Did my time in a county jail just when Just when things started goin' well And I paid the price for the crimes I did Wanna change my life, wanna raise my kids I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood, I'm just from the hood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood but the man is good, understood? I do the damn thing, bezel and the damn bling Sling grams, spend 10 grand on a damn ring I run Philly, I ain't tryin' to be the damn king But the damn thing could get pulled like a hamstring I used to hang with these niggas from my hood man Yeah, I showed them the world, I took 'em out the hood man Yeah, it cost some change but it's all good man 'Cause I got money to burn like backwoods man And we was smokin', jokin' and poppin' bottles Gettin' open, strokin', pokin' and poppin' models I was hopin', that they could get paper with me But when I started gettin' cake they started hatin' on me They showed up to the crib that my mother was at My son, my baby mother and my brother was at And they was strapped, actin' tough and started bustin' they gat To protect my family I started bustin' it back I'm an innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood, I'm just from the hood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood but the man is good, understood? Jail vicious, it's hard to be patient and stay strong When you get pictures of chicks half naked in they thongs The anticipation be makin' the days long I waited 'cause I just gotta make it like Trey Songz My lawyers couldn't lose, they proved the D.A. wrong I smiled at the trial, kept cool and stayed calm I waved at my mom and swallowed my pride man Them guys on the stand brought tears to my eyes man The stuff they was discussin' was nothin' but lies man They said I bust the chrome at homie that died man I thought them lil' dudes was part of my squad man 'Til they started actin' up but they must've been high man You see that I ain't shook from the look in my eyes man But bein' booked was a blessin' in disguise man I needed time to get my life organized man So everythin' that happened was part of my God's plan, understand? I'm an innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood, I'm just from the hood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Misunderstood, I'm misunderstood I'm an innocent man, I'm a innocent man Just from the hood but the man is good, understood? Involuntary manslaughter, just parole I spanked the murder like a bad ass 6 year old I knew that I was gon' be rich since I was 6 years old Now I'm the richest rapper under 26 years old So it's on now, I'm home now, it's a celebration I got my drink and my 2 step 'cause I'm elevatin' I'm gettin' hella cake and with the number 1 record But I'll still bust my gun if you come test it Change the life that I, that I live Got me livin' fine, livin' negative Need to leave the game that is destroyin' me So I pray to God that He has mercy I'm an innocent man, I'm an innocent man I'm an innocent man, I'm an innocent man I'm an innocent man, I'm an innocent man I'm an innocent man