countin every blessing while i m screamin out upfront upfront akon akon konvict music ohhhh i realize it ain t the life for me always gettin into trouble cause i m on a whole nother level left the block and now i m smilin countin money like realize it ain t the life for me gotta find another hustle cause i m livin life a lot better a lot better still keep a glock in case the jealous wanna hate tonight another day up in the hood can t believe these cats still bangin look at the years we wasted on the corner block still slangin no matter how much we try to make peace gunshots still ringin cause to be a hood legend you die first then become famous cause i done seen this type of thang before just hangin out up by the corner store stick up kids with them guns galore layin e rybody down stretched on the floor i thought about it man i m way too fly to have a fella robbin me outside that s why i keep that thang by my side and count every blessin while i m screamin out i realize it ain t the life for me always gettin into trouble cause i m on a whole nother level left the block and now i m smilin countin money like realize it ain t the life for me gotta find another hustle cause i m livin life a lot better a lot better still keep a glock in case the jealous wanna hate tonight i hate to say it but the people that s surroundin me are way too shady the only people i could trust that s my family and my lady all my dawgs got guns ready for action they won t betray me ain t the type to run or to hold my tongue when it gets crazy see i been through this type of thang before even had trouble with the law on the couch when they smashed my door with a warrant found the cash stashed under the floor i never could understand the cause i was the one that pulled the shortest straw i couldn t live this type of life no more so i had a part of me screamin out  i realize it ain t the life for me always gettin into trouble cause i m on a whole nother level left the block and now i m smilin countin money like realize it ain t the life for me gotta find another hustle cause i m livin life a lot better a lot better still keep a glock in case the jealous wanna hate tonight i m in blue with them bf frames walkin on lean while my chain hangs drivin somethin pronounced mad strange yeah i m mad cool cause i been through flames walk with a limp cause i been through dames now she s a ho cause she been through gangs beef with cats for a small chump change i m rich now that s more chump change the cops know slang man get the picture before you buy the frame call me heartthrob cause i m so vain vein couldn t come close if you sat in my range my scars can prove it i m passion and pain singin i realize it ain t the life for me always gettin into trouble cause i m on a whole nother level left the block and now i m smilin countin money like realize it ain t the life for me gotta find another hustle cause i m livin life a lot better a lot better still keep a glock in case the jealous wanna hate tonight