[Intro]

Know what Im saying? Feels good, feels good
Lets put down all that, you know its..
Im just gon ride for you real quick man


[Hook]
It's the children, that bring the balance in the hood
So lets not make 'em age faster than they should
It's the children, that bring the balance in the hood
So lets not make 'em age faster than they should


[Verse 1]
Them rare moments when theres peace in the hood it's all beautiful
Got kids, jump rope, freeze tag, hula-hoop
They race everywhere to see whos the fastest man
Can't go to the park they play ball in the trash can
Some in the street on they belly, cleanin up at skelly
Their only break in the day is for that peanut butter, jelly
Smiles on their faces, it's all fun to see
Watching them play red light, green light, 1-2-3, 1-2-3
They toss a football to see who throw the farthest bombs
Don't have skills, hit windshields, set-off car alarms
They began running cause that old man coming
Same shorty bully young ones, but they can't son 'em
All day the kids won't waste a buck
But they know when Mr. Ice Cream man come they gon chase the truck
Far as they concerned the night came too fast
They love when the suns out hydrant on full blast

[Hook]

It's the children, that bring the balance in the hood
So lets not make 'em age faster than they should
It's the children, that bring the balance in the hood
So lets not make 'em age faster than they should

[Verse 2]

They can't wait for them block parties so they can run the street without looking
Brought up on the stoop and eat cause them adults is out cooking
As long as there's no rain today
There's a new game to play
Start before them blue skies change to gray
They time how long they can stand on they hands with the stopwatch
While the girls is throwing their keys, hopscotch
Kid's bragging, he can wheely the three manholes before he stop
Came close but for the record Pop did the block
If you watch, it's clockwork, the kids is too wise
They play it fiar, odds, evens, choose sides
It's real, you get old and get counterfeit
But they still put they feet in the circle and last one out is it

[HOOK 2]
Hot peas and butter, is a game not a dish
If you wasn't from the ghetto, it's a game you might have missed
We be out even if it's type cold with no hastle
Get a thing of team tag, light pole is homebase
We be bored, we create another theme
Gather some leaves and twigs, race em in the gutter stream
[HOOK 2]