[Intro - Lyrik Luciano]
I don't see how a muhfucka could be from a city, live in a city
And hate on a mufucka that's representing the city, and that
Suppose to be the city you love, the city you from
Shit don't make no muhfuckin' sense
If I love somethin', i'ma love anybody, you know what I'm sayin'
Or anything that's representin' it especially if they doin' that shit right
That's fugazy

[Chorus - Ramaj Eroc]
I been ridin' thru the city in a hooptie
I been ballin' since a youngin', like a n***a wanted college to recruit me
Obviously it didn't happen, now I'm rappin', tryin' judge all of these groupies
Yeahm I'm tryin' to put on for my city, I just hope a hating n***a don't shoot me, don't shoot me

[Verse 1]
As kid, I was told once, if you ain't got nothin' good to say then don't say shit
I was told by a ho once, if the girl you fuckin' ain't wifey material, then watch out who you lay with
Damn, she told me she knows by experience, she's not the girl to put trust in
At that moment I became so curious, I asked her how do you find love then?
She said there's no love in these streets & you know that
When you get out the city my n***a don't go back

[Chorus]
But I'm still ridin' thru the city in my hooptie
I been ballin' since a youngin', like a n***a wanted college to recruit me
Obviously it didn't happen, now I'm rappin', tryin' judge all of these groupies
Yeah I'm tryin' to put on for my city, I just hope a hating n***a don't shoot me, don't shoot me

[Verse 2]
Move in silence is the motto, dodging all of life's potholes
I skkrt skrt skrtt when I dip, call me Nacho, When I take my shirt off I'm young Petey Pablo
Like whaaattt, I took it way back, back when Eddy Curry was rookie
Back before I started writing music, back before I, back before we could all see the truth without looking
Demons follow me whenever I go, I pray that God is watching, to tell the truth, I don't pray that often
Demons on my shoulder like Iago, I wish my angel could tell me everything God knows
Yeah, One day I'ma find out, I told my girl I don't believe in side hoes
I told her I do not believe in good luck, I told her that I really hate the 5-0

[Chorus]
Because I know they watching while I'm ridin' in my hooptie
They don't wanna see me ballin', they would hate to see a college recruit me
And because it didn't happen, now I'm rappin, now they laughing , like this how the system gone do me
I'm tryin to put on for my city, I just hope a fuckin' cop don't shoot me

Don't shoot me, yeah