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Growing up I've seen a lot of s*** in my time
I've seen hunger (hunger) pleasure (pain) violence and crime
I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died
And from those who have gone down in life that just never tried
Life is just too short I realize that now
I'm gonna get my s*** together and I try to make it somehow
'Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once
So now I'll take life by the b**** and squeeze until they crunch
Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool
Type of education you can't get in school
Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned
Nobody to teach me, I just learned
A man like clay molded by his surroundings
He starts to take shape of the beating and the pounding
a**embly line that I've been through
A hard m*********** with a bad attitude
Maybe it's just the times we live in
Maybe it's just urban discipline
Urban discipline
Rule number one: there ain't no f*****' rule
The way of urban life are not as they seem
Standing up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive you've got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
Lead
Verse II
Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens
Standing up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive you've got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
Regret
Urban Discipline
Growing up I've seen a lot of s*** in my time
I've seen hunger (hunger) pleasure (pain) violence and crime
I have learned from the mistakes of my friends that have died
And from those who have gone down in life that just never tried
Life is just too short I realize that now
I'm gonna get my s*** together and I try to make it somehow
'Cause one thing that I have learned is that you only live once
So now I'll take life by the b**** and squeeze until they crunch
Knowledge of the streets, a valuable tool
Type of education you can't get in school
Many hard times, losing friends, getting burned
Nobody to teach me, I just learned
A man like clay molded by his surroundings
He starts to take shape of the beating and the pounding
a**embly line that I've been through
A hard m*********** with a bad attitude
Maybe it's just the times we live in
Maybe it's just urban discipline
Urban discipline
Rule number one: there ain't no f*****' rule
The way of urban life are not as they seem
Standing up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive you've got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
Lead
Verse II
Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens
Standing up and fighting is what living here means
In order to survive you've got to earn your respect
The only lessons that you learn are from things that you regret
Regret
Urban Discipline