Ain't no daddy's where I'm from,  It's just mad mothers.  And eyes that still seem,  They can't look past color.  Why am I disrespected by   Someone I should call brother?  And why girls feelin' pretty  And constantly hating each other?    Bad air in my lungs,  Man I can't breathe.  My eyes burnin' from all the dirt and debris.  And it's third degree.  Emotionless on the scene.  It's like a disease  The way y'all killin' me.    [CHORUS]  I'm 16 and I shouldn't have to feel like this.  I'm 16, every young boy out here wanna kiss.  I'm 16, and me and my mama goin' throught it.  16 on the block  16 on the block    16, At war [6x]    16 on the block  16 on the block    Around here cool is another word for fool  If he smoke then she smoke,  I gotta smoke too.  Now what would I do if I didn't have a clue?  I'm 16 why, OH  Asking God oh Why, OH  If my clothes ain't tight,  The he ain't gone like me.  Eyes on the prize,   So the next girl dress just like me.  I'm so full of promise,  But why promise if I'ma just be rewarded  By bad actions.  To him I'm just a transaction.    [CHORUS]    I want you to love my mind,  My smile, my style  I want you to know the best of me  I want to belong without being treated  Like property  Why does this seem like fantasy?    [CHORUS]