[Intro: Ja Rule]
Yeah
CMC shit
Holla
Heh
You should know about us by now
Heh
Come on

[Chorus: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
These streets done raised me
Don't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, (oh babe), oh, this world don' changed me (yeah)
And there ain't nuttin' (yeah) you can do about (yeahhhh)
Nuttin' you can do about us
These streets done raised me
Can't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, oh, this world don' changed me
And there ain't nuttin' you can do about
Nuttin' you can do about us (yo)
Nooooo

[Verse 1: Ja Rule]
I'm standing here lookin' in the mirror (come on)
Tryna convince myself my life is a little better ([?])
But I know the outcome
Mo money mo problems and that ain't gon' solve 'em (REST IN PEACE N***AAAAAA!)
[?]
This is life that I'm livin', there's no caution, no limits, so we all must be grateful that God has forgivin'
While this world keeps spinnin'
They all keep sinnin'
The Rule gon' keep livin'
[?]
I ask the lord can he call
For when you need a true soldier for his army
Don't put nuttin' beyond on me
This world made me what I is
A 26 year old kid, n***a
With two kids and I love 'em dearly
But the diary of a madman's mind don't see clearly, in theory
One would embrace his own fury (N***AAAAAA!)
And ride till the death of us all, I'm on call, lord you know the black dove, pain is love
Come on
[Chorus: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
These streets done raised me (These streets done raised me)
Don't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, (oh baby please), oh, this world don' changed me
And there ain't nuttin' (yes it did) you can do about (yeahhhh)
Nuttin' you can do about us
These streets done raised me (These streets done raised me)
Can't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, oh (oh babe), this world don' changed me
And there ain't nuttin' you can do about (nothing)
Nuttin' you can do about us
Nooooo (yeah)

[Verse 2: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
I used to say prayer for you daily but prayin' for you just ain't helpin' you lately
And baby, baby, I shed my tears but I'm not gonna cry no more, you crazy?
All these years you been feelin' that
Nobody loves me
Don't think that
Mary pray for me
Before I die on the streets, yeah

[Verse 3: Ja Rule]
I wanna plaster my walls with n***as I need to put hollow log slugs in but then I think of my kids, young Rule, lil Brit, shit
Sumthin' happen to them
Y'all better kill me cause long as a n***a live
I'll be suicidal
Declare war on all my rivals and pray they souls with my gun and a holy bible
Then ride to the death of us all, I'm on call, lord you know the black dove, pain is love
[Chorus: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
These streets done raised me (Done raised me)
Don't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, oh, this world don' changed me (This world has done a lotta)
And there ain't nuttin' you can do about (Lotta damage)
Nuttin' you can do about us
These streets done raised me (These streets done raised me)
Can't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, oh (Oh babe), this world don' changed me
And there ain't nuttin' you can do about (Nothing at all)
Nuttin' you can do about (Nothing at all) us (Nothing)
Nooooo

[Bridge: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
La-la la la
La-la-la la
La
La la la (Oh la la oh yeah baby la, la la, oh yeah baby la da da, oh yeah baby la da da)
La-la la la (Oh la la la la)
La (Oh la la)
Oh la-la la (La la la la la la la la la la la la la la laaaa)
Nobody wanted me
So momma raised me
Crazy from the street, yeah (Oh yeah)

[Verse 4:Ja Rule]
Y'all lil n***as can't douse the flame of the Rule's spirit
As long as you faggots fear it, I know it, your coherent
The sounds of we Mary and the God Rula
Who murda, ain't nuttin' new, you want it I'll bring it to ya
This street life familia's very peculiar
Careful, I got your n***as plottin' to kill ya
And we gon' ride to the death of y'all all, I'm on call, lord you know the black dove, pain is love
Come on!
[Chorus: Mary J Blige and Ja Rule]
These streets done raised me
Don't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, oh, this world don' changed me (This world)
And there ain't nuttin' (This world) you can do about (Nothing)
Nuttin' you can do about (Nothing) us
These streets done raised me (These streets done raised me)
Can't turn me off, I'm still ya child
Baby, (Baby, baby), oh, this world don' changed me
And there ain't nuttin' you can do about
Nuttin' you can do about us
Nooooo

[Outro: Mary J Blige]
No, no
Don't worry 'bout the damage
Don't worry 'bout what the world has said to you
Don't worry what the world don' to you because
Everything is a lie, and
You heard from me
Ah yes indeed, yes indeed
These streets done raised me


All ya gotta do is hold on, hold on, hold on, and
Everything will be alright and
Everything will be, everything will be, everything will be, everything, everything will be alright and
I promise you if you hold on........