Straight outta Oakland, California where we spark it on ya   Give a shout out to my partners in the darkest corners   I remember drinkin' Hennesey, smokin' weed   Fantasize about the things we'd grow to be      Had a partner named Snoop, loved to clown a stank   Smoke a pound a day, commenced to down a drank   Shooting craps in the alley 'til they chased us off   Pour a little for my homies but don't waste it all      Ooh wee, who popped that coochie best?   On my tattooed chest is where the hoochies rest   Having house parties in a crowded spot   And you can tell it's hot, they talk loud a lot      Everybody wanna dance when the slow jam come   Lookin dumb, 'cause you waitin' for your chance to hump   Straight grindin', everybody havin' fun   And it's cool 'til a fool pull a loaded gun      'Cause another dude kicked his Bacardi over   He had to act a fool now the party's over   Gun shots rang like it's thunder   And everybody bum rushing and I'm rushing to get a number      Says she got a man but she's lying   Why? I seen her talking to this other guy and   He's a dealer so you know she gonna sweat him   I ain't trippin' I just hope he get 'em, I got nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love      I love to go back, to the block I got my game from   And make a [Incomprehensible] to the place that I came from   'Cause uh, old man still drinkin', his breath still stinkin'   He'd love to tell ya what he's thinkin'      But I can't diss him, he's my elder   He been livin' here longer what that tell ya?   And little girls playin' double dutch   Still blush, 'cause she don't get in trouble much      It's uhh, ponytails and barrettes   I gotta make it back home, before the sun decides to set   And little boys playin' stick ball, quick y'all   Get out the street before they hit y'all      And as I reminisce, I think about my ghetto bliss   And wonder how we came to this   I help an old lady across the street, the cost is free   I can't take what she offers me      And this is how the world could be   This is how the world should be   Feels good to be back on the streets   'Cause I know they got love for me, nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   I'm down for yours, nuthin' but love      When I was young I used to want to be a dealer see   'Cause the gold and cars they appealed to me   I saw our brothers getting rich slangin' crack to folks   And the square's getting big for these sack of dope      Started thinking 'bout a plan to get paid myself   So I made myself, raised myself   'Til the dealer on the block told me, "That ain't cool   You ain't meant to slang crack, you a rapper fool"      I got my game about women from a prostitute   And way back used to rap on the block for loot   I tryed to make my way legit, haha   But it was hard, 'cause rhymes don't pay the rent      And uhh, it was funny how I copped out   I couldn't make it in school, so finally I dropped out   My family on welfare   I'm steady thinking, since don't nobody else care      I'm out here on my own   At least in jail I have a meal and I wouldn't be alone   I'm feelin' like a waste, tears rollin' down my face   'Cause my life is filled with hate      Until I looked around me   I saw nothing but family, straight up down for me   Panthers, pimps, pushers and thugs   Hey yo, that's my family tree, I got nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Yeah, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Yeah, nuthin' but love      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Oh, nuthin' but love   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Yeah      Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   Ain't got nuthin' but love for ya   ...