Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care You don't know why, where the people come apart Don't nobody care about you Only thing you got is God out here in these streets If you get down on your luck, you can stand out with a hand out But nobody give a *** out here in these streets Every man is for himself, they ain't helping no one else It's a hazard to your health, living life in these cold streets Who's worrying about you, babe, when you're wildin' out, runnin' round in these streets Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care When you on the corner, it's too much drama Living with the police right behind ya It's always more than a slight reminder We living in a war zone like Rwanda Before I go back to the Heavenly Father Pray for me if it ain't too much bother Whatever don't break me or make me stronger I feel like I can't take too much longer It's too much lyin' and too much cryin' I'm all cried out cause I grew up cryin' They all got a sales pitch I ain't buyin' They tryin' to convince me that I ain't tryin' We uninspired, we unadmired And tired of sick of being sick and tired Of living in a hood where the shots are fire We dyin' to live so to live we dyin' Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care And I swear it isn't fair In suspended animation We ain't tryin' to go nowhere Out here in these streets We're so young and all alone We ain't even old enough To realize we're on our own Livin' life on these hard streets Where it's like they lost their mind Is there any way to find Are we runnin' out of time out here? Listen Hey, who's worryin' bout you, Dave? When you wildin' out Runnin' round in these streets Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care Out in the streets, where I grew up First thing they teach us, not to give a *** That type of thinking can't get you nowhere Someone has to care