The Block

[Intro]
If you wanna be successful
You got to make a sacrifice somewhere down the line
It ain't worth to make a sacrifice you can’t make it

[Chorus]
My boy's supposed to be a star, got shot
One missed his opportunity, got knocked
Another touched his first money roll and got rocked
A brother finally taking care of his moms, and got popped (popped)
That's the block
That’s the block

[Verse 1]
I've touched on it, just wanna stand majestic
Wishes to be the shit, though the land was septic
Out to get fly - never nested, every man was desperate
As we discussed, eat enough from the famine and not look anorexic
If it's for blueprints, we welcome all plans suggested, for past work
They way past dirt, my hands infested, I have to leave some prints of peace where my mans is rested
I'm the baron of the barren desert
Work hard to shine lights, this ain't light work
In my thought's lab pulling off scabs, it might hurt
Threw the rice, I'm through enticed by a tight skirt, important stretch, courtin' death, and not only with life flirt
Packed pounds, act like clowns, I go for the jugular
Excavate the fate of street life, what you hope to discover?
[?] a shout, made it out, show that there’s hope for a brother
Throw Colts in my gutter, never spoke of another
Had to fight for shit, always dark but the nights was lit, since a baby with a rattle in the viper’s pit
I'm the home of many demons and they like the trip, the weak eat their heart out I never bite my lip

[Chorus]
A boy’s supposed to be a star, got shot
One missed his opportunity, got knocked
Another touched his first money roll and got rocked
A brother's finally taking care of his moms, and got popped
That's the block
That's the block

[Verse 2]
Had the gift of rhyme, skip a lesson if you missed the line
Saw signs were sold dimes, got out in the nick of time
Still fighting the same wicked, not a different kind
When "Protect Ya Neck" was on my deck, I was risking my mine
Jus’ wanna be touched by an angel, and posed by a juniper
Admit its truth: getting loose brought us closer to Lucifer
How the folks was moving, became a folks manoeuvre
Smitten by forbidden fruit, became potent and juicier

[Chorus & Outro]
My boy was supposed to be a star, got shot
One missed his opportunity, got knocked
Another touched his first money roll and got rocked
A brother's finally taking care of his moms, and got popped
That's the block
That's the block
That's the block
Got popped
That's the block