We tough as nails in my family   You mess with them, yo, you messin? with me   Wouldn't believe the shit we've been through   Mark my words, better me than you      We was brought up in a battle ground   Every third day, thugs be comin? around   They been sent the way ?cause we were bound   To bear the burden of what went down      It was our business   Even if it hurt we were self righteous   Social services parked outside   Tried to take us away   Mama wouldn't abide, na, na, na      We've laughed and we've cried   Through the hardships we've been tied   You gotta chose your battles right   Know when to forfeit, know when to fight      We get a little bit closer every time we ride   A little bit tougher every time we die   A little better ?cause at least we tried   A little bit nicer ?cause we know we fly      That's how we roll in my family   To add insult to injury   If you use a knife, cut straight to bone   Go hard or go home      A couple cuts and bruises were easy to hide   Sun glasses hide a black eye   But you can't run away from a black soul   So many secrets we never told      Why your clothes be dirty?   Why your hair all messy?   Why you look so ill?   Couldn't pay the water bill      Had to keep the light on for the homework   So excuse us, we got a couple of quirks   I trivialize ?cause the truth hurts   So much more than a little dirt   Even if it's all bottled up inside   It's a lot more noble than a suicide      We survive, we alive, we got pride   We be tight   You know we ride to a certain degree   To keep that shit in the family      We get a little bit closer every time we ride   A little bit tougher every time we die   A little better ?cause at least we tried   A little bit nicer ?cause we know we fly      That's how we roll in my family   To add insult to injury   If you use a knife, cut straight to bone   Go hard or go home      It takes a lot more courage to love   Than it does to hate   Anyone who's got a family can relate   Ain't never really dissipates   May take my whole life to get it straight   But it makes me who I am   And I wouldn't trade that for nothin?      We get a little bit closer every time we ride   A little bit tougher every time we die   A little better ?cause at least we tried   A little bit nicer ?cause we know we fly      That's how we roll in my family   To add insult to injury   If you use a knife, cut straight to bone   Go hard or go home