intro yeah it s 97 going into 98 and i ve been doin this for mad years payin dues this is my heart my purpose in life and finally i m on which brings me to realise that the tough life that i had only made me stronger true chorus richard stites a ha ha ha ha i know this much is true a ha ha ha ha i know this much is true verse one growin up didn t want to have nothing to do wit you make you hittin everybody went to high school wit you wanna play you close and jump in the pool wit you i don t know what to do but this much is true and in the hood they all like to knock your career and turn right around when you hot a gear i played midas and told them that it s god i fear that the man upstairs he control this here and it s funny how soon as the money piles everybody wanna play with that brother now run me down but when the doe gets low only a few friends roll you know and mama bless her heart she used to give me strife said lynisse please do something with your life and how it s gon play out i don t have a clue all i know is this much is true true repeat chorus verse two and i remember when i used to feen for calls when i hit number one i had to scream out calls used to see my mama strugglin worn from work told her when i made it big she never goin a work i used to wish at night that my brothers in the street hustlin shit they would live to the light and see another day somehow find another way i vow to all my soldiers i hold you down from standin in the rain to the rovers now i m screamin your name to warn you that the rollers is around to on stage throwin it down no matter where you at represent your hood no matter where i m at i m representing my hood and how it s gon all play out i don t have a clue all i know is this much is true true repeat chorus verse three i ve opened up my eyes to a brighter day nobody in the block gave their life away we all tryin to take it easily and everybody wanna make it seems is free today it s all good and it seemes so strange since you look up in the hood now things done changed kids they used to be wheelies for blocks is out ridin their bikes doin wheelies for blocks and bitches on the bench still gossipin who s she slidin in who s she slidin with outside partyin old timers in the back playin dominoes kids freestyling all kinds of flows girls flow through with designer clothes it s day now but you know how nightime goes and how it s gon play out i don t have a clue all i know is this much is true true repeat chorus untill end you know it s true 