Streetlights

Cold wind blow through the cracks of the pavement, City never sleep, just dreams on containment. Sirens sing lullabies, echo through the night, Streetlights flicker like they tryna start a fight. Hood stories written in the lines on my face, Every scar got a lesson, every loss left a trace. Used to chase pennies, now I’m chasing my name, Through the smoke and the struggle, through the fire and flame. From the block where the hope feel thin as a thread, Where tomorrow ain’t promised, just the words that we said. Still I stand ten toes, never fold, never bend, If the world turn cold, I’ma rise again. We came from the dark where the cold winds blow, From the bottom of the map where the lost souls go. Grit in my teeth, got fire in my chest, Every step I take, put my pain to the test. If I fall, I rise, let the whole world know, From the cracks in the street, watch a king still grow. We don’t break, we don’t fold, we just carry that load, From the street to the sky on this long hard road. Neon dreams in a city of broken glass, Time move slow but the years move fast. Mama prayed every night I’d survive these days, While the block kept calling in a thousand ways. Saw friends fade out in the blink of an eye, Either locked in a cell or they flyin’ too high. I keep my head on straight, heart tough like steel, Every wound that I carry just remind me it’s real. From the corner store talks to the late-night rides, Where the truth stay buried and the pain just hides. But I learned how to hustle through the rain and the doubt, Turn whispers to thunder when I’m letting it out. We came from the dark where the cold winds blow, From the bottom of the map where the lost souls go. Grit in my teeth, got fire in my chest, Every step I take, put my pain to the test. If I fall, I rise, let the whole world know, From the cracks in the street, watch a king still grow. We don’t break, we don’t fold, we just carry that load, From the street to the sky on this long hard road. Now the skyline glow but I still see the block, Hear the echoes of the past every time that I walk. Built my name from the dust and the midnight grind, Turned the pressure to diamonds in the depths of my mind. They said I’d never make it, I just nodded and smiled, Kept a lion’s heart beating in the soul of a child. Every verse that I spit got a lifetime inside, All the tears I buried, all the nights that I cried. Now I move like a shadow with a crown unseen, From the gutter to glory with a heart still clean. If the storm come back, I’ma stand in the rain, Turn the hurt to a legacy, the loss to a gain. We came from the dark where the cold winds blow, From the bottom of the map where the lost souls go. Grit in my teeth, got fire in my chest, Every step I take, put my pain to the test. If I fall, I rise, let the whole world know, From the cracks in the street, watch a king still grow. We don’t break, we don’t fold, we just carry that load, From the street to the sky on this long hard road.