Really Real Out Here

Mama, pray for me please, I'm going outside
 I'll be on the corner where my father died
 I just hope my honor isn't compromised
 It's the only thing I own
 Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
 I can't face the troubles of this world alone
 A world up where they only wanna make you known
 Such a heavy cross to bear
 It's really real out there
 Yo, yo I could still hear my mother's voice
 Telling me what to do if I don't have another choice
 To never give the devil a reason he should rejoice
 You better than the ignorant, he been so killed the noise
 I've been down on my luck 'til I was real thin
 I slid way out of touch into a tailspin
 But I could tell you this much
 Your reflexes come through in a clutch
 As long as you don't ever fail them
 Ayo, my moms used to make beds and vacuums
 And pick up towels in dirty hotel bathrooms
 I used to hear my stomach rumbling in the classroom
 I used to wish I could run up and pull a fast move
 Remember listening to Marley sing the belly full
 When you shivering where you stand, they can tell you're cold
 Sometimes you might have to crease but just never fold
 And if you sing for your supper, never sell your soul
 It's really real out there
 Mama, pray for me please, I'm going outside
 I'll be on the corner where my father died
 I just hope my honor isn't compromised
 It's the only thing I own
 Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
 I can't face the troubles of this world alone
 A world where they making on
 Such a heavy cross to bear
 It's really real out there
 Mama, you wasn't privy to the shit we did
 The drama of a gritty inner-city kid
 The karma of the half moons and pyramids
 Gang life at the crib is inherited
 'Cause when the shots'll lick off, you knew I could get picked off
 For you to lose your only son would truly be a big loss
 You kept me in the sports and my thoughts on higher learning
 On reverend write sermons, a black Christ returning
 Desires burning
 I was yearning for them thick girls
 You dropped Jims and quick pearls
 Said Rash that's a big world
 For you to dance in, sing in, dream in it
 Any room get into, just be a king in it"
 Back then it seemed vintage, I kept a team image
 Its rule to this game, me and my team scrimmage
 Now I see Bennet and the hood in a different way
 My life's a gift I won't give away
 Mama, pray for me please, I'm going outside
 I'll be on the corner where my father died
 I just hope my honor isn't compromised
 It's the only thing I own
 Mama, stay for me please until I'm grown
 I can't face the troubles of this world alone
 A world where they making on
 Such a heavy cross to bear
 It's really real out there