[00:13.34]What am I fighting for? Who am I running from
[00:20.61]Where are my phases, everything’s accelerated
[00:26.44]We grew up way too fast
[00:30.05]Some of my family became my past
[00:33.40]Tripping over thoughts as I try to run back
[00:36.83]Leaving for good
[00:39.67]This generation trap that they call my hood
[00:42.93]Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
[00:46.00]Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
[00:49.23]Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
[00:52.38]Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
[00:55.38]Shotgun shotgun where's my heat
[00:58.57]Everyone run try to find their dreams
[01:01.75]To find me
[01:10.24]City where the sun don’t shine (oh)
[01:13.24]America she shines her light on
[01:16.40]Everybody but my skin tone
[01:19.56]Somehow they still demonize us
[01:22.77]When we built the ground you stand on
[01:25.92]Free labor we had to pay for
[01:29.11]Freed slaves they had to sharecrop
[01:30.75]Sharecropping turned to prisons
[01:32.38]Now all our fathers missing
[01:33.84]Granny she had to raise us
[01:35.61]All those misguided children
[01:36.99]Defund our education
[01:38.59]Take away recreation
[01:40.15]Nobody here to save us
[01:41.91]In high school, I had no books
[01:43.35]In college, I had no cash
[01:44.96]Music’s my only virtue
[01:46.47]These lyrics saved my ass
[01:47.90]Leaving for good,
[01:49.53]This generation trap that they call my hood
[01:52.67]Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
[01:55.83]Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
[01:58.98]Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
[02:02.17]Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
[02:05.31]Shotgun, shotgun where's my heat
[02:08.33]Everyone run try to find their dreams
[02:11.78]To find me
[02:24.68]Leaving for good
[02:27.48]This generation trap that they call my hood
[02:30.94]Liquor store pawn shop sell my goods
[02:33.99]Fades to be caught when you’re on my street
[02:37.15]Everybody scrambling to make ends meet
[02:40.36]Van Ness is where my ****** lost their peace
[02:43.42]Shotgun shotgun where's my heat
[02:46.63]Everyone run try to find their dreams
[02:50.34]To find me
[02:52.13]City where the sun don’t shine (oh)
[02:55.12]America she shines her light on,
[02:58.28]Everybody but my skin tone