Put Yo Hood Up
Set Your Goals Lyrics

Out in the wild we have the dinosaurs but listen very carefully
The introduction serves to urge the listener to pay attention to the following lyrics.

(random grunting)
Ad lib vocal sounds in the introduction.

Yo, whats up? SYG 2008
The artists introduce themselves by the name of their group and the year of the release.

Orinda, Moraga, Pleasant Hill, Crescent Drive, New Found Glory, Yoda, Calavera's House, Creekside, Century Movie Theatre BITCH!, Obi-Wan, Light Saber, Tice Valley Gym Dodgeball, Santa, Halo 3, Say Northcoast motha fuckas!!!
The lyrics are a list of places and pop-culture references associated with the artists' lives and experiences.

Put yo hood up! (4X)
The chorus is a call to the listener to represent their neighborhood or community with pride.

Put yo click up! (4X)
The chorus is also a call to the listener to represent their group of friends or associates with pride.

Represent yo' shit muthafuuuucka (2X)
The chorus repeats the call for pride in one's neighborhood or community.

Represent yo click muthafuuuucka (2X)
The chorus repeats the call for pride in one's group of friends or associates.

Well shake yo' drink up and spray the muthafuckin' crowd (2X)
The artists urge the listener to get the party started and show off their energy and enthusiasm.

Throw yo' click up and say it muthafuckin' loud (2X)
The artists urge the listener to show pride in their group of friends or associates and be vocal about it.

Now drop yo' bows on em' and get buck ass wild (2X)
The artists urge the listener to show off their dance moves and have fun.

You supposed to act up with a black and fuckin' mild (2X)
The artists encourage the listener to let loose and have a good time, even with a cheap cigar brand popular in urban neighborhoods.

Cuz' them eastbay jedi don't give a fuck
The artists refer to themselves and others from the East Bay area of California as 'Jedi' to represent their toughness and fearlessness.

Them westbay jedi is quick to buck
The artists refer to those from the West Bay area of California as 'Jedi' who are quick to get into fights.

Them northbay jedi will cut you up
The artists refer to those from the North Bay area of California as 'Jedi' who are dangerous and prone to violence.

And them southbay jedi will put you in a trunk
The artists refer to those from the South Bay area of California as 'Jedi' who are known for being particularly violent and have been known to dispose of bodies in car trunks.

Now jump jump jump jedi
The artists encourage the listener to jump around energetically, like a Jedi in a Star Wars movie.

Stomp stomp stomp jedi
The artists encourage the listener to stomp their feet as part of their dance moves.

If you scared to throw it up get the fuck out the club (2X)
The artists encourage those who are not willing to represent their neighborhood or group of friends to leave the club.

If you don't give a fuck then throw that muthafucka up (2X)
The artists encourage those who are willing to represent their neighborhood or group of friends to do so with pride.

I'm wit my hommies in this bitch, and you know we fucked up (2X)
The artists are celebrating their friendships and the fun they are having at the club.

We clicked up 30 deep and we always strapped up (2X)
The artists are referring to their group of friends or associates, who they are always with, and are always prepared for danger.

Who you wit? Who you wit?
The artists are asking the listener to identify their group of friends or associates.

Who you wit get crunk, who you wit? (2X)
The artists urge the listener to get excited and energized with their group of friends or associates.

Well who run this bitch? We run this bitch! (4X)
The artists are proclaiming their power and influence in the club.

Aye, check dis out I need all my real african american people
The artists are addressing their Black audience specifically.

To look around the muthafuckin' club
The artists urge the listener to observe their environment.

If you see a jedi and he throwin' up a set and it aint yo' set
The artists are warning the listener to be wary of members of other neighborhoods or groups of friends showing their pride and claiming their territory.

Or it aint yo' click
The artists are also warning the listener to be wary of members of other groups of friends showing their pride and claiming their loyalty to each other.

I want chall jedi to tell dem' out like dis
The artists are instructing their listeners to confront those from other neighborhoods or groups showing pride that is not theirs.

I want you to get up in that muthafucka' face
The artists are urging their listeners to be confrontational and aggressive towards those who show pride that is not rightfully theirs.

This ain't no real mother fuckin' chickasaaw
The artists are asserting that their neighborhood or group is the only legitimate one and others should not try to claim it.

This is a real mother fuckin' chickasaw nation
The artists are asserting that their neighborhood or group is a unified nation and anyone else trying to claim it is an imposter.

Keepin' it real
The artists are emphasizing their authenticity and loyalty to their own neighborhood or group.

We some eastbay jedi (2X)
The artists are reminding the listener that they are from the East Bay area of California and identify as 'Jedi'.

We some westbay jedi (2X)
The artists are reminding the listener that there are 'Jedi' in the West Bay area of California.

We some northbay jedi (2X)
The artists are reminding the listener that there are 'Jedi' in the North Bay area of California.

We some southbay jedi (2X)
The artists are reminding the listener that there are 'Jedi' in the South Bay area of California.