[Intro]
(Young Shaney Jay, he the plug boy)
[Chorus]
I got so much knowledge I learned in these streets
And I'm grateful to be alive
There's so much potential my nigga then had it's sad to it die
I put on the TV you don't see the family, it's only the evil side
And some of my brasse burned that spark
But you know the streets was wise
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, I'm hoping they legalize
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, and I got them bleeding eyes
[Verse 1]
Painting these pictures so vivid but I would've probably dropped out of art school
I learned a lot on these corners, I could've never obtain in the classroom
Can't even have nice possession when you in the hood because most of it gets took
I studied Biggie's commandments to selling crack and it wasn't in textbooks
Hustle anything that can be sold, I've seen the pressures of recessions unfold
Go underground, build tunnels like moles
Cartel of sneakers as if I was Joel
Oppressors came into our country and stole
Milk and the honey plus porridge and bowls
All the resources and property sold
Not to mention the pension for the old
Diamonds and gold they took all the treasures that we had to grind to make a bit extra
We got refined better and better, man you know the vibe
Excetera excetera
Did I remind we did it with pleasure, purpose and drive just give it your effort
The hustle can kill you but you mustn't let it
Salutas to Nipsey, that man was a legend
The streets are wise be wiser
Sunset, sunriser
Can't lay with slap tigers, stay low like muff divers
Wear a mask for the virus, population minimises
Ten years they wanna sign us, they couldn't blind us
[Chorus]
I got so much knowledge I learned in these streets
And I'm grateful to be alive
There's so much potential my nigga then had it's sad to it die
I put on the TV you don't see the family, it's only the evil side
And some of my brasse burned that spark
But you know the streets was wise
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, I'm hoping they legalize
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, and I got them bleeding eyes
[Verse 2]
Streets cold and it doesn't care
Hustle hard for the buttered bread
Swap shoes, wear my cousin's pair
Who said that we mustn't share?
Don't walk around unaware
Back down and get double dared
Have you running in your underwear
No love for the gummy bears
Hiding drugs in the tupperware
Hoping cops don't discover where
I was waiting for the barber chair
Lil' Fati gonna cut my hair
Used to hustle in Park road, al Ahmedi and al narcos
Playing Jim Jones not Kong Jones
You dom naaiers bought smartphones
Street stories with the kingpin
Shed tears 'cause I think when
We played outside as kids then
And no saying boys we can't hit men
But like J. Cole said "Love Yourz"
We always painted with our guns drawn
No cure at the drug store so we stack rocks, mount rushmore
I gained knowledge, I remained wise
Couldn't walk a mile in the same size
Knife clipped to the waistline 'cause outside it's no playtime
A lot of this money is frauds
Lost in the jungle with George
I rode the crocodile gorge
Skipping homework and my chores but...
[Chorus]
I got so much knowledge I learned in these streets
And I'm grateful to be alive
There's so much potential my nigga then had it's sad to it die
I put on the TV you don't see the family, it's only the evil side
And some of my brasse burned that spark
But you know the streets was wise
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, I'm hoping they legalize
And you know the streets was wise
And it was just me and mines
I'm smoking that weed and fly, and I got them bleeding eyes
