Story Behind The Song

No matter what you do if you become famous or rich never forget where you came from

Song Description

This song is about a thug who talks about running from cops, how he sold drugs , stole cars, played dominoes, did whatever he could to survive in the hood, but now he has changed, realizing that he has talent that he blessed with and how he is on a journey to get fortune and fame but and if and when he makes it that he will never forget where he came from. It talks about how he was on welfare and how he loves his mom because she struggled to take care of them but she did and now he is trying to take care of her. This song is a real dee song, it makes yo think and it really catches alot of peoples attention, because so many of them can relate to this and this song is a grammy potential song to me.

Lyrics

? I CAN?T FORGET WHERE I CAME?

INTRO: Even though I changed I can?t forget where I came, from the streets and it?s the streets that I claim yall here me, the streets gave me a name I can?t forget about it for some fortune and fame.

Verse 1: I can?t forget about the past even though I?ve changed from the streets my streets where I?m from we bang, late nights pushing weight on the block we hanged, real thugs true thugs wide awake we claim, five o was the chant when ran from cops, like a banana we split chose a fence to hop, everybody met up in the same ole spot you know we had to lay low cause the block was hot, Dominoes playing spades yeah we rolled them dice, a lifestyle that we chose but we had no ice, everybody had dreams to get out of the hood, but we had to do whatever to survive in the hood, stole cars sold drugs yeah I did this stuff, my fault no it wasn?t cause my life was rough, I admit to what I did but I can?t take no blame, the streets is all that I had I can?t forget where I came, Hard knock was the life I chose to represent, I live and die hard knock is how my saying went, I was smart thug smart didn?t need no college, everything that I knew inherited from street knowledge, I?m a real man a straight from street man, thugged out always carrying the heat man, I?m on a journey to get this fortune and fame and when I make it yall I can?t forget where I came.

Hook: Even though I changed I can?t forget where I came, from the streets and it?s the streets that I claim yall here me, the streets gave me a name I can?t forget about it for some fortune and fame. (Repeat)

Verse 2: I can?t forget where I came without repping my youth, it was a hard time I tell you man and that?s the truth, no name brand shoes little clothes we had, moms struggling she couldn?t get support from dad, and it made me real mad when I seen here cry, I love my moms man so I wiped her eyes, I told her one day that she aient got to struggle no more, and I?m sticking by my word so she won?t struggle no more, welfare we were on grilled cheese was good, on the first and fifthteenth holiday in the hood it was, checks came to every mail box like it should, a value meal from Mickey Dees yo it was good, and then we back to the grilled cheese in two days, treat meat sandwiches with some kool-aid, when we ran out of meat we had wish bread, no mayonnaise but we wished we had meat instead, mamas fed up, we was fed, tired of struggling but we had to keep our head up, no we didn?t have a dad but we was led up, by a strong black woman mama said what, I thank the lord for my momma being there and I appreciate her I really do care, I?m on a journey to get this fortune and fame and when I make it ma I can?t forget where I came.


Hook: Even though I changed I can?t forget where I came, from the streets and it?s the streets that I claim yall here me, the streets gave me a name I can?t forget about it for some fortune and fame. (Repeat)





Verse 3: God has blessed me with some talent that I can?t let go, a human being just like you trying to get this dough, get this flow and you see I?m doing it yo, the right way not the wrong what a way to go, think about what I said cause yo I speak the truth, and I got to spit knowledge when I?m in this booth, a wise man once said think about like and if I think twice then guess what I?ll be without life, so I took that hint to heart and then I grew with my life, now I?m blowing up the charts and moving on with my life, that?s the same wise man that got me out of the hood, figure it out you think twice wise is good, you can call me what you want but hey yo watch your mouth, I done be where you been I?ll put a sock in your mouth, even though that I?ve changed I still know the hood, but I aient about to do the things I did before in the hood, I am a new man straight from street man, thugged out always carrying the heat man, I?m on a journey to get this fortune and fame and when I make it yall I can?t forget where I came.


Hook: Even though I changed I can?t forget where I came, from the streets and it?s the streets that I claim yall here me, the streets gave me a name I can?t forget about it for some fortune and fame. (Repeat)

Breakdown: (Whoa) You know I rep the streets everywhere I go yo I rep the streets (Repeat 3x)


Hook: Even though I changed I can?t forget where I came, from the streets and it?s the streets that I claim yall here me, the streets gave me a name I can?t forget about it for some fortune and fame.



PERFORMED BY WILLIAM BARNES
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM BARNES
EDITED BY WILLIAM BARNES
MUSIC BY WILLLIAM BARNES
PRODUCED BY WILLIAM BARNES