The Hard Way

Jt The Bigga Figga

It's a hot summer day in the year of 84'



Fresh out of summer school headed for the store



Watchin the O.G.'s standing out gettin rich



Slangin the fat brown bags of the good shit



Dope is out but I really ain't seen it though



Dope fiends smokin the shit by the corner store



Broke as fuck kinda bummy with nappy hair



But what can I say when a playa's on welfare



Life is hard and I'm only 13



Always on a prowl, always on a scheme



There wasn't nothin to do but have fun



Wait for the dark then creep to Emporium



Get the T.I., get the Guess shirts



Get the fresh couch break for the turf



Doin it boley never in fear



Gettin they punk ass for about a year



Until I got called, went to the hall



Writin on the wall, waitin for a hair call



Released to moms, what can I say



Off to Sears, the very next day



Now Sears is easier cuz it's in the area



Walk to the back of the rack then carried the



Shit back to the stolen car



Drive and park by the house is not too far



My gear was fat but still no money though



Talked to my homey then got fronted so



Stackin my shit, hustlin cash



Gotta get out, gave him his half



Hooked up with a friend oh we started boomin



Then we go to some O's then I went solo



Stackin my pay gettin it on



Got myself a beeper and a cellular phone



A donkey roll, a twenty-two



Jumped on my bike, headed for school



Locked up my shit, cuz the fools be gankin



A young nigga pimpin that Benjamin Franklin



So I walked the halls, wishin the Merrier



Hooked up with a freak by the cafeteria



Hair was long, pretty with butt



I told the freak I was about to cut



So call me at eight and don't be late



When I left the school