[Chorus]
When you see the cadillac rolls
Gotta a [?] for sure
When you see smoke on the grill
Gotta know [?] some help
Maybe don't try so hard
We ain't getting far
Tried to hold us down
We always gon' be around

[Verse 1]
Still out by myself wondering when you're gonna call
Lookin' out my window
Life ain't easy at all
It's funny how the rich stay rich and the poor stay poor
Hold on the bill collectors at my door
My phone is ringing off the hook
My cousin tellin' me baby boy got shot up for sure
Another damn day in the hood

[Pre-Chorus]
Everything's gon' be alright
Dry away your tears tonight

[Chorus]
When you see the cadillac rolls
Gotta a [?] for sure
When you see smoke on the grill
Gotta know [?] some help
Maybe don't try so hard
We ain't getting far
Tried to hold us down
We always gon' be around
[Verse 2]
Young girl playing double dutch in the hood
She goes to school, and you know her grades are all good
And as she sit down and eat supper
We say a grace, we bow our heads
Lord don't let my brother end up dead
And I'd like to thank for my mother
Cause if I didn't have her
I'd be in the streets

[Pre-Chorus]
Everything's gon' be alright
Dry away your tears tonight

[Chorus]
When you see the cadillac rolls
Gotta a [?] for sure
When you see smoke on the grill
Gotta know [?] some help
Maybe don't try so hard
We ain't getting far
Tried to hold us down
We always gon' be around