Bugzy Malone, Emeli Sandé - Welcome To The Hood lyrics

And I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
Welcome to the place where nothing
Ever ends up good
And they say that you're a disgrace
If you can't find yourself a job
Well round here
There's either been a drought and
Then there's been a flood
No one ever built an ark
For anybody from the block
Man are tryna ring the heavens but
God never gets in touch for certain peoplе
It's a must to come across as tough
Cos you don't wanna be a victim
When Bеrettas start to bust
And I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
Where no one teaches you to love
Because we're all products of lust
We learn to tell a lie before
We even learn to trust
And then we see our people die
As if the sorrow ain't enough
So & so killed so & so, I struggle to keep up
A victim of knife crime
They hit him in the lung
The press are making articles
Expressing their disgust
But where there's no opportunities
Survival is a must
And I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
Where boredom leads to depression
Depression leads to drugs
And drugs numb the pain of
All the fucked up stuff
That you have to see when
You're forced into growing up
Nobody's responsible, everybody's corrupt
And school's a waste of time
Cos we're learning outta books
And when you're academic you get
Taken for a mug
Cos mathematics won't help when you're
In a puddle of blood
And I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
Feels like the only thing that
Ever settles is the dust
We try and keep it clean
But the stress builds up
And it was all a dream until Biggie got shot

Welcome to the place that I call home
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
Welcome to the war I'm battling
You live or you die, you lose or you win

And I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
The person they call mental health is
The person that we call Mum
We either don't have a dad or
We have more than one
And we're told to fly the nest
Before we even learn to run
You don't have to be a soldier
Here to hold a gun
And watching other people suffer is
What we consider fun
"Cause suffering is standard
You'll have to toughen up"
At least that's what your mother tells
You when she's fully drunk
People steal for a living
And end up in the can
It's Miles easier in jail
But you wouldn't understand
Being a criminal is not part of the plan
But how are you supposed to work
When nobody will take you on?
So I say welcome to the hood
Welcome to the hood
Depression and anxiety gets swept
Under the rug
There's gangsters in your family
Welcome to the club because there's plenty of
Gangsters in a city full of thugs
Being born into the politics
Of poverty is rough
You can look down your nose at
Us but only God can judge
Most of us are afraid to pray to the above
Cos Pac said there ain't no heaven for a Thug
Welcome to the hood welcome to the hood
Welcome to the place when nothing
Ever ends up good
And they say that you're a disgrace if
You can't find yourself a job
Around here there's either been a drought
And then there's been a flood

Welcome to the place that I call home
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
Welcome to the war I'm battling
You live or you die you lose or you win

You see there ain't no heaven for a thug
Seems like my good ain't ever good enough
Feels like I'm running running out of love
You live or you die you lose or you win
They say there ain't no heaven for a thug
Seems like my good ain't ever good enough
Feels like I'm running running out of love
You live or you die, you lose or you win

Welcome to the place that I call home
Be careful it don't turn your heart to stone
Welcome to the war I'm battling
You live or you die you lose or you win