Walking through my neighborhood In the middle of July It feels it could be a hundred degrees On the north side Everybody's cruising Man, it's a beautiful day Ain't nobody tripping I hope it stays that way When the sun goes down, down Nothing is the same When the sun goes down, down The streets are not a game It could be a good day But that can always change When the sun goes down When the sun goes down Walking through my neighborhood In the middle of July All the little girls and boys are playing Outside Oh, the water plug is on Five O is on patrol And as far as I can tell everything is fine Till the sun goes down When the sun goes down, down Nothing is the same When the sun goes down, down The streets are not a game It could be a good day But that can always change When the sun goes down When the sun goes down Listen here can I keep it real witcha? I ain't a good rapper but I paint a good picture So here it is it's my master piece I see beauty in the ghetto when I walk these streets The realist in the hood playin' it loud waving my flag Screaming Puerto Rican and proud I hold my head when I walk through the hood now The Most High kept me safe when the sun went down When the sun goes down, down Nothing is the same When the sun goes down, down The streets are not a game It could be a good day But that can always change When the sun goes down When the sun goes down When the sun goes down, down Nothing is the same When the sun goes down, down The streets are not a game It could be a good day But that can always change When the sun goes down When the sun goes down