Pray 4 My City lyrics - Nick Cannon

 (from "Chi-Raq" soundtrack)

This is an emergency, this is an emergency

Police sirens, everyday

People dyin', everyday

Mamas cryin', everyday

Fathers tryin', everyday

Tryin' to get my head straight

This the city of Chi-Raq, get your bed made

See death around the corner, boy I dodge him like I owe 'em

I don't talk if I don't know 'em

Niggas plottin' niggas on me

Boy, I lost homies

Some died, some crossed on me

I love the niggas that's down for me

Fuck the ones that sent shots on me, yeah

If the bill's late, they rob you just to get the bills paid

Niggas workin' for a payout

Everyday lookin' for a way out

Get released from jail and try to stay out

Pray to God, see how it play out

But maybe God tryin' to test me

This life that I'm livin' so stressful

In one second I'mma let loose

And everybody in here gonna catch it

Cause right now I can't take it

Lord, when I'm gonna make it?

Cause this Chi-Raq and my city lost

I can't fall victim to Satan

Please pray for my city, hurry up

Please pray for my city

Too much hate in my city

Too many heartaches in my city

But I got faith in my city

This Chi-Raq and I love that

You can't take it away from my city

Some can't relate to my city

They die everyday in my city

Real talk, I lost plenty

But I'm still out here gettin' it

On the block with my brothers

Tryin' to eat cause we all hungry

Walkin' up the wrong block and get ya hit up

That's why I gotta keep somethin' on me

Can't trust none, can't feed him, he ain't done nothin'

I hustle hard for my loved ones

Some wasn't and some was, but I don't judge

Go hard for my city, cause my city got it

They ain't wanna see my city have it

I ain't have it so I went and got it

They talk down on my city but my city matter

Please pray for my city

Too much hate in my city

Too many heartaches in my city

But I got faith in my city

This Chi-Raq and I love that

You can't take it away from my city

Some can't relate to my city

They die everyday in my city, yeah

[x2]

I'm from that city where forties get clapped

This story of fact

Niggas can't shoot so babies get whacked

That's how it is in Chi-Raq

And y'all mad cause I don't call it Chicago

But I don't live in no fuckin' Chicago, boy I live in Chi-Raq

Chi-Raq, Chi-Raq, Chi-Raq

Boy I live in Chi-Raq