yo', this is for the streets, okay, this is for the streets, uh, you know i keeps it gangsta, you know i keeps it gangsta, holler at me, yeah, uh, come on, with so much drama in the nyc, i'm tryin' to make this dollar, only got fifteen, i'm from where grass don't grow and the birds don't sing, where police be wildin', but my crew is, this little life of mine, had me sittin' on 20s 'fore i turned 16, wouldn't trade it in for anything, and i got nothin' but love, i've got love for these streets, and the streets got love for me, gotta keep it gangsta {gangsta} every day, can't change what's inside of me, so they can take me out the streets, but can't take the streets out of me, i'm gon' still be gangsta {gangsta}, yeah, 'cause the streets gon' ride for me, it's like everywhere i go, everywhere that i be, streets biggin' me up from west to east, down to the dirty-dirty and overseas, they be showin' love, so all my people throw it up, we gon' always shine, 'cause anytime i needed you, you was there for me, you're my heart, my soul, and you're why i sing, i got nothing but love, i've got love for these streets, and the streets got love for me, i'm gon' keep it gangsta {gangsta} every day, can't change what's inside of me, so they can take me out the streets, but can't take the streets out of me, i'm gon' still be gangsta {gangsta}, yeah, 'cause the streets gon' ride for me, in the morning when i rise, you are always on my mind, when i go to bed at night, you will still be by my side, you never let me down, so i'll never let you go, this is dedicated to the streets, you got my heart, i've got love for these streets, and the streets got love for me, so i'm gon' keep it gangsta {gangsta}, yeah, yeah, can't change what's inside of me, so they can take me out the streets, but can't take the streets out of me, but i'm gon' still be gangsta {gangsta}, yeah, 'cause the streets gon' ride for me, i've got love for these streets, and the streets got love for me, i'm gon' always be gangsta {gangsta}, can't change what's inside of me, so they can take me out the streets, but can't take the streets out of me, and i'm gon' still be gangsta, yeah, 'cause the streets gon' ride for me, this is for my streets, go 'head with your gangsta self, uh, uh, uh, this is for my streets, so go 'head with your gangsta self, i see you, i see you, okay, okay, uh, this is for my streets, for my gangsta self, i've got love for these streets, and the streets got love for me, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah {gangsta}, can't change what's inside of me, so they can take me out the streets
