Beauty In The Streets

Lyrics

[Chorus] Tale as old as time Streets full of crime Locked up and then released From the belly of the beast I know it's not a lotta peace Some of the homies is deceased But it's beauty in these, beauty in these, beauty in these, beaut— It's beauty in these streets Tale as old as time Streets full of crime Locked up and then released From the belly of the beast I know it's not a lotta peace Some of the homies is deceased But best believe it's still beautiful [Verse] Been in these streets since I was six years old Walkin' home from school, stealin' shit from the store I guess that's how it go when you a latchkey (Latchkey) Mama was at work, she couldn't catch me (Catch me) Homework undone, havin' much fun Best friend's big bro showed me my first gun Cuz, this that chitty-chitty bang-bang In hood, Lynwood, whole city gangbang Story gettin' me throwed, Imperial to Pico We was organizin' crime before we heard of RICO Tribal, not trife, Blood and Crip life If this shit wrong, then I can't get right I found leadership in thugs, Crips, and Bloods Just a young Black kid tryna get some love And that's really all it was [Chorus] Tale as old as time Streets full of crime Locked up and then released From the belly of the beast I know it's not a lotta peace Some of the homies is deceased But it's beauty in these, beauty in these, beauty in these, beauty in these Beauty in these streets Tale as old as time Streets full of crime Locked up and then released From the belly of the beast I know it's not a lotta peace Some of the homies is deceased But best believe it's still beautiful