[YG] I done seen a lot Ayy [Yung Jay R] My blessings out to Judy, two of her sons died So I thank the lord that I see the Sun rise Judy don't cry, the pain is hard to hide I know it's rough mama, but keep hope alive Pray for better days, to see them better days I know the world is ugly, like FlavorFlav But I've seen better, so it'll get better Do don't even sweat it, like a thick sweater And tell my nigga Juvvy Rick to keep his head high I know it's hard to see two of your bros die Just heard shots by the dust towns And turn around and see your brother jump outta Fresh towns Before he fucked the world, 'cause it's a cold bitch With no panties on, and some wet lips And she licked her lips and stared at me And then the music and the lord saved me [Ty Dolla $ign] You can try to take the boy out the hood But you can't take the hood out the boy It won't change, won't change And they can try to take him out the hood But it ain't gon' do nothin' It won't change, won't change, ohh [TeeCee4800] Dayumm, ain't shit changed since I was little My pops doing the same thing and I wish he wouldn't My grandmother died way back in '97 But she stayed over my head and she kept blessing My brother in the pen, I can not stop stressing 85 to life, damn I think he got the message Ay, but I keep your name floating on TeeCee4800 and they know I'm on, huh I got a lot of niggas hating on me 'Cause they say a nigga eatin' while they stayin' hungry I've been on the block forever, nigga, I ain't phony bitch I do this shit for real, you can ask my homies Ha, blue chucks and my blue strings Blue dickies, selling crack, bitch I gang bang And like 2Pac, I don't see a damn change That's why I pity Jay Kwon, that's a damn shame [Ty Dolla $ign] You can try to take the boy out the hood But you can't take the hood out the boy It won't change, won't change And they can try to take him out the hood But it ain't gon' do nothin' It won't change, won't change, ooh [YG] Ugh, living life as a street nigga Ever since the start like a beginner Hungry nights when we couldn't even eat dinner Life's a bitch so I fuck her, yeah I'm deep in her Then they try to take the streets out of me Nigga hit licks and cashed out like a lottery Woke up one morning at gunpoint How would you feel if the police run up in your joint? Took my pops away for 'bout 3 years Every night a nigga cry more than 3 tears I was good though, nigga start gang banging (Westside) Hustle every day 'til I started maintaining Classes got ditched and homies got killed Hurt is the perfect word a nigga felt Then, my nigga Ace pops died Ever since then, we've been smoking like Popeyes [Ty Dolla $ign] You can try to take the boy out the hood But you can't take the hood out the boy It won't change, won't change And they can try to take him out the hood But it ain't gon' do nothin' It won't change, won't change, ohh