[00:00:03] Philly [00:00:05] Take em back to the block Meek [00:00:08] Middle of the summer [00:00:11] Middle of the summer [00:00:13] In the middle of the summer [00:00:16] I used to play the block all night til the sun came up [00:00:21] Everybody got they gun game up [00:00:24] In the middle of the summer [00:00:26] Middle of the summer [00:00:28] Middle of the summer [00:00:30] Stack all winter just to stunt in the summer [00:00:31] Ridin in my new camaro sometimes I wonder [00:00:34] Will it take me under or will it make me stronger [00:00:37] Thinking the times when I was broke it only gave me hunger [00:00:39] Shorty walking through the block it only made me wonder [00:00:42] My homies was sellin d**e and doin jay-z numbers [00:00:44] Niggas smoochin wrist was cold and throwin a c numbers [00:00:47] They on it was from the zone used to say we youngins [00:00:50] But we was ready though [00:00:51] Around the time when all the rap was on the radio [00:00:53] Me and my niggas on the block with hammers heavy though [00:00:56] I used to put it in my hand ain't wanna let it go [00:00:59] Ain't wanna let it go no [00:01:01] The work was low the numbers was right [00:01:03] Used to play the summer league a couple youngins was nice [00:01:05] They ain't make it to the league cause it'll f**k up your life [00:01:08] In the middle of the summer when you f**king with white [00:01:10] Middle of the summer [00:01:13] Middle of the summer [00:01:15] In the middle of the summer [00:01:18] I used to play the block all night til the sun came up [00:01:24] Everybody got they gun game up [00:01:25] In the middle of the summer [00:01:28] Middle of the summer [00:01:30] Middle of the summer [00:01:31] Charlie nix marching through screamin stop the violence [00:01:34] He had will smith with him tried to stop the wildin [00:01:36] But as soon as they left the hood man shots was fired [00:01:39] Ambulances rushin somebody mama cryin [00:01:42] They say the good don't make it here [00:01:44] Ain't no fightin hammertime and they gon take it there [00:01:46] North rushin cops lock you like jamaican hair [00:01:49] Young boul sixteen and got eighty years [00:01:51] Middle of the summer people cooking out [00:01:54] Oldheads lookin out [00:01:55] Rest in peace tears for the soldiers that got tooken out [00:01:58] I was in the streets momma told me to be in the house [00:02:00] Ten o'clock I was on the block moving in and out [00:02:03] City of brotherly love I was only thirteen I seen a puddle of blood [00:02:08] Grown man lying there he got one in his mug [00:02:10] His grandma screaming 'told you about selling them drugs ' [00:02:13] Middle of the summer [00:02:15] Middle of the summer [00:02:17] In the middle of the summer [00:02:20] Middle of the summer [00:02:23] I used to play the block all night til the sun came up [00:02:26] Everybody got they gun game up [00:02:28] In the middle of the summer [00:02:31] Middle of the summer [00:02:33] Middle of the summer [00:02:34] It was the middle of the summer but it was feeling like the winter [00:02:39] July was feeling like december [00:02:40] We ball hard to the finish uh [00:02:43] They say I'm cold cause I'm a winner [00:02:44] We had a quarter brickies [00:02:46] Half of birdies [00:02:46] Stash box ride super dirty [00:02:49] Tryna get that money [00:02:50] Ziplocks nose candy [00:02:52] Back to back in them black caddies [00:02:54] And we said this is our summer and we taking it there [00:02:57] I'm all up in this mirror like look at this audamir [00:03:00] Standing in my rear while starin at this painted mirror [00:03:02] Still tryna get it square [00:03:03] Super fly how we live [00:03:05] Aw knocked out lights comin knocked out mean a bike's comin [00:03:09] Smellin two stroke [00:03:10] These philly streets will make you lose hope [00:03:12] Her son was murdered now she use coke [00:03:14] It was the [00:03:15] Middle of the summer [00:03:17] Middle of the summer [00:03:20] In the middle of the summer [00:03:25] I used to play the block all night til the sun came up