The Building

Uh, Hoid up, Take y'all back for a second Y'all wanna know how we got here? Let me paint this picture for you one time 1354 63rd and 14th Apartment 1C, In the building that taught me Ways of rubble jungle that building was our tree Where the roots in the street were deep, but that truth don’t ever leak Like the Johnny pump on the block, I curb it, water it down Afraid of saying too much, just Incase they poke around And find holes in the open cases, don’t fake what I talk about So I take you back to the building, the place where my guard is down Was raised in the apartments, with grandma googs for the most Aunt sue across the hall, Uncle Dan and Bubs below Aunt Paula and Uncle Ang, lived up a couple of floors I learned no matter what, keep the family close Man growing up me and my bro being unstable At home Lived on the island by address, till the stress lead us all Back from where we left, the rusted steps in yard Pretty rough start, biggest blessing I got, Yeah Back, Back, Back, Back in the Building Yeah we Back, Back, Back in the Building Let me take you back, let me tell you how I'm feeling Shhh Gotta keep it quiet for the children We Back, said we Back, Back, Back in the Building Ah Shit we Back, Back, Back in the Building Let me take you back, let me tell you how I'm feeling Shhh Gotta keep it quiet for the children I was young, I learned all of my firsts here Crossing streets, riding bikes, goin to church Yeah Grandma super big on faith she never missed a day Prayed for everyone, ensure they'd make it home okay I guess that was her way of handling the street life Back then we were kids, but as I grew, started to realize The real side, on my own connecting two and two Before I sit down one on one, with what was what and who was who Chillin in aunt sues playing Spyro PS 1 You see, I been pickin up jewels since I was young Was the first of the grandkids, was the last one to live it Cause right around that time my uncle caught a bid and Ended up in the can with like a 10 to life Once that happened we up rooted and the building died Then He sold it and we moved to the island, started fresh And that was the end, never got those times back again Back, Back, Back, Back in the Building Yeah we Back, Back, Back in the Building Let me take you back, let me tell you how I'm feeling Shhh Gotta keep it quiet for the children We Back, said we Back, Back, Back in the Building Ah Shit we Back, Back, Back in the Building Let me take you back, let me tell you how I'm feeling Shhh Gotta keep it quiet for the children