Under

I've been on this Earth
For about a dime and a nickel
And ever since my birth
I've been too hard to handle
These city streets have turned this baby face into stone
And now I just wanna get away
Oh, get away and be alone

Don't let the city get me
Don't let the bullets hit me
Don't let the dealers trick me
Don't let the streets win me
Don't let the corners hold me
Don't let my mother mourn me
Don't let the hood take me
Don't let this hood take me under

I've seen a lot
Except the face of my father
And I'ma need y'all to pray
Pray for my mother
I've got sisters and brothers
That I probably walk by every day
I can't help it, that's just a day
A day in the life of where I'm from

Don't let the city get me
Don't let the bullets hit me
Don't let the dealers trick me
Don't let the streets win me
Don't let the corners hold me
Don't let my mother mourn me
Don't let the hood take me
Don't let this hood take me under

Anybody out there like me?
Don't you just wanna feel free?
I hope it doesn't take me out
Before I reach my destiny, yeah

Don't let the city get me
Don't let the bullets hit me
Don't let the dealers trick me
Don't let the streets win me
Don't let the corners hold me
Don't let my mother mourn me
Don't let the hood take me
Don't let this hood take me under

Oh, don't let them take me under
I'm beggin' you, please, Lord
Oh