[Verse 1]
Listen up, turn your box up, gather all around
This one's strictly for the ghetto (yup)
Some of y'all recognize, some of y'all won't
Better pay attention and listen close
There was an old lady who lived in my hood
That sold freeze pops for a quarter
Had so many kids that I lost count
More sons than she had daughters
And every night before they would fall asleep
They'd pray for shelter and food to eat
But the landlord huffed and blew the house down
Now they out on the streets
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And now she cleans, she mops
The tears they drop
The only sound that drowns it out comes from my music box
[Chorus]
So just let the music play (play)
No, don't let it stop (no)
No, it ain't easy growing up in the hood, but I got my music box
When the sirens sound (wind it up)
Or the shots ring out (just wind it up)
Had trouble in the hood, but I'm onto the good
Cause I got my music box
Listen up, turn your box up, gather all around
This one's strictly for the ghetto (yup)
Some of y'all recognize, some of y'all won't
Better pay attention and listen close
There was an old lady who lived in my hood
That sold freeze pops for a quarter
Had so many kids that I lost count
More sons than she had daughters
And every night before they would fall asleep
They'd pray for shelter and food to eat
But the landlord huffed and blew the house down
Now they out on the streets
[Pre-Chorus 1]
And now she cleans, she mops
The tears they drop
The only sound that drowns it out comes from my music box
[Chorus]
So just let the music play (play)
No, don't let it stop (no)
No, it ain't easy growing up in the hood, but I got my music box
When the sirens sound (wind it up)
Or the shots ring out (just wind it up)
Had trouble in the hood, but I'm onto the good
Cause I got my music box
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