Dear God.. how can I explain myself?{J} Oh God bless me indeedWhen I m so confused{J} Enlarge my territory{J} Place your love and protection over me at all timesHelp me!{J} Keep me away from evilSomebody answer me! {echoes}{J} Allow me not to cause pain{Jay-Z}Police in the backgroundscreamin put the thing downThat s how hard I was trying to put my thing downSi-rens ringin outold ladies screamin outAll this attention for me and I m barely sixteen now.. it s feelin like a dream nowHandcuffedroughed upI m tossed in the bing nowI m lyin next to fiends nowthat s the end of the storyLet me bring y all niggaz back to the very first scene nowDecember 4tha child is bornBefore I knew ithad my pops trousers onThat s how we do it when the man of the house is goneYou eitherstand or fallI chose to standThe hawk outsideso I blow my handIt s a cold cold world but I overstandTryin to stay focused but I feel hopeless damnCan t cope with bein brokeI m a man - c mon{Chorus: R. Kelly}Son don t let these streetsget the best of youI will be right by your sidewhen you goin throughSon just don t let it (just don t let it)Just don t let it (just don t let it)Just don t let it (just don t let it).. get the best of you{R. Kelly}Late one night I wasrollin the streetsJustthinkin about what s goin on with me andtrapped in this thug lifetryin to break free butthis thug life just keeps callin meI m livin life way too dangerouslyI m drownin in my miseryLooked in the mirrorthere s my enemyCause poppa never was a part of meTake one step at a timemama saidSweet memories still remain in my headAll of my life been lied tomisledVoices be likeDon t you wish you was dead?No ground to place my feetI feel the fire under meA way out is all I needSomebodyanswer me!{Chorus + ad libs}{Jay-Z}Now the only thing left is more spirit to roam free.. cause ain t no goin home for meIt s a cold cold world but I blew my handA true first cause I knew that manI knew what he would do if I didn t draw firstAnd I couldn t stand the thought of my momma steppin foot inside a churchAll I try to do is try to get up out the dirtGuess he s tryin to do the sametold me get up out his turfI wanted to talk to himbut that shit d never workWe was cut from the same cloth and what was under his shirt was hismomma s renthis young brother s clothesMy nephew s foodand with that I suppose.. and with that I frozeNow my life is frozen in time behind these iron foldsAnd this story is toldfor young soldierswho never choose the life we chose{Chorus + (ad libs)}{R. Kelly}Tears in my eyes as I look upI m tryin tohold back my pride but reality is screaminGotta get a job cause mo-mma also screaminStreets are just like drugsand it s like I m out here fiendinForget all the hits in the industrycauseain t no exceptions in this game for melookNeither God or my enemiesIchoose God cause he understandsthisyoung man with a thuggish heartWhole world in his hands but still torn apartLike I m so closebut it s still so farNightmares of me in a swervin carohhhNo ground to place my feet (my feet)I feel the fire under me (heyyy)A way out is all I need (all I need)Somebodyanswer me!{Chorus + ad libs}

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