This is life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
It is the life in the neighborhood,
That makes survival hard for you, seriously
That's life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
Life in the neighborhood is a bitch
And then you die as if that's it, seriously

In the neighborhood, it doesn't go upwards, only downhill
He wants to go up, but he knows nothing about gravity,
Because he never learned anything, except being cool
Because being cool gets you safely through school in the neighborhood
He's so tough, he's the boss in his high-rise,
In the neighborhood, you can't get past him,
If you need drugs
He supplies them all and business is booming
He doesn't look at prices anymore
Just buys the best
He has money, he's doing well in the neighborhood
He's come a long way
But he doesn't see that this makes the boys in the neighborhood jealous
He feels safe, coke makes him think it's his city
And he has that steel friend that makes everyone run
It only takes one night
Five guys, three with weapons
One to his head, he let them in unwillingly
They take his stuff and shoot him after he packs it up
This is what happens when you make the neighborhood your enemy

This is life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
It is the life in the neighborhood,
That makes survival hard for you, seriously
That's life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
Life in the neighborhood is a bitch
And then you die as if that's it, seriously

She's just 14 and nobody likes her, she says
She has no friends, doesn't go to any parties
She lives alone with mom, but mom drinks a lot
You might think she doesn't care
How her child feels
The little one doesn't like being at home,
She hangs out at the train station
She's there daily for hours
With these train station boys

They understand each other, he says he feels the same
For a normal life
He is too dumb
He's on heroin, she's in love with him
She steals money from her mother
And then gives it to him
At first, she just watches when he shoots up
And dreams away
But soon she's also on
This filthy stuff
Mom throws her out, the guy sends her to prostitute
She fucks perverse old men who scare her
And then she gets pregnant, he kicks her in the stomach
The baby is at risk of dying, they operate it out
It survives, but its mother didn't make it
Surviving here is hard, she didn't make it
Some it kills, some it makes strong
But everyone fights day and night in the neighborhood

This is life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
It is the life in the neighborhood,
That makes survival hard for you, seriously
That's life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
Life in the neighborhood is a bitch
And then you die as if that's it, seriously

But it doesn't always go badly, I mean,
Look at me
I was very lucky they didn't catch me
Of course, I messed up, needed money, sold shit
I saw the big ones smoking, thought it was cool and joined in
But I had a dream and held on to it
I wanted out of the neighborhood, to shape my own life
I know it's not easy, but look, you can make it
You can do it, you just have to have the courage to tackle it
I'm out of the neighborhood now, but it stays in me
And that's why I don't feel comfortable, something stinks here
The whole world is like a neighborhood, nobody notices
Slowly but surely, it's going downhill

This is life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
It is the life in the neighborhood,
That makes survival hard for you, seriously
That's life in the neighborhood
It doesn't go upwards, only downhill
Life in the neighborhood is a bitch
And then you die as if that's it, seriously

You can take the boy out of the neighborhood
But not the neighborhood out of him
You can take the boy out of the neighborhood
But not the neighborhood out of him

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