Intro

Intro Late nights, block hot, air feel different Gotta move quiet when the streets start whisperin’ Verse 1 Posted on the corner, hoodie tight, chin low Streetlight flicker, that’s the only spotlight glow Old heads watchin’ from the stoop, don’t speak They done seen too much, they just peep Lil bro talk wild, tryna prove he tough I told him chill, life already rough Couple of my dawgs locked up, steel doors Couple more names carved in them memorial floors I done seen dreams die over pride and a chain Seen moms cry in the middle of the rain So I keep one eye open when I walk that strip Every handshake firm but I don’t trust grip Hook Block hot, heart cold, gotta play it smart Every move chess when you grow from the dark Sirens sing songs, we don’t dance, we dip Whole life balanced on a tightrope trip Still here, ten toes on the pavement Pray I see tomorrow, that’s the payment Verse 2 Heard shots two streets down, everybody froze Next day back outside like nobody knows That’s how it go when you raised in the grit Pain get buried, we don’t talk ‘bout it Shorty on my line say she scared for me Told her I’m just tryna make it carefully Money look fast but the cost too steep Freedom too sweet, I don’t trade that cheap I ain’t tryna be a story on the news at night Just tryna stack small wins, do right If I make it out clean, that’s a flex Survival first, everything else next Hook Block hot, heart cold, gotta play it smart Every move chess when you grow from the dark Sirens sing songs, we don’t dance, we dip Whole life balanced on a tightrope trip Still here, ten toes on the pavement Pray I see tomorrow, that’s the payment That’s that dark piano, sliding 808, slow head-nod type vibe. Not reckless. Just real.