Just Another Day

[Spoken Intro:] We gon take this one over to 275 Halsted 384 Stuyvesant We gon take it over to 155 Morgan 144 Harrison [Chorus:] Just another day, living in the hood Just another day around the way Feelin good today, feelin lovely-yay Just another day, living in the hood Just another day around the way Feelin good today I hear the (gunshot), but I'm here to stay [Verse 1] Well it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood A beautiful day in the neighbor-hood Can't go wrong, I feel strong and the flavor's good I'm with whatever comes my way, hip-hop hooray Latifah's on vacation, I'm just plain old Dana today I strap out, step out in every direction Glock, TECs, jimmy hats, in case I need protection So I Land Cruise, pump sounds, play out wanna be’s A kid in a M3's getting jacked right in front of me So I play the Tech close, my finger's on the trigger Don't wanna get wet, so they step Cause mine's is slightly bigger But better yet, I'm a threat, so you better walk Or get sketched out in chalk, cause I don't wanna talk I stay true blue, I'm hoping it's you too I got the fever for the flavor of a Woo Woo So it's back to the block, time to play It's just another day around the way, hey [Chorus] [Verse 2:] Time to chill, hit the hill uptown, let's peep the sights Shoot some pool, act a fool, cause it's on tonight I'm doing the knowledge, it's not easy, easy Watchin a cop cuff a kid for sellin a clip to a DT But it's home, so I flex, get pressures off my chest Slip in a tape, now which hood should I hit next? Stomach ache, head to Steak-N-Take for a bean pie Get a Final Call from the brother in the bow tie I'm where little kids, dream, and fiend for fun Lots of laughter, moms, no pops playing with her son I passed by a girl's wake, they say she died at seven Hit by a stray, but I pray that there's a hood in heaven Fake brothers claim there's no shame in their game You know my name, show me a real nigga with a brain So it's back to the block, time to play It's just another day around the way, hey [Chorus] [Verse 3:] You know I gotta give props, I can't stop Without y'all, I'll be nothin No wreckin', no checks, and no rhymin', no cuttin' No stages, front pages, no phones, no beepers No reason to put Queen in front of the name Latifah I come with the real life perspective and rule Cause me and my peoples around the way remain cool So it's back to the block, time to play It's just another day, around the way Around the muthafuckin' way