Urban discipline

Growing up
Ive seen a lot of **** in my time
Ive seen hunger, hunger, pleasure, pain, violence and crime
I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died
And from those who have gone down in life just never tried
Life is just too short
I realize that now
Im gonna get my **** together and try to make it somehow
Cause one thing that
I have learned is that you only live once
So now Ill take life by the balls and squeeze until they crunch
Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool
Type of education you cant get in school
Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned
Nobody to teach me,
I just learned
A man like clay molded by his surroundings
He starts taking shape from the beating and the pounding
Assembly line that
Ive been through
A hard ************ with a bad attitude
Maybe its just the times we live in
Maybe its just urban discipline, urban discipline
Urban discipline of another world
There aint no ******* proof, ooh
The ways of urban life are not as they seem
Standing up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive youve got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
Things that you regret
***** *******
Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool
Type of education you cant get in school
Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned
Nobody to teach me,
I just learned
A man like clay molded by his surroundings
He startstaking shape from the beating and the pounding
Assembly line that
Ive been through
A hard ************ with a bad attitude
Maybe its just the times we live in
Maybe its just urban discipline, urban discipline
Brooklyn,
Bronx, Manhattan,
Staten Island and
QueensStanding up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive youve got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
RegretUrban discipline