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Verse 1 (Jedi):
15 when I turned my life around
Met brothers in the beach that breaked it all down
Just another youngin' found in the ghettos
Talkin' about my days and the pain on instrumentals

Comin' from the poor, on the East without peace
Squabbled on the street, never had my own peace
It's impossible to turn my back on my own hood
Blue skies, abandoned houses, that's hollyhood

Livin' another chance, plottin' my next plan
We in this world where you gotta be your own man
Momma in the kitchen, tellin' me I need to listen
When I walked out the door I became a villian

Me and my brother raised in these concrete jungles
Lookin' back reminisin' till' this day I struggle
Rest in peace dad, for you we stayin' strong
Through the storm, bleedin' the streets till' im gone

Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi):
It's time now, we ain't goin' down now, all my life through the struggle now it's white clouds
Even though it's hard times make my momma proud
Shining Sons comin' from the East of the town

Verse 2 (Intellect):
Slum kids, dirty laces, bummy kicks
Im on that champion like olympic medal shit
Stuck in this ghetto sandtrap
I seen lil' homies taking bullets in they dome cap

Straight out the ghetto, young little rebel
Runnin' with the thieves, chasin' infinite dreams
Runnin' blocks so hot dogg we cook 'em up
Used to squab all day so we hit 'em up

My life in play mode, but where the fuck is the cut scene
Dad left early so we hustle that green
Hungry with the homies we didn't have nothin' to eat
We looked to the bullshit, plottin' on the streets

Eastside Long Beach that's my birthplace
I ain't runnin' last, shit Im on my first place
I can write thin books I got alot to say
From the block I rose from it's a new day

Hook x2 (Intellect & Jedi):
It's time now, we ain't goin' down now, all my life through the struggle now it's white clouds
Even though it's hard times make my momma proud
Shining Sons comin' from the East of the town

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from Comin' From The Eastside Mixtape, released April 2, 2011

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