The Tales of a Street Youth

I was told to learn to make it on my own
And it is the realest thing I have ever known

They say I am at liberty to dream as big as the Milky Way
But then, I will have to pave my very own way

The street is not just my home, though here I keep all what I own
It's where I have lived all my life, with my flesh and bone

Many call me names both to my credit and discredit
But I am more concerned about my scrip for edit

I have a different story to tell the generations to come.
I begun long time ago and this' how far I have come

From the getho where I was born and grown,
Where I have seen many slip down the throne

On your way through this age's wilderness,
In my shoes, you have more to lose than to gain

To make it in my world, you must be one in a million
And to keep it, you must be the first among the chosen

But those are not reasons enough for me to let go,
Especially, not when I still feel the need to flow

My case is not one you'll love to hear, not here
So I will keep the lead on the rest until a better year.

Street Credibility

I dispute those who despise the street youth
Because I believe we hold the key to our root

None of us chose to be less privileged,
The society and our leadership is to blame

The scorn and the mobs, I am not sure how long we can bear
Though I have seen many rise to the top every year

And that's what we call street credibility
It's the highest form of inspiration available to the youth

To see brothers reaching their dreams after the struggle
Means everything to the youths in the gethos

That's what gives many of us the courage
To keep fighting for survival in this core age

On the street, until you become a stand out,
You are never going to be given the credible stout

The challenge you face everyday should make you stronger
Because being strong is all you need to keep longer

Street credibility is what many of us are fighting for
So my brother and my sister, go get what you are looking for

Let's put a stop to crime and bury the hatchets
Because together we fall and together we rise

We must defend the street with our very last breath
That's where we live, it's the only home of our own

Let's send the message out, to the uptown
About the challenge we are facing downtown

This is the only way we can claim what we've lost
Our credibility; our right to rise above mediocrity