I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Brother in the streets I didn't get involved I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Father in the streets I didn't get involved Got a long ride from the PACE bus PACE bus to the Red Line Red Line to the Green Line Fiends dying in the mean time School boy in his church clothes Still a virgin with church hoes Singing choir writing fire Age 16 with an open nose Back when Maly was Lil Lord Join the set or they forcing ya Five deep in a Corsica Playing Triple Six like an orchestra Niggas start to hang then they start to bang Since they took my shoes I haven't been the same Got my ass beat that was last week Happened in a Flash feel like Eddie Kane I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Brother in the streets I didn't get involved I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Father in the streets I didn't get involved Got jumped in a ball game Punched the first one and pulled his chain Punched the second one smoking a square The fuck do I care y'all all lame Hit the ground and I balled up Kicked and stomped til I called up Please God let these marks Leave me alone til I'm all tough When I'm all grown y'all all fucked Pull all guns and they all buck They all run and they all tuck That cloth I'm from isn't y'all cut what's up Fuck I'm on the ground and I'm leaking Tried to fight the gang and I'm tweaking Dust my clothes off like I'm descent At least I'm breathing Violence for no reason Summertime Chi is that season If I call my cousin up and load a dozen up A lot of niggas start bleeding yeah A lot of niggas start leaving yeah A lot of niggas start grieving I'm a church boy but I'm hurt boy My pride too and I'm seething but Dave ass beat us to the punch Caught Folks lacking pulled up at lunch Back at Thornton before recording Didn't say a word but I had a hunch Tried to talk but didn't go well Buddy shrugged it off oh well Dave stomped him out Straight Punk'd him out In front of hoes and they go tell Folks and them on Dave coattail He the chief and they know well If they violate he annihilate Hot rounds out of cold shells And me I'm stuck in the middle Whole lot of questions like fuck all y'all riddles How you know Dave Who is Rashad Are you with the Lords Or you with the Mob What are the odds I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Brother in the streets I didn't get involved I just want to hoop I just want to ball Police at the door I didn't ever call Ten toes down I didn't ever fall Father in the streets I didn't get involved