Street Struck

Yeah it's the Big L

Comin' at you once again in nine-five

And I dedicate this one to all my peoples from Uptown

And everywhere, check it

Yo, where I'm from it ain't cookies and cream

There's a lot of peer pressure growin' up as a young teen

You never know when you gonna get wet

'Cause mad clowns be catchin' wreck with a tec just to get a rep

Instead of cool friends they'd rather hang with male thugs

Instead of goin' to school they'd rather sell drugs

It's best to go the right route and not the wrong one

Because it's gonna catch up with you in the long run

Brothers be on the corners actin' stupid gettin' lifted

They life is twisted and most of them are quite gifted

In other words they got talent but they'd rather sell cracks

And bust gats and run the streets actin' violent

To them it's all about hittin' skins and makin' some easy green

'Cause that's all they show you on the TV screen

All they care about is a buck or bustin' a sweet nut

They don't give a (What?) 'cause they street struck

You betta listen when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

So pay attention when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

Before the rap contract I was selling crack

Stay strapped with a Mac, I was into all of that

I started rappin' and got nice as hell

If it wasn't for this I might be doin' life in jail

And some of my peeps are still in the game sellin 'caine

If that's what you gotta do to maintain go 'head and do your thang

But with the cash profit make an investment

And try not to go to the grave like the rest went

'Cause you can be rich with crazy loot own a house and nine cars

What good is that if you're dead or behind bars?

And yo, it's not even funny

I've seen a lot of my peers give up their careers for some fast money

They could've been boxers, ballplayers, or rap singers

Instead they bank robbers and crack slingers

Hey yo, they used to be legit kids, now they corrupt

They had dreams, but gave 'em up 'cause they street struck

You betta listen when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

So pay attention when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

We betta listen when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

So pay attention when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

I still chill with my peeps in the streets but most of the time

I'm in the crib writin' rhymes to some dope beats

Or either callin' up some freaks to bone

But word up I try to leave the streets alone

But it's crazy hard, kid, in other words it's spooky

The streets be callin' me like the crack be callin' Pookie

It ain't a dumb joke, listen to this young folk

'Cause where I'm from you can choke from the gunsmoke

Stay off the corners that might be your best plan

Before you catch a bullet that was meant for the next man

Or end up with a deep cut or relaxin' on a hospital bed

From bein' street struck

You betta listen when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

So pay attention when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

You betta listen when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

So pay attention when L rhyme

'Cause bein' street struck'll get you nothin' but a bullet or jail time

Word up, hey yo, take it from me, the Big L

'Cause I been through it all, you know what I'm sayin'?

Stay off them corners, you'll stay out of trouble

And I gotta say rest in peace to all the casualties of the streets

I'm outta here