[Spoken]
  (To all the youth in the world that thinks nobody understands...
  Well I understand that)
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    I grew up as a 70's baby
  Brought up in poverty and sin
  Makin' jokes at the crazy lady
  Never acred how she was dealin' within
  I knew all the words to
  Micheal Jackson's album as a kid
  And when it came to the biggest crusher
  No he wasn't my man
  At the age of seven years old
  A strange thing happened to me
  Before I even saw
  My life had flashed before me
  And I've got the mark to show
  And it became a thang of beauty
  So I gotta let you know
  That my life, that my life
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    Now mama's workin' hard all day
  And she said this before she left home
  Take care of your little brother
  Have the place cleaned when I get home
  All these priorities
  Me and Tanya had to learn to be grown
  But at the time for me
  Being grown had seemed so lone
  Woke up and I'm seventeen
  With nothing going for me
  Except the fact that I sing
  You know it hurts so much
  From all the sights that I've seen
  From abusin' the hole in trust
  You probably couldn't take some of things
  That I've lived in my life
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's hard and the street's a jungle (I'm telling you, I'm telling you)
  Especially with your pretty colors (I'm telling you, I'm telling you)
  So stay low and keep it humble (I'm telling you, I'm telling you)
  Black women hold it down, keep your feet on the ground
  Black men keep searching and you'll be found
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at
    [Rap by Eve]
  In this world of continuous bullshit and full clips
  Seems all we have to pass down is being useless
  Broken homes, babies all alone, parent's never there
  No food, no clothes to wear, anger everywhere
  Ain't no values being taught, no productive thoughts
  Jealousy rules the world, take shit at any cost
  Gotta change our state of life, keep it worth livin'
  God gave us voices to speak and that's our way of givin'
  It's so much bigger than the furs and the jewels
  What about encouragin' the youth to do well
  What about givin' back- what about unifying
  Shit we all black- get it together
  Everybody's got their trials and tribulations
  Learn to change the negative to positive situations
  Don't hold the lessons that you learn
  Pass it on and except the blessings that could earn
    It's been hard for me
  Trying strugglin' in the streets
  But where I've been- Is no longer where I'm at
  And where I'm going- Is not where I'm stoppin' at