I was raised in a time
Where thugs were glorified
Guns served as shrines
bitch was in every line
Our favorite passtime was committin petty crimes
Our fathers werent there so the blind lead the blind
We all had a light but only a few shined
The rest hit the block
Gave their lifes to grind
Gave their souls to the struggle
Rolled L's of the lime
Made a quarter out a dime
I was raised in a time
Where love was everlastin
Ya nigga were ya brothers
and ya brothers had ya back when watever happened happened
From fights at the park
to guns when they sparked
When things went down
you would kno their reaction
and After tears fell we could finally start laughin.
Life was like a movie
plot twists bled passion
From the party to the funeral
Joy outlives caskets
We still gone smile
when we remember who has been
North Carolina MC Big Pooh tells it like it is, detail for gritty detail, aided by L'Orange, Steve Roxx, and Apollo Brown. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 24, 2015