"Can't Let My City Down" lyrics
Albee Al & Joey Bada$$ Lyrics
Okay, let's try somethin' different
(Turn Up Tobi)
Yeah
(Lilz produced this beat)
(Kid Future)
Misunderstood and overlooked (What else?)
Underrated at the same time (I am)
Nana prayin' for my soul, tryna save mine (Nana)
Devil playin' tug of war, tryna take mine
You know it cost to be the boss, so I pay mine (Yeah)
Take my points with the win when it's game time
You know I'm shootin' in your face like it's Dame Time (Dame Time)
Clock the Glock, when I slide, bullets hang time
Fuck you thought that I would talk about, knowledge?
I was locked up, I never went to college (Real)
Streets raised me, ain't have a father (No)
You can even ask my mama
Favorite toy, a cap gun as a toddler
Hold up, let me pop my shit (Okay)
Niggas think that we equivalent 'cause they popped my bitch
Know these hoes for everybody, that is not my bitch
I'm in a trap whippin' yola till I lock my wrist (Yola, yola)
Critics sayin' he the best, talkin' 'bout his lyrics (I disagree)
But I played it in the trenches, they ain't wanna hear it
'Cause they want me
If you ain't built for this gang shit, don't canary (Gang, gang)
On his block, headshot, then it goes to spirit
Drop a tape, rappers follow me but never share it
Never share it
Ask me 'bout this industry, man, this shit the weirdest (Weirdos)
'Member huggin' bro moms and she steady tearin' (Pain)
While I'm whisperin' in her ears, ain't nobody sparin'
Outside, Super Soaker with the backpack
Got it on me
Ask my hood, if Albee drop, shit, they'll back that
I'm from Marion
See, I come from hand-me-downs, gettin' laughed at
From the bottom
Sizin' this Wraith up, 'bout to grab that
Ayo, look, look me in the eyes, see the spirit of a dyin' breed
Real niggas back on the rise, just needed time to grieve
Took 'em by surprise with tricks I hide under my sleeve
Twin Glocks attached at the hip like they was Siamese
Niggas tryin' me, I fire and squeeze, shit is law
Like a sketch artist, I be quick to draw
Call me Him McGraw how I pull them strings
Back in the full swing
This ain't nothin' new, Jack, bitch, this been my whole thing
Livin' out my old dreams, nigga still sleepin' on me
Third eye wide, see my enemies creepin' on me
We don't take kindly to threats, I gotta keep it on me
Keep an arm in the army ready for those tryna harm me
Real G's talk calmly and we move in silence
Where I'm from, we don't vacate, we resort to violence
Where every man is an island, ain't no Saint Thomas
Every day a blessing 'cause we know tomorrow ain't promised
Take my losses as lessons, my wrong shot, I ride it
Follow my intuition, know I'm divinely guided
I seen niggas' true colors, they just couldn't hide it
As if the light that I shined on 'em was ultraviolet
I been in need of therapy, it's hard to talk about it
I gotta give it to you straight, I can't walk around it
Help was always in demand, I always supplied it
I gave this shit my undivided, then I multiplied it, nigga
Niggas still plottin' on my downfall
Before you get the rain, it's a downpour
Never fall, I'ma always hold it down, yeah
I can't let my city down, no, no
I can't let my city down, no, no
I can't let my city down
(Turn Up Tobi)
Yeah
(Lilz produced this beat)
(Kid Future)
Misunderstood and overlooked (What else?)
Underrated at the same time (I am)
Nana prayin' for my soul, tryna save mine (Nana)
Devil playin' tug of war, tryna take mine
You know it cost to be the boss, so I pay mine (Yeah)
Take my points with the win when it's game time
You know I'm shootin' in your face like it's Dame Time (Dame Time)
Clock the Glock, when I slide, bullets hang time
Fuck you thought that I would talk about, knowledge?
I was locked up, I never went to college (Real)
Streets raised me, ain't have a father (No)
You can even ask my mama
Favorite toy, a cap gun as a toddler
Hold up, let me pop my shit (Okay)
Niggas think that we equivalent 'cause they popped my bitch
Know these hoes for everybody, that is not my bitch
I'm in a trap whippin' yola till I lock my wrist (Yola, yola)
Critics sayin' he the best, talkin' 'bout his lyrics (I disagree)
But I played it in the trenches, they ain't wanna hear it
'Cause they want me
If you ain't built for this gang shit, don't canary (Gang, gang)
On his block, headshot, then it goes to spirit
Drop a tape, rappers follow me but never share it
Never share it
Ask me 'bout this industry, man, this shit the weirdest (Weirdos)
'Member huggin' bro moms and she steady tearin' (Pain)
While I'm whisperin' in her ears, ain't nobody sparin'
Outside, Super Soaker with the backpack
Got it on me
Ask my hood, if Albee drop, shit, they'll back that
I'm from Marion
See, I come from hand-me-downs, gettin' laughed at
From the bottom
Sizin' this Wraith up, 'bout to grab that
Ayo, look, look me in the eyes, see the spirit of a dyin' breed
Real niggas back on the rise, just needed time to grieve
Took 'em by surprise with tricks I hide under my sleeve
Twin Glocks attached at the hip like they was Siamese
Niggas tryin' me, I fire and squeeze, shit is law
Like a sketch artist, I be quick to draw
Call me Him McGraw how I pull them strings
Back in the full swing
This ain't nothin' new, Jack, bitch, this been my whole thing
Livin' out my old dreams, nigga still sleepin' on me
Third eye wide, see my enemies creepin' on me
We don't take kindly to threats, I gotta keep it on me
Keep an arm in the army ready for those tryna harm me
Real G's talk calmly and we move in silence
Where I'm from, we don't vacate, we resort to violence
Where every man is an island, ain't no Saint Thomas
Every day a blessing 'cause we know tomorrow ain't promised
Take my losses as lessons, my wrong shot, I ride it
Follow my intuition, know I'm divinely guided
I seen niggas' true colors, they just couldn't hide it
As if the light that I shined on 'em was ultraviolet
I been in need of therapy, it's hard to talk about it
I gotta give it to you straight, I can't walk around it
Help was always in demand, I always supplied it
I gave this shit my undivided, then I multiplied it, nigga
Niggas still plottin' on my downfall
Before you get the rain, it's a downpour
Never fall, I'ma always hold it down, yeah
I can't let my city down, no, no
I can't let my city down, no, no
I can't let my city down
