Conversation With Tha Man Above

[Juvenile]<br>Why does Juvenile gotta suffer so much<br>All this love in the hood keeps me in a fuss<br>Last night, me and the fellas almost got smoked<br>We heard gunshots and we said "we all broke"<br>A 2 mile chase hitting corners quick<br>Thank god we alright and made it to the bricks<br>Now I gotta carry a nine i guess<br>These brothas try to peel my cap, so I gotta put em to rest<br>Now is it really worth the fighting and fuss<br>We killed one of them, they killed one of us<br>A young teenage black male<br>Gave em a brand new 40 and he got locked in jail<br>They say thats how it`s supposed to be<br>But I don`t think that kind of life was chosen for me<br>So I send up the sin I pray<br>To the Lord to conversate<br>To end all of this hate<br><br>Chorus:<br>Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke<br>I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked<br>Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke<br>I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked<br>Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke<br>I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked<br>Living inside ghetto is not a joke, not a joke<br>I keep on seeing fellas from hood getting smoked<br><br>[Juvenile]<br>I wouldn`t be alive if I didn`t say<br>I`m the type of person that praise everyday<br>Brothas in the hood ain`t the same<br>They got a gun and they change<br>Now they say I changed cause I`m making records<br>But I`m still in the hood handing out some chicken<br>Teenage sistas getting happy drawls<br>Used to be quiet, now she do it all<br>It`s hard to undertsand this shit<br>And everybody I question say "life`s a bitch"<br>My life is a bitch, because I made it that<br>So I`m praying to the Lord, please change me back<br><br>Chorus<br><br>[Juvenile]<br>My family`s not together like they should be<br>And I don`t think they ever will be<br>My grandma is the only one that says she loves us<br>So whats the reason for the everyday scream fuss<br>Daddy just got killed last week<br>For my boy on the curb, may he rest in peace<br>Then they went and killed Teck<br>Now I`m thinking "is the Juv next?"<br>I don`t wanna run when I can`t hide<br>Lord if I go, just make sure I`m on your side<br><br>Chorus<br><br>(Juvenile talks till end)