as i rose my head to the sunlight i try to hold tears in my eyes another day in the park what a fun time been sleepin in the benches over three nights and yo i tried to go home but um they posted a note on my door sayin um i gotta pack my stuff and my clothes cos of my home is no longer my home and um i m only thirteen with nothin but dreams to be a rap star like ezy e have a black monte carlo on dayton rims i swear i was nothin but here for all dem years but i didn t care if i made it instead i only wanted a roof right over my head or a fresh cubed steak with some butter and bread on my own kitchen table with my family and friends still you hear me say how many tears must i drop til i see a smile how many streets must i sleep til i see a house how many charges must i rid til they let me out i m black bleedin and busted for no reason but i know i know some day it will change and i know i know we ll change up the game and i know the sun don t shine for always but better days are still to be made believe me i used to post on the block til the dawn came i had my own lil grill on my gold chain i was out gettin money off sellin cocaine til the cops bent the block and took us all in and yo i tried to go home but um they told me nobody showed up so they hit me with sent me right back to my block and um i m only thirteen with nothin but dreams to be a rap star like ezy e have a black monte carlo on dayton rims i swear i was nothin but here for all dem years but i didn t care if i made it instead i only wanted a roof right over my head or a fresh cubed steak with some butter and bread on my own kitchen table with my family and friends still you hear me say how many tears must i drop til i see a smile how many streets must i sleep til i see a house how many charges must i rid til they let me out i m black bleedin and busted for no reason but i know i know some day it will change and i know i know we ll change up the game and i know the sun don t shine for always but better days are still to be made believe me how many tears must i drop til i see a smile how many streets must i sleep til i see a house how many charges must i rid til they let me out i m black bleedin and busted for no reason but i know i know some day it will change and i know i know we ll change up the game and i know the sun don t shine for always but better days are still to be made believe me