Let me offer assistance.
This is for my little brother and sister,
That get bombarded by images that could get them mixed up
And tricked out.
The industry keeps pulling their tricks out.
Video ho’s got youngins walking round with their tits out.
That ain’t cool princess don’t wear that to school,
Video ho models ain’t role models for you.
Cause you’re a jewel if you wanna be,
Or fool if you wanna be
Your innocence is priceless
Slow down if you want to see.
Make a dude wait for your emotional stability
And when you get grown you can move with sensibility.
Be honest ‘bout your feelings.
Don’t always reveal them,
Some people are hurting inside and they wanna just steal them
Dream killers and your innocence will die like a flower ‘round weeds
Slow down, there’s no need to speed.
Be a leader, don’t believe what you see on T.V.
Cause their just trying to get your money through a marketing scheme.

Hook:
Ooh lord I’m trying to find a righteous way
Ooh lord not tryna grind my life away
Ooh lord I’m trying to find a righteous way
Ooh lord not tryna grind my life away

Second verse:

On city blocks many kids see yellow tops
Some grow to sell them
Some grow to cop
The American hustle
While some kids stay out of trouble
Some don’t they just double it and sign the devils covenant.
That’s an overview
We all aint the same yo
It all ain’t struggle and it all ain’t pain yo
Most people in the world are trying to maintain so
We’re all in the same game trying to make a name fo’
Ourselves and our families
Comedy and tragedy
Unfolds quite naturally
We deal with catastrophe
But smoke and mirrors puts black folks at the forefront
Listen to the news another black robbed a store front
Turn on B.E.T. another black with some gold fronts
The image isn’t balanced
But the attitude is so what
Our lives are affected
by the lies we’ve accepted
We all need to dance in the mirror and start reflecting.

-Hook-

Third Verse (Shred TVT):
"Youngin listen I been in ur position against all odds, living in poor conditions made em a grinch, yall hot, on his hip, small glock, wanna flip, brawl pop whoever, slumin it, rumbling inside, lost Ma, raised
me better than this it gots to get better I wish somebody save me before I get shot or end up on the deputys list, the cops is crazy and shady its death if u slip, no second chance I was destine to dip,
determined to leave, not trying to see prison, sitting next to my kin not resting no peace I'm trying to be chilling but stress was on me so its hard to think rational living where u can't relax yo surrounded by
crack I'm in a trap folk, trapping hoping I stack blow up I needed to grow up I had hope but man I'm so nuts, indeed I woke up, naturally had to leave, get away to see a better day, tied of being mad and weak, everyday, had to meditate say a grace, find myself, get my mind right, started writing about my life that's what helped me find light, now I shine bright speaking truth for the youth, see this life is what u make it, I made it and so can you."