yo everyday i d watch the older dudes pitch in a corner with smoked blunts then walked by and catch a whif of the odor empty henny bottles broken they don t mix it with soda cause when i m from we went to war and every kid was a soldier grew up with the wrong crowd boxcutters in our pockets fuck around and we make sure you get it first like a deposit it wasn t worth it we was stompin with a thirst for gainin profit every person on my block was either servant or were aren t we then go by our own rules that we made ourselfs and heaven never existed cause we make up in hell those rap videos taught me that we still had a chance to make it 2pac biggie smalls and mac dre on every playlist school was a distraction from the reality around us it was actually astounding that it had to be the outcome if you are white then you are shady if you black then you are malcolm the young dudes could get you weed the ogs were sellin hours see where i m from you can wind up dead with that s right and that s why all i m tryna say is you should get your smith wesson because i m where the money always dirty and needles never sterile we were on the bad side of town the other side had it better that was see that s the thing about these streets you could get caught up quick you can get hitted with a stray bullet when that shotgun spit yo i ve seen kids at sixteen doin some get by shit the pop pop and they get gut inside that heartbox whip that life style could consume you the money you get used to always dirty so you searchin for a purpose like a fool your pockets kinda thick and the girls be fuckin with you but it s only cause they drawn toward the money that s an issue the people that you thought were your homies will start to diss you so you think you better to walk around packin pistol cats befriend you just to get a small taste of how you livin but they weren t when you were cookin base inside the kitchen it s the fucked up world but that s the one that we live in you can get caught and go to jail and get out on condition that s the system though they want to believe you the man so if you smart then i suggest that you just leave while you can it s real shit see where i m from you can wind up dead with that s right and that s why all i m tryna say is you should get your smith wesson because i m where the money always dirty and needles never sterile we were on the bad side of town the other side had it better that was