Lyrics
The guns go bang bang
The sound of guns firing.
My neighborhood gangbangs
Refers to involvement in gang activities within the neighborhood.
These kids with no name
Describes kids without identities or recognition.
Seen their families slain, yeah
Witnessed their families being killed.
Guns and cocaine
Refers to the presence of firearms and illegal drugs.
These lions with gold chains
Symbolizes individuals with wealth and status.
Hunt they prey
Depicts the act of preying on others, possibly metaphorically.
Knowing good and damn well they pray
Acknowledges the contradiction of praying while engaging in harmful activities.
And you ask me
Rhetorical question asking about the reality of the situation.
How could this be?
Preparing the listener for an explanation of the circumstances.
I will tell you how
Introducing the forthcoming explanation.
After I run these streets
Expresses the need to navigate the challenges of the streets.
After I run these streets, oh
Repetition emphasizing the determination to overcome street challenges.
After I run these streets, yeah
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, uh
-I tell you what you wanna know
Promising to reveal information the listener wants to know.
After I go get what I'm owed
Commitment to retrieving what is rightfully deserved.
Picking up from the laundromat (Yeah)
Describes engaging in legitimate business, possibly cleaning money.
New money from my old pack
-I got an enterprise citywide
-I know my angels workin' overtime
-'Cause they tried to kill me, tried to take me down
Surviving attempts on life and maintaining resilience.
Drown me in the river, put me in the ground
-But I can't stop, no, I won't stop
-It ain't in my nature, I keep it in my socks, I'll show 'em
-After I run these streets
Repetition emphasizing the commitment to providing information and claiming what is owed.
After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, yeah
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, uh
-I tell you what you wanna know
-After I go get what I'm owed
-Another day, another dollar, another cent
Describes the daily struggles and challenges faced.
Took me a hundred times tryin' before I rose out the cement, yeah
-Cleared out my karma, for my sins I repent
-A lot of free throws before I came up off the bench
-I went at it afraid, had to pitch my own tent
-'Cause being broke and poor, man, just wasn't my intent
-So no, I can't stop, but I won't stop
Emphasizes the determination to persist despite challenges.
It ain't in my nature, I keep it in my socks, I'll show 'em
-After I run these streets
Repetition emphasizing the commitment to providing information and claiming what is owed.
After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, yeah
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, oh
-After I run these streets, uh
-I tell you what you wanna know
-After I go get what I'm owed
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