You're nobody these days unless you got money
Your "sweet children" are already in prison at age 15
You call the police because every other guy got drugs
But you don't have to wonder why, no, you made us this way
[2x]
[Verse I - Sido:]
Things are a little different where I come from
Even if nobody's attending school, we all got our special skills
We learned how to survive
Fuck those incessant questions, standing before a judge and saying nothing
I know how to do that - I keep my mouth shut - I'm loyal like The Sect1
Sometimes I may not follow the laws to the letter
But you don't have to wonder why, you're the ones who made me
Nobody gave a damn about me, nobody cared whether I did the right thing
That's why now I know where to get the best cocaine
And that you better flush it quick when the cops turn up
I know how to sell weed, I can sell anything
I know how to rough up people who owe me money
Street kids like us always exaggerate to the max
Fuck maths at school, we're studying the street price of drugs
I know what it feels like to have no place to live
On the streets without a roof, you made me this way
[Chorus]
[Verse II - Massiv:]
This is the street - ssshhh when you're spitting blood
Every cop suffers from high blood pressure
Seriously, this is more than just a single person's fate
No bullshit, everyone ends up in the courtroom
We're kanaks who committed serious crimes, wearing leather jackets
Rolling on chrome, wearing Picaldi jeans
Anti-social middle class with gang tattoos
Pure uncut cocaine (uh), yeah, you can buy that2
We are arms dealers, drug sellers, dog owners
Lots of potential but everyone's just hanging with their dogs, man
The law doesn't hold sway here, fuck your court session
Brawls make you stronger, bums sell heroin
When the gun clicks, your neck breaks
And buff M-A-S is stabbing you
That's a fight for survival like during world war
The neighborhood is teaching the brown guy that nothing here is for free
[Chorus]
[Verse III - Sido:]
I know how to break into your car, I know who steals your radio
I know you're getting on my nerves, I blow you down like a house of cards
I'm showing a tough stance, go tell everybody
They can all come, but they're only allowed to talk to my penis3
I know how to smoke weed, how to seel drugs, how to steal
How to do illegal things - just come and ask me, I know it
You're not happy about this, you're entertaining this guy
I'm your product, you don't have to wonder why
[Massiv:]
You can surround us with concrete, lock us up
But you can never kill our pride because we're blowing up
This is tough shit, now you know what the streets are like
(Money means nothing but problems, my friend) - you don't expect anything
When the bullet grazes you or you get shot dead
Rest in peace, I'm lining you in chalk
Insh'allah the tables are turning
Me and Sido need more than just attention
[Chorus]
1. Sido's rap crew.2. Can also be meant ironically, "yeah, that does exist (but that's not what we're selling)".3. Pun. The previous line "Bei mir hängt der Harte raus" can also mean "I got my hard-on on display".