[Chorus] Life on the block Nothin' nice on the block Keep your eyes on the clock Watch for the cops [Verse] O's on the table The work still fresh Gettin' to the paper Still, it feels like a test Stayin' blessed, but it's tough It's hard to keep your head up And people tell me, "Stay up" They just want me to step up And I will, still, things got real I saw my man's life end over a couple of pills I'm thinkin', "Why him?" 'Cause he ain't deserve to die I'm just tryin' to get a Benz and let my girl drive And I wish she was here to tell me the things he used to That's why I'm thinkin' twice about who I say "I love you" to And if I love you, it's forever, but we grow apart Sometimes, I think about that shit, and it just break my heart I gotta stay strong Gotta stay brave Gotta stay away from n***as in my own gang And, one day, we'll be in the stars But, for now, I'ma stick to the block Watch for the cops [Chorus] Life on the block Nothin' nice on the block Keep your eyes on the clock Watch for the cops [Verse 2] Young G's in the night They see green lights And they all workin' 'cause they don't wanna see stripes And they all lookin' 'cause they don't wanna see life Young G's in the night We see green lights And they all workin' 'cause they don't wanna see stripes And they all lookin' 'cause they don't wanna see life Yeah, I been around the block We used to hang in the park We used to run from the cops It's all fun 'til it stops And when it stops, it really stops You don't wanna get dropped 'Cause they all gettin' dropped And I know how it feels But, sometimes, I wish I didn't We live a life where we're all forbidden Some of my best friends locked We couldn't stop I wish we did Maybe they wouldn't have did what they did Gotta live, gotta
