Why does Juvenile gotta suffer so much
  All this love in the hood keeps me in a fuss
  Last night, me and the fellas almost got smoked
  We heard gunshots and we said "we all broke"
  A 2 mile chase hitting corners quick
  Thank god we alright and made it to the bricks
  Now I gotta carry a nine i guess
  These brothas try to peel my cap, so I gotta put em to rest
  Now is it really worth the fighting and fuss
  We killed one of them, they killed one of us
  A young teenage black male
  Gave em a brand new 40 and he got locked in jail
  They say thats how it's supposed to be
  But I don't think that kind of life was chosen for me
  So I send up the sin I pray
  To the Lord to conversate
  To end all of this hate
  
  Chorus:
  Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke
  I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
  Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke
  I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
  Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke
  I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
  Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke
  I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked
  
  [Juvenile]
  I wouldn't be alive if I didn't say
  I'm the type of person that praise everyday
  Brothas in the hood ain't the same
  They got a gun and they change
  Now they say I changed cause I'm making records
  But I'm still in the hood handing out some chicken
  Teenage sistas getting happy drawls
  Used to be quiet, now she do it all
  It's hard to undertsand this shit
  And everybody I question say "life's a bitch"
  My life is a bitch, because I made it that
  So I'm praying to the Lord, please change me back
  
  Chorus
  
  [Juvenile]
  My family's not together like they should be
  And I don't think they ever will be
  My grandma is the only one that says she loves us
  So whats the reason for the everyday scream fuss
  Daddy just got killed last week
  For my boy on the curb, may he rest in peace
  Then they went and killed Teck
  Now I'm thinking "is the Juv next?"
  I don't wanna run when I can't hide
  Lord if I go, just make sure I'm on your side
  
  Chorus
  
  (Juvenile talks till end)