baddest man on my block

no one ever noticed
the baddest man on my block
he didnt drive the newest car
he didnt have the biggest house
so
no one ever noticesd
the baddest man on my block
he didnt have the hottest chicks
he didnt wear the newest clothes
so
no one ever notices

no one ever knew that
he woke up at five a.m.
no one ever knew
he owned his own business
no one ever knew
he came home everyday for dinner
- then went back to work
no one ever knew
he had a very happy wife
no one ever knew
he put three kids through college
no one ever knew
that mr brown had to be
the baddest man on my block

we admired the flashy dude
that went in and out of jail
while mr brown had a hustle
deeper than drug sales
he went cross town
and escaped his old block
just to run his business
then come back to his old block
mr brown wasnt leaving
even though success was in his hand
mr brown said he stayed
to be and example of a good man

but no one ever noticed
the baddest man on my block
we were all to busy
trying to be something we could not
cause mr brown would forever be
the baddest man that this block has ever seen.
(quiet da artist/copyright 2007)