[Verse 1: Jay Rush]
When I was young I thought that I was oh so, strong
I can't believe that I have made it here this long
Cause I was born at the bottom of the belly of the beast
Learned how to hustle when the rest was asleep
So I'm asking you, what would you do?
Now i'm older but i'm still so, strong
The bills are paid my paper's oh so, long
But i'm still at the bottom of the belly of the beast
Made a couple moves but i'm still in the streets
So im asking you, what would you do? What would you do oh-ah

[Chorus: Jay Rush]
Mama your boy done grew up to be a gangster
I try to keep a steel
And these streets they just don't care, and this game is still ain't fair
But despite all that I'm happy to be, oh-woah

[Interlude: AZ]
Ok, this here's for all the moneymakers
The big boys, the movers the shakers, guerillas and the hundred doller-billers

[Verse 1: AZ]

[Chorus: Jay Rush]
Mama your boy done grew up to be a gangster
I try to keep a steel
And these streets they just don't care, and this game is still ain't fair
But despite all that I'm happy to be, oh-woah
[Interlude: AZ]
See, the cream always rise to the top
And what's in the dark come to the light
And real always recognize, real

[Verse 2: AZ]

[Chorus: Jay Rush]
Mama your boy done grew up to be a gangster
I try to keep a steel
And these streets they just don't care, and this game is still ain't fair
But despite all that I'm happy to be, oh-woah