[Talkin:]. Now that I think about it. I was always takin away from my father. Or he was always takin away from me. It's probably why we so close now. Ya kno. [Chorus:]. We been starvin so long in these crazy ghetto streets. And they say we're so wrong for the way we try to eat. How long will he struggle. I gotta grind jus to eat now. I gotta eat jus a lil now. So I gotta live my life this way. [Verse 1:]. I stretched and yawned. 4 years from a newborn. On a charter bus. Filled with stranged humans. Besides my mother nobody seems anxious. Though we on our way to visit a college campus. We roll up freshen up at a food concession. Can't talk to strangers. I wanna ask em questions. Saw a woman cryin. Boy face the fence. I don't wanna go to college. If it causes this. Back on the bus still analyzin vibes. Turned to my moms excel asked her. 'why you cryin? '. She said because I'm happy. But I could tell she lyin. And since lyin was a curse. I sense storytellin. Her eyes focused on a object long enough they tingle. That's when she reached into her bag because her phone was ringin. She said 'I accept'. I'm still puzzle piecin. I knew my pops was on the other line. Lonely singin. [Chorus]. [Verse 2:]. Soon after we roll up to these gates. Barbed wired up. Men standin in the entrance armed up. With a close eye on us. We enter the buildin. Got checked by the women who starin. My mother. Pull out a card with a picture of her face on it. Two papers with our names on it. They identify her. They lookin at me. Me my confusion of the journey. Thorugh these walls we go. Before the next one opens. The past one must close. As they check for proper clothes. My mama so prepared. For this mini battle has chose. Finally we reach our final destination. My poppa placed in a seat. Facin me. No women in his class. Jus men who never laugh. And when they see they family. They sing. [Chorus]. [Verse 3:]. So I begin my investigation. My elbow on the round table. My palm at chin. I'm lookin at him. Ask questions like. 'how you been? '. 'when you graduatin? '. Time was up got pulled away. Kickin and screamin. Tears came to his eyes. But never fell in front me. Got old enough to realize. Must've fell up under me. Bein locked away in prison from your family. Tryin to find ways for us to eat. I see. [Chorus]