The Hardest Hood I Know Lyrics

The hardest hood I know

The hardest hood I know is fatherhood. Nothing really comes close

You witness in the physical, one of God's miracles

Walking in this neighborhood, the bond became spiritual

The seeds of my flesh here, breathing my breath

Fear nothing in this wicked world when it comes to them

Do the best that I can to be a respectable man

I had to heal from old wounds. I had to turn from doing wrongs

I had to grow to be mature. I had to pray to be strong

I had to toss away the yay, and punch a clock to make the pay

Catch me working every day, insurance 401k

In this hood, it ain't no easy way. You still got trauma

You gotta provide when you're with or without they mama

They didn't ask to be here and you are half of the reason

Why that beautiful child of yours is right here breathing

Man up and be responsible. It's hard fa sho

Sometimes a thankless job, but yo

The hardest hood I know

One thing I've learned, if Mother is the closest to God

Then Father is that lightning rod

The balance is much needed, compassion and much nurture

But on the other hand the fire to go further

Look in the eyes of ya daughter and soul search her

Show her a Man when she looks at you

There's no manual, and yeah a few book'll do

Ain't nothing wrong with some therapy, approach it all carefully

You learning on the fly

The younger you have children it's harder to let your childish ways

Shrivel up and die

You gotta move different

You gotta budget money for food and school different

Being there for your seeds should make you different

Time is valuable and life you start to view different

They saying you different

That's a compliment, homie. Damn right fa sho

You gotta have a level head cause

This is the hardest hood I know