Can't Say Goodbye

I'm a man I gotta take care of my family Fighting these pressures in my life I know my mind should be on shining and getting Grammy's But these streets won't say goodbye I can't say goodbye, to the blocks Goodbye, to the hood Goodbye, to the streets I can't say goodbye, to the hood Goodbye, to the blocks Goodbye, to the streets I can't say goodbye goodbye to the blocks Goodbye to the streets Goodbye to the hood I can't say goodbye, to the hood Goodbye, to the blocks Goodbye, to the homies I guess it's true, you can't take the hood out a homeboy Plus my hood just lost another homeboy Another one got life and we don't know, if he coming home boy They in the street tell me, "Just leave it alone boy Let them do them take care of your own boy" But I said, "Back brake a bound, before I was drome boy You had dreams of being a dope boy" Yeah, I was runnin' from the po po Banging for the turf, late night huntin' Puttin' me in work, good day comin', airbrush, shirt Pay day, get the spot, got my hair cut first Made mom sick when I wouldn't go to church Yeah I live in the burbs but I think 21st I know since I left that it's gotten much worse But I'd still be there, if I couldn't write a verse I'm a man I gotta take care of my family Fighting these pressures in my life I know my mind should be on shining and getting Grammy's But these streets won't say a goodbye I can't say goodbye To the the blocks that raise me The enemies and the homies that made Me tough enough to hang on the corners that would mold me Critics wonder if I'm tryna be the old me But if the thing the old me ever left Then they don't really know me And don't know, we don't change, we just become OG You always addicted to the life, you just don't OD I owe the streets before they owe me Took me in when my momma didn't want me To wild to be a child and cops not around now All I got now is the homies To teach me, how to be a man an' what not How to brake ounces in the grams an' what not The reason I'm so nice with my hands and what not S***, you think I forgot, man I'm a man I gotta take care of my family Fighting these pressures in my life I know my mind should be on shining and getting Grammy's But these streets won't say a goodbye I can't say goodbye Thank good every day that the boy could spit And all around the world they enjoyin' my s*** I know I got plenty more wars to get I got a beautiful wife and some gorgeous kids But it wouldn't be right if I ignore the s*** They made me how I am, the music in the man Told me that I can for the world gave a damn If it wasn't for my ****, they sayin' stick to the plan Probably be a gun instead of a pen in my hand Probably be doin' a dub [Incomprehensible] with my man The say leaders streets but they don't really understand All I had was the block, when I didn't have fans Wrapped on the corners when I couldn't get spins All I had was the homies when I didn't have kids If it all come down and my career was to end I'm sure my name would live in the streets I'm a man I gotta take care of my family Fighting these pressures in my life I know my mind should be on shining and getting Grammy's But these streets won't say goodbye I can't say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye I can't say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye I can't say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye I can't say goodbye Goodbye, goodbye You can take the man out the streets But you can't take the streets out the man --- Can't Say Goodbye - Snoop Dogg and Charlie Wilson