Now here is all these peoples (right) Who are moved here Thirty, forty years- fifty years ago (to the promised land) And whatever they were moved here by is no longer there I see- 'cause now I look on the street every day And I see all these young men standing on the corner It used to be you could drop out, even daughter You could drop out of high school And you could always get you that Ford (mhm) You know, in the factory (right) And then you- you didn't have to stand on the corner (right) 'Cause you're eighth-grade kid, you As long as he could pick up something, he had a job (mhm) And that was white or black (mhm) Nowadays, there's no place to do but stand on the corner Concreatures, 100cc's for the shooters This is every dope fiend's dream that's a tuner Therapeutic to the user, the heroin abusers Know I'm a concreature like I'm starin' at medusa, it's What up doe? Shit It's nick bruno What up, bro? Yo, where the fuck you at, man? What the fuck you doin', dog? Missin' all type of cheese out here, man Like, we out here gettin' it, man, you in th- you missin' in action, dog! What the fuck goin' on with you, man? Let me tell you, man, look Now my lady on my case, so I'm fillin' out an app All I know is how to whip dust in a pyrex Got a baby on the way, damn it's a mess Have you ever been convicted of a felony? Yes? Check in the box to the left, say: No Fresh out the box with a fresh new caseload Step out the box for a sec, think, bold They ain't tryna hire you with jailhouse tattoos On your left forearm, starin', lookin' at you Like you up to no good, scared and afraid to Look you in your eye like a man when he face you Still got a phone in his hand, and it dead, tell you Give me a call, if anything was available Didn't get the job, now the rent and the cable due End of the month, with the gas and the aol First of the month, fiends cashin' their welfare Checks, on the third, I'll be lampin' on lamphere Standin' on the curb just sellin' cocaine With some very close friends that'll catch you long-range And dig in your nerves, you can tell it, on james I still got the work and I'm sellin' whole thangs Got pills for dessert, heroin for dope fiends Who flick, burn, and set it on flame And then insert it in their varicose veins Concreatures, 100cc's for the shooters This is every dope fiend's dream that's a tuner Therapeutic to the user, the heroin abusers Know I'm a concreature like I'm starin' at medusa Concreatures, 100cc's for the shooters This is every dope fiend's dream that's a tuner Therapeutic to the user, the heroin abusers Know I'm a concreature like I'm starin' at medusa Where we at with it? Blockworks 227