Can't Let Go



(C. Perkins, M. Ortega, P. Rushen, F. Washington)


Another day in the hood kickin back
While my homies up to no good kickin that
Street slang on my block its a street thang
Hit some cock and earn a street name
Like fast Fred
But if you crazy they might call you half dead
On these streets where I chill at man
That's the life for me and
I can kick it till the weekend
With the rap sangers if I want
or hang with the gang bangers but I don't
These streets have got a grip on me
Mama don't trip on me
Cause I just can't get out
No matter what I'm hangin out
About to make my cash and
help my family settle
Then I can bust a U and
head back to the ghetto
Where I can spend the rest of my life at
Why must I be like that...man

Hook:
Feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin
Patrice keep sangin cause I
feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin..

Now fish don't fry in the kitchen
and beans ain't burned on the grill
I'm livin broke still
Took a whole lot of tryin
and now my mama sittin fat on a hill
In suburbia now the streets wont worry her
But see my vision's much blurry'a
Yeah.. Cause I don't see what yall see
So when you need me just call me
I'm on the block where they robbin
Where they mobbin where they stealin
Where they killin got me feelin
Right in place got my nine just in case
Jealous folks wanna shine
Hittin ditches passen up all the fine B's
Seein peers gettin jacked behind kees
Hoes jockin ya and the ghetto beats rockin ya
That's where I'm stayin
as long as I keep prayin
5-0's after ya
blowin smoke out the roof of an Acura
I got to have it man
I guess its just a habit damn yea

Hook:
Feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin
Patrice keep sangin cause I
feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin..

You know they got some benefits
on the ghetto streets
Hit a swap meet or chill at
soul beat on the green
It's ladies at the lake for the show scene
Gotta get your ride clean
Holler to a dope fiend for a quarta'
Get some gas then you roll ta
Where the waters at tune in the stereo
Vitamin is rockin the radio,
and I can't let go.


Hook:
Feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin
Patrice keep sangin cause I
feel so real and my mind wont let go
aint nothin on my mind but hangin..

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