Sometimes rats gnaw through walls here
They were born here, but they don't wanna end up here
Mama, the white dust is just plaster from the ceiling
What do you even know about my block?
Phone's vibrating 'cause she wants to talk
I can't pick up 'cause I know she wants to come over
And when she stands in front of the projects, she's suddenly shocked
Sometimes I wanna get out of the jungle, but at the end of the day I stay here
Believe me, we dream of a Caddy, believe me, we dream of a Chevy
But every night the dreams drown in Jacky
Now and then even here a glimmer of hope slips away
Don't hang your head, maybe you'll see it
And sometimes rats gnaw through walls here
They were born here, but they don't wanna end up here
Mama, the white dust is just plaster from the ceiling
What do you even know about my block?
And sometimes we dare a look at the stars
We wanna go up there too, but how when every path's blocked?
Follow false trails, hoping they'll bring us closer
What do you even know about my block?
The sins weigh way more than the eight kilos on the backseat
You hope He hears your prayers, but right now He looks away
Cold metal between your hip and the waistband of your Nike shorts
Makes sure not much sweat drips even on scorching days here
But never look back here
New house, new girl, new hood
As if we never existed
And sometimes rats gnaw through walls here
They were born here, but they don't wanna end up here
Mama, the white dust is just plaster from the ceiling
What do you even know about my block?
And sometimes we dare a look at the stars
We wanna go up there too, but how when every path's blocked?
Follow false trails, hoping they'll bring us closer
What do you even know about my block?
And sometimes rats gnaw through walls here
They were born here, but they don't wanna end up here
Mama, the white dust is just plaster from the ceiling
What do you even know about my block?
And sometimes we dare a look at the stars
We wanna go up there too, but how when every path's blocked?
Follow false trails, hoping they'll bring us closer
What do you even know about my block?