The Roots - How I Got Over

[00:07.67] Out on the streets [00:09.21] (Yeah) [00:09.85] Where I grew up [00:10.93] (Ah, hah) [00:11.67] First thing they teach us [00:13.31] Not to give a fuck [00:15.55] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere [00:19.18] Someone has to care [00:23.23] How I got over where the people come apart? [00:26.49] Don't nobody care about cha, only thing you got is God [00:30.45] Out here in these streets if you get down on your luck [00:34.56] You can stand up with a hand down but nobody give a fuck [00:38.11] Out here in these streets every man is for himself [00:42.68] They ain't helpin' no one else, it's a hazard to your health [00:46.17] Livin' life in these cold streets [00:48.49] (Hey) [00:49.31] Whose worryin' 'bout cha, babe [00:51.90] When you whylin' out? [00:53.72] Runnin' around in these streets [00:54.99] Out on the streets where I grew up [00:57.96] (How I got over) [00:58.42] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck [01:01.83] (How I got over) [01:02.85] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere [01:05.60] (How I got over) [01:06.51] Someone has to care [01:09.84] When you on the corners too much drama [01:11.90] Livin' with the police right behind ja' [01:14.04] It's always more than a slight reminda [01:15.82] We livin' in a war zone like Rwanda [01:17.47] Before I go back to the heavenly Fatha [01:19.81] Pray for me if it ain't too much botha [01:21.74] Whatever don't break me or make me stronga [01:23.62] I feel like I can't take too much longa [01:25.33] It's too much lyin' and too much fryin' [01:27.41] I'm all cried out 'cause I grew up cryin' [01:29.14] They all got a sales pitch, I ain't buyin' [01:31.28] They tryin' to convince me that I ain't tryin' [01:33.20] We uninspired, we unadmired [01:35.08] And tired and sick of being sick and tired [01:37.18] A living in the hood where the shots are fired [01:39.35] We dyin' to live so to live we dyin', you just like I am [01:42.25] Out on the streets (Uh) [01:43.10] Where I grew up (How I got over) [01:45.84] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck (How I got over) [01:49.82] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere (Somebody, somewhere) [01:54.29] Someone has to care (Somebody's gotta care) [01:58.95] And I swear it isn't fair in suspended animation [02:02.72] We ain't tryin' to go nowhere out here in these streets [02:06.12] We're so young and all alone [02:08.94] We ain't even old enough to realize we're on our own [02:12.58] Livin' life in these hard streets where it's like they lost their mind [02:16.95] Is there anyway to find? are we runnin' out of time out here? [02:20.78] Listen, hey, who's worryin' about cha, babe [02:26.14] When you whylin' out? [02:27.94] Runnin' 'round in these streets [02:29.30] Out on the streets (Uh) [02:31.40] Where I grew up (How I got over) [02:33.25] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck (How I got over) [02:37.15] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere (Somebody, somewhere) [02:40.91] Someone has to [02:44.43] Out on the streets [02:46.76] Where I grew up [02:48.75] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck [02:52.45] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere [02:56.60] Someone has to [03:00.36] Out on the streets [03:02.50] Where I grew up [03:04.39] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck [03:08.16] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere [03:12.18] Someone has to [03:16.17] Out on the streets where I grew up [03:19.72] First thing they teach us not to give a fuck [03:23.72] That type of thinkin' can't get you nowhere [03:27.77] Someone has to care [03:32.26]