Thieves in the night, stick you in the alleyway   They might cause fright, they stick you up for Bally suede shoes   And in the news, and even on Geraldo   You can choose who will lose a pair of shoes - word   The ones with the Reebok Pumps get their rumps rearranged   For their change now their down in the dumps   You sprint two yards, to sport em on the first day of school   And like a fool, you went out like the worst way   They pulled out a tool, and asked you to remove them   Quickly, I told em not to do it and they hit me in the mouth   With the nine, I thought they was like kinfolk   I never thought crime would elevate up to Twin Oaks what   But hey, everybody is a victim      Hoodz come in dozens, the magic word is stick em   When they spot you and they got you and you can't deal with em   All because you spent two G's on your Boomin' System   Loud enough for the whole block to hear   But now they caught you at the light and you're drownin' in your tears   Punk you better raise your ass up out this car   Come off the car punk 'fore your ass gets blast   And never was your fault that your shit was expensive   You shoulda bought a vault, and now I gotta mention that      Hoodz come in dozens, read it in the papers   Seems like everyone caught a little vapors   You can't escape em, so don't even plan it   Gangsta Boogie fever has taken over planet Earth   Now your life is worth a pair of Jordan's?   Now I wear Vans and my fans think I'm poor   When I walk down the block, with money in my sock and shoe   I hate you Mista Gangsta, cause everyone is mocking you   Now I can't get no rest because your pests keep   Killing little children like their speakers are worth a million   Plus, it really is a bummer   Someone tried to get me for a coat last summer   Your coat, check it in punk, ha-ha! Damn      Hoodz come in dozens so watch your back   Cause they all on the attack and you'll never know   When they'll show up, but when they do   You better throw up your hands like a fan and surrender   Nigga don't be a pretender   You ain't the Hulk G   Give up the cash and all the big bulky jewelry   All of it - In what, daylight? That's the plan kid   They don't even care if it's Candid   Because passerbys mind they own beeswax   So they like steppin' to you like yo I'll take these blacks   Give up your cash and your jewels without a argument   Otherwise you'll catch one between the eyes   Don't play hero, cause hero plus a bullet equals zero   Give up your dough and cheerio old chap   You didn't get a cap busted in your temple   See, it's just that simple      Remember that hoodz come in dozens   You're god damn right   Hoodz come in dozens   Like thieves in the night   Hoodz come in dozens   Punks runnin' out of sight   So gimme them motherfuckin' Nike's