I'm from Murda City, where the streets are gritty Every corner, every block, yeah it's never pretty Gotta watch your back, keep your eyes peeled Cause in this city, ain't nobody real Guns poppin', sirens wailin', people dyin' No time for cryin', gotta keep survivin' It's a war zone, no place for the weak In Murda City, only the strong will speak Every night, another body hits the ground Another mother cryin', another lost soul found But we keep pushin', keep fightin' for our place In this concrete jungle, gotta keep up the pace Murda City, where the struggle is real But we never back down, we never kneel We rise up, stand tall, in the face of adversity Cause in Murda City, that's the only way to be