Ain't no daddy's where I'm from,
It's just mad mothers
And eyes that still seem,
They can't look past color
Why am I disrespected by
Someone I should call brother?
And why girls feelin' pretty
And constantly hating each other?

Bad air in my lungs,
Man I can't breathe
My eyes burnin' from all the dirt and debris
And it's third degree
Emotionless on the scene
It's like a disease
The way y'all killin' me

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I'm 16 and I shouldn't have to feel like this
I'm 16, every young boy out here wanna kiss
I'm 16, and me and my mama goin' through it
16 on the block
16 on the block

16, At war [6x]

16 on the block
16 on the block

Around here cool is another word for fool
If he smoke then she smoke,
I gotta smoke too
Now what would I do if I didn't have a clue?
I'm 16 why, OH
Asking God oh Why, OH
If my clothes ain't tight,
Then he ain't gone like me
Eyes on the prize,
So the next girl dress just like me
I'm so full of promise,
But why promise if I'ma just be rewarded
By bad actions
To him I'm just a transaction

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I want you to love my mind,
My smile, my style
I want you to know the best of me
I want to belong without being treated
Like property
Why does this seem like fantasy?

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