[00:09.559]Listen up turn your box up gather all around
[00:12.500]This one's strictly for the ghetto
[00:14.750]Some of y'all recognize some of y'all won't
[00:17.190]Better pay attention and listen close
[00:19.630]There was an old lady who lived in my hood that sold freeze pops for a quarter
[00:24.240]Had so many kids that I lost count more sons than she had daughters
[00:29.310]And every night before they would fall asleep
[00:31.670]They would pray for shelter and food to eat
[00:34.240]But the landlord huffed and blew the house down and now they out on the streets
[00:38.550]And now she cleans she mops the tears they drop
[00:43.930]The only sound that drowns it out comes from my music box
[00:48.480]Chorus:]
[00:49.50]So just let the music play （Play）
[00:51.670]Don't let it stop （No）
[00:54.100]It ain't easy growing up in the hood but I got my music box
[00:58.410]When the sirens sound wind it up
[01:01.100]Or the shots ring down just wind it up
[01:03.193]]cause I got my music box
[01:08.253]Verse 2:]
[01:09.03]There was an old man he lived in the hood
[01:11.373]Had rubber bands dimes and quarters worth a block put him away
[01:14.243]Left his wife and kids and a sexist teenage daughter
[01:18.503]Couldn't shake the reflections starved to perfection
[01:21.243]I've seen it all before
[01:22.993]Now she ignores the advice of a kid folk
[01:25.803]Tell her stay home but she creeping out the back door
[01:28.47]And now she pays the cost young girl so lost
[01:33.27]I feel your pain try to maintain
[01:35.807]Wind up your music box
[01:37.427]Chorus:]
[01:37.677]So just let the music play （Play）
[01:40.867]Don't let it stop （No）
[01:43.297]It ain't easy growing up in the hood but I got my music box
[01:47.727]When the sirens sound wind it up
[01:50.407]Or the shots ring down just wind it up
[01:53.107]]cause I got my music box
[01:58.626]Da Da Da
[02:00.66]Da Da Da
[02:00.876]Da Da Da
[02:01.926]Da Da Da
[02:02.866]Da Da Da
[02:04.856]Bridge:]
[02:08.46]This hood situation's got me sick
[02:10.306]Call the doctor quick quick quick
[02:12.926]Doctor doctor will I die （Na na young girl just let the song play）
[02:17.546]Chorus:]
[02:17.736]So just let the music play （Play）
[02:20.236]Don't let it stop （No）
[02:22.746]It ain't easy growing up in the hood but I got my music box
[02:27.246]When the sirens sound wind it up
[02:30.106]Or the shots ring down just wind it up
[02:32.546]]cause I got my music box
[02:38.164]Da Da Da
[02:39.104]Da Da Da
[02:40.234]Da Da Da
[02:41.474]Da Da Da
[02:42.734]Da Da Da
[02:44.914]Cause I got my music box
[02:47.974]Da Da Da
[02:48.904]Da Da Da
[02:50.214]Da Da Da
[02:51.404]Da Da Da
[02:52.594]Da Da Da
[02:54.714]My music box