The Hood

(featuring Tiffany Villareal)

[Chorus: Tiffany Villareal]

Some day, I know you'll be far away

I'll be right here to stay, give me one day

Baby, baby, don't, run away, come see me

Some day, I'll be right, here today, just give me love, Rae.

[Raekwon]

To my hood, I'm always there for you

Rain, hail, sleet, snow, and I'm there

For all the underprivileged, yo we here

My life is all in your soul, daily, since nana left us

She took all of your blessings, cuz she been there

My life change, yo, could never though be without you, yo

It's strange when I want it to rain

On my best friend's grooming, we all had visions of you

We broke nights, God, knowing you cared

Peace, nigga, only for a minute and I'mma break out

Come back and kiss you on your feet, here

I love my hood, I love my niggaz, there, yo

The older we get, we understand, you might tear

[Chorus w/ ad-libs]

[Raekwon]

You keep the little young ones, happy, true

Graduations occured, you look so pretty and new

Look at the sky, all blue, all old people with you

Facilities mailing, jail brothers miss you

Wow, it gets crazy when I think about the money you made me

Slipped me away, but Jakes tried to rade me

Nighshifts, smokin' on spliffs, you kept yellin'

"Carry your fifth, the down the block niggaz is gay"

They keep police invadin' your space, we can't live

Plus, they gassin' the mayor, them niggaz wanna give you away

We won't have that, suburban people mad at the fact

That you be gettin' more company then them, they just be scared

of that

"Hood", look at your name, spell it backwards

Yo, "Dooh", that's what they yellin' in vain

You the realest, the most livest, flyest, you part of life

I gotta give you love, cuz you gave it God and life

[Chorus w/ ad-libs]

[Raekwon]

Who ever said you ain't do right by me, they frontin', yo

They couldn't understand that we was a team

I used to come out, hear you words, talk to me, walk with me,

brother

Cool, try to be succesful and dream

The city lights is on, now, they wanna turn 'em off

Try'nna start some shit, actin' like you never made a penny for

'em

Dun, they doin' you dirty, we had Summer Youth for that, though

No need to cry, never get worried

You gon' live forever, word to mother

Cuz she raised you right, and you got fifty-one brothers

I sat with the trees and had conversations at bees

We talked about throwin' money up, landscapin' your knees

You forget that, something to talk about

Show me where to take the check, pay these suckas off and be out

The'll never be another place, everybody happy to see

That's why I keep coming back to you, peace