IN WEST PHILADELPHIA
BORN AND RAISED
IN THE PLAYGROUND IS WHERE I SPENT MOST OF MY DAYS
CHILLIN' OUT MAXIN' AND RELAXIN' ALL COOL
AND SHOOTIN' SOME B-BALL OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL
WHEN A COUPLE OF GUYS,
THEY WERE UP TO NO GOOD,
STARTED MAKIN' TROUBLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
I GOT IN ONE LITTLE FIGHT AND MY MOM GOT SCARED
SHE SAID "YOU'RE MOVIN' WITH YOUR AUNTIE AND UNLCE IN BEL-AIR"