Born On The Block-Big K.R.I.T.

[ti:Born On The Block] [ar:Big K.R.I.T.] [al:Last King 2 (God's Machine)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Born On The Block - Big K.R.I.T. [00:00.30]See I was born on the block [00:02.02] [00:02.90]And I was raised on the block [00:05.24]And they wonder why I talk this way [00:07.73] [00:08.84]They wonder why I talk this way [00:10.85] [00:11.70]See I was born on the block [00:13.68] [00:14.47]And I was raised on the block [00:16.32] [00:17.30]And they wonder why I talk this way [00:20.04]They wonder why I talk this way [00:22.47] [00:23.52]I was born on the block raised on the block [00:26.41]Never slang but I knew some things on the block [00:29.43]My people under streetlights trying to provide [00:32.29]For they fam so they scram from the laws to survive [00:35.28]Up and on it all night same story different day [00:38.36]Kids need food and clothes so we going all the way [00:41.31]Momma got cancer and they only giving her till may [00:43.86]Collections team calling cause the hospital pay is late [00:46.88]Baby momma trippin' she tired of the strugglin' [00:49.76]He feel the same way cause he tired of the hustlin' [00:52.64]World is too cold so we screaming f**k the government [00:54.95] [00:55.67]President and all democrats and republicans [00:57.69] [00:58.52]Sick of the smugglin' takin' daily chances [01:01.43]Prayin' with his fam to turn this section to a mansion [01:04.32]Playing with the flames don't get burned so he dances [01:07.23]Hopin' to make it out takin' penitentiary chances [01:09.95]See I was born on the block [01:11.96] [01:12.62]And I was raised on the block [01:14.76]And they wonder why I talk this way [01:17.07] [01:17.98]They wonder why I talk this way [01:20.16] [01:20.89]See I was born on the block [01:23.37] [01:24.05]And I was raised on the block [01:25.81] [01:27.01]And they wonder why I talk this way [01:29.55]They wonder why I talk this way [01:31.78] [01:33.30]Raised on that martin' luther king [01:35.53]A ni**a had a dream and a scheme [01:37.51]Servicing fiends [01:38.88]If you ain't never seen the site of a young teen [01:41.81]Sprinting toward the car like a track team in spring [01:44.82]You wouldn't understand how the product is in his hand [01:47.60]Wrapped in cerane tucked by the garbage can [01:50.38]Can potentially grow this boy into a man [01:53.33]You see him and disregard him another d**e man [01:55.93]Got a woman that he love he don't wanna see her dance [01:59.05]Had a baby by the girl he call her ms little man [02:01.97]His momma been on welfare all of his life [02:04.76]Took her out the projects her house and picket fence white [02:07.87]The same animal that chop rock bust choppers [02:11.05]Sent two sisters to school to become doctors [02:13.74]Feds finally came and gave the young brother life [02:16.39]He said my family made it out f**k the law I'm tight [02:19.07]See I was born on the block [02:20.98] [02:21.81]And I was raised on the block [02:24.17]And they wonder why I talk this way [02:26.65] [02:27.22]They wonder why I talk this way [02:29.72] [02:30.49]See I was born on the block [02:32.57] [02:33.37]And I was raised on the block [02:35.52]And they wonder why I talk this way [02:38.63]They wonder why I talk this way [02:41.24] [02:42.21]Okay I get it how I live no silver spoons or handouts [02:44.71] [02:45.62]Crack viles covered the park-ground that we ran 'round [02:48.41]Chunk his a** for change no regrets pride or shame [02:51.12]Refrain from giving eye because we strugglin' all the same [02:54.08]One bill away from being in the same position [02:56.42]Standing on the corner with these stones I whipped up in my kitchen [02:59.31]Watching for them undercover laws and those niggas paid to tell [03:02.51]My partner going through it prayin' this d**e will sell [03:05.50]Taking chances just to make it out the hood [03:07.88]Get jammed and do time but did just what he could [03:10.61]Got kids that need food so I'm taking up the slack [03:13.62]His girl ain't sh*t and theres no telling when he's coming back [03:16.42]And they wonderin' why we fight for every yard never heal from these scars [03:20.08]Never give so we take any day we can starve [03:23.00]And I ain't sayin' that it's right [03:24.36]But it's life we're tired of the dark failed for searching for the light [03:27.64]Earnin' stripes [03:28.18]See I was born on the block [03:31.36]And I was raised on the block [03:33.62]And they wonder why I talk this way [03:36.56]They wonder why I talk this way [03:38.94] [03:39.82]See I was born on the block [03:42.68]And I was raised on the block [03:45.06]And they wonder why I talk this way [03:48.29]They wonder why I talk this way [03:51.08] [03:51.62]See I was born on the block [03:53.39] [03:54.27]And I was raised on the block [03:56.25] [03:56.89]And they wonder why I talk this way [03:59.49]They wonder why I talk this way [04:02.10] [04:03.01]See I was born on the block [04:04.82] [04:05.76]And I was raised on the block [04:08.25]And they wonder why I talk this way [04:11.45]They wonder why I talk this way [04:13.59] [04:15.46]They wanna be down with the last king two