Neighborhood Watch - Dilated Peoples

When I was young the neighborhood watched

Us get down on a cardboard box in vacant lots

Well down on Venice Beach, you had to jet before dark

The freaks come out at night to spark

Write with my right, bat with my left hand

Hearing of a blind cat, vision of a deaf man

Breath through my eyelids, my flow keeps my teeth white

Half B-boy, half Z-boy, the street lights watch

The neighborhood watch it is jewels and spots

It’s mine and yours, Let’s guard the block

This ain’t the cops, It’s the neighborhood watch

It’s mine and yours, Let’s guard the block

Watch your colours and watch your slang

Watch how your fingers twist and change

Alot of cats out here ain’t playin'

Alot of cats here still can’t bang

Me?

I don’t bang, I rock the good rhymes

The whole scenery reminding me I should rhyme

And not floss but invest in mine

And hope it never comes to the best in nine

But hey, the neighborhood watch guard the block

Watch for criminals and watch for cops

It ain’t gon' stop, it’s the neighborhood watch

Watch for criminals and watch for cops

Neighborhood watch (x4)

Protect your own, protect your home

Respect the hustle and set the tone

Entertain but drop gems mostly

Like, don’t covet your neighbour but watch him closely

Closed circuit, checking the street

Between blessing the beat and stressing to eat

Between my first breath and resting in peace

Between keeping the peace and arresting police

The eyes have it, once again it’s your Peoples

Blacked out your tinted windows, we still see you

The streets is breathing, the streets is watching

The streets start trends and end them — be cautious

Black Panthers, Brown Berets

We watched the watchers and found a way

I see it all like a fly on the wall

And thats real gay, so keep your eye on the ball

The neighborhood watch is jewels and spots

It’s mine and yours, let’s guard the block

This ain’t the cops, It’s the neighborhood watch

It’s mine and yours, let’s guard the block

The neighborhood watch, guard the block

Watch for criminals and watch for cops

It ain’t gon' stop, it’s the neighborhood watch

Watch for criminals and watch for cops

Neighborhood watch (x 7)