honor amongst the
Motherfuckers around the hood
You knowIt's a badge of honor
If that's the caseI wear it proudly
Yeah