Heart & Soul

[Chorus ?]
Got the soul of a gangsta, still in these streets
The heart of a hustler, living to be
Got the mind of a struggler, needing a peek
What the world got to offer, I'm still on my feet
And with the dreams of a rockstar, still in my reach
There's a will there's a way, [?] still [?]
Got my mind on my money, and I'm ready to roll
Got them demans from round me, now I'm ready to blow
Yeah

[Verse 1: Skatterman]
Mother and father's first one, first son
Imagine all the joy that he brings when he first come
But what they do when he's hungry and thirst come?
Daddy ain't got no job, and mama gotta wait til the first, huh?
Dad runs, hit the door, never to be seen no more
Mother keep [?] scrubbing floors
But pressure bust pipes, embalming fluid [?]
It's such a tough life, Alcohol reeking through pours
Beyond the addiction, throughout the efliction [?]
You talk and I listen, all facts and no fiction, we good
I know this sounds a little different, believe it or not
We like two killers with pistols, we hood
So moms, I never turn my back on ya
I shed tears that night I left your house, after I had to pull that strap on ya
But I'm glad I snapped on ya, 'cause you was almost too far
To see your oldest son becoming a star

[Chorus ?]
Got the soul of a gangsta, still in these streets
The heart of a hustler, living to be
Got the mind of a struggler, needing a peek
What the world got to offer, I'm still on my feet
And with the dreams of a rockstar, still in my reach
There's a will there's a way, [?] still [?]
Got my mind on my money, and I'm ready to roll
Got them demans from round me, now I'm ready to blow
Yeah

[Verse 2: Snug Brim]
11/9 78, a victim of this world was born
Y'all never thought that little Aaron would grow up to do harm
I seen it, crack pipes
Been through the broke and [?]
Lived through the black nights, [?] bandanas
But mama strong, she held it down and [?]
Papa was a rolling stone, and [?] streets was out here slanging hogs
And I had to deal with it
Plus he left me at three, [?] slept on, left him a G
My step pops became the [?] man
So when I got up on some [?] I had a regular place where I can cop my drugs, man
This ain't the way it's supposed to be
Fighting temptations, wanting relations
God hoping he know it's me
Blessed the child who has faith, please embrace my words
Screaming and yelling [?] til I'm heard
Heart of a hustler
Can't help the way my future was told
Living the life of a rockstar, ready to roll
Soul of a gangsta

[Chorus ?]
Got the soul of a gangsta, still in these streets
The heart of a hustler, living to be
Got the mind of a struggler, needing a peek
What the world got to offer, I'm still on my feet
And with the dreams of a rockstar, still in my reach
There's a will there's a way, [?] still [?]
Got my mind on my money, and I'm ready to roll
Got them demans from round me, now I'm ready to blow
Yeah

[Verse 3: Snug Brim]
As this world turns
[?] this world burns
Thinking to myself will this world learn?
Knowledge is power, and planning is the key to success
Money devowers, why do you think your people sleeping in vests?
Hour to hour, watch your fake friends
As long as dollars is spent, [?] showerd [?] might end
The cards was dealt, while [?] yourself
From game
Your partners' helped, [?] scar yourself
From fame

[Verse 4: Skatterman]
We from the dirt, where we had blackmale and exstortion
So lord forgive us, for the crack sales and abortions
'Cause we don't know no better, just bigger ryms and leather
Selling our souls, moving O's, just to get the chetter
We know you see us, and we often frown
'Cause we feel like something out the lost and found
Ghetto children in the world that been tossed around
Keep your head up, soon we'll be off the ground

[Chorus ?]
Got the soul of a gangsta, still in these streets
The heart of a hustler, living to be
Got the mind of a struggler, needing a peek
What the world got to offer, I'm still on my feet
And with the dreams of a rockstar, still in my reach
There's a will there's a way, [?] still [?]
Got my mind on my money, and I'm ready to roll
Got them demans from round me, now I'm ready to blow
Yeah