Morocco Mike - Murs Ay it's like me and this ni**a Eclipse Been working on this sh*t hella hard for hella days You know saying Been since like 95 both graduated and sh*t Sh*t changed a grip for me this year 95 was some sh*t check it out It was 95 the year of my graduation I was in great anticipation of my date of release From this educational prison Moms made the decision To throw me from the residence It seems w**d and hip-hop had taken precedence Over my responsibilities but it was alright Because that day to day b******t was killing me So willingly I left the home And set out on my own Shacked up with some crew Saga and Rhythm Didn't have to give them any rent So hella time was spent up late night Freestyling getting high Not knowing how I would make it to school the next day From the Westside of L A I had to hit the 33 And now I hear them fools from Red Dots is out to murder me So certainly stresss built Taking bus to night school every day Could got my a** kilt But I had to get my credits straight Plus the bus ride gave me time to meditate On how to set this sh*t straight So late one night I called up moms then we reached an agreement Which only delayed It didn't prevent what was bound to happen She said she wasn't tripping Just as long as I got a gown and cap Then came graduation day The only ni**a to walk the stage With a zero point five four five GPA I hand her the diploma and she still have sh*t to say And it's f**kin off my vibe And the album's on its way I couldn't prolong the day when Murs And the real world would collide The year was nine-five The year was nine-five I thought I wouldn't survive Living in the city Where it's a day to day struggle to survive The year was nine-five Daily survival tactics in L A Daily survival tactics in L A Daily survival tactics in L A Daily survival tactics in L A Daily survival tactics in L A I struggled my way in the summer And now the album's almost done But now is when the crew starts to fall apart One by one we disassembled Which sorta resembles my life Falling apart right before my eyes So I fantasized about having a video And being on tour To keep my mind off my empty stomach And sleeping on the floor Being that I'm broke I'm stealing groceries from the store And now it seems every battle I have turns to beef And me broke with no heat I'm looking over both shoulders whenever I hit the streets And just when I thought I escaped defeat I'm sitting with my homey and we smoking a beadie When this cop see me and he decides to procede A young black male with dreads it gotta be w**d So he comes over with the usual disrespect But that's all I've come to expect From a motherf**ker with a badge and a God Complex Next he's asking questions testing my patience Finds out I'm underage now he's writing a citation Asking me to stand up to be frisked I'm like Man f**k this Then this b**ch cop snatched me up from the back I turned around to counter the attack But I'm surrounded by five cops Who don't appreciate the reply So it's me they hogtie and throw on the asphault Steady talking sh*t standing over me like it's all my fault And now I got a court case to face And in the first place I barely got enoughs to survive So when the court date arrived I damn sure don't got enough for a f**king bus ride So they give me a warrant failure to appear The next week I'm at the pier with my crew I seen this fool I battled a couple days back Hadn't seen him in a few I stepped to him He's like Dude we need a rematch You see my ego's been scratched And when I tell him that sh*t ain't gonna happen His ese partner went and opened up his trap And tell me that the odds was uneven instead of leaving I turned around and put this motherf**ker in his place And at the same time His homey all up in my ni**a T S face So I'm think we about to squab; But then the cops mob And break it up now they feeling like They did they job But here they come back up the street hella deep Talking sh*t like we wasn't gonna trip So I took the first hit And now we squabbing in the middle of the streets The odds was 3-on-6 and we still held it down