A real ass hustler never been a customer|Trappin' out the bando, it's just things accustomed to|Living out a coupe|No soup|I was trusting her|God took away everything I was lusting for|Gave me something better than I could ever dream of|Had works in my plan, but I guess he didn't mean love|The people gave me mean mugs|Like they never seen thugs|Stab you right in the back right there in between hugs|Shoes off on a clean rug|But who am I to judge|I'm just trying to make it through the week|On the streets cuz|Now a ninja got a buzz|Grew a little peach fuzz|People lookin' sideways want it back the way it was||Ain't no love in the heart of the city|Ain't no love, just cause the girl's pretty|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love||Ain't no love, cuz the streets so gritty|Ain't no love, the hood got no pity|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love||They say my life matters, but who it ever mattered to|I'm just happy that I escaped with my tattered shoes|Forgave a whole lot|So I ain't even mad at you|It's just a lot things in my life that I had to do|Wonder if my dad ever looked at my accomplishments|Just years ago I was asking him for help with rent|Now a whole bag spent|Look at how the time went|Dollars in my pocket now|It used to be full up wit lint|Grew from the concrete|Even roses carry thorns|I was destined for the stars|Since the day that I was born|Leaving all the pages torn|But it's still readable|Now on my biggie shit life is unbelievable||Ain't no love in the heart of the city|Ain't no love, just cause the girl's pretty|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love||Ain't no love, cuz the streets so gritty|Ain't no love, the hood got no pity|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love||Ain't no love in the heart of the city|Ain't no love, just cause the girl's pretty|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love||Ain't no love, cuz the streets so gritty|Ain't no love, the hood got no pity|Ain't no love, ain't no love, ain't no love