[Intro – spoken, moody tone]
Yeah…
Came up from the bottom where the light don’t shine…
Ain’t nothin’ sweet ‘bout the grind.
Loyalty over everything.
This money? We bled for it.
[Verse 1 – 16 bars]
I was raised in the gutter, where the sun don’t beam,
Where the fiends talk dreams, but they die for the lean.
I had nights with no dinner, just the sound of the rats,
Now it’s lobster and steak, but I still watch my back.
Mama prayed every night, said I’m deep in the fire,
I was stuck in the cold, heart heavy with wire.
Used to sleep in my coat, now the coat got mink,
Had to swim with the sharks, I ain't never did sink.
Every dollar that I touched came with pain on the side,
I ain’t braggin’, I’m just real—had to swallow my pride.
Seen brothers take the stand, saw the loyalty break,
I went broke for the team, and they still tried to snake.
But I rose with the weight, turned the hurt into gold,
Kept the circle real tight, only ones who won’t fold.
Now the bag come steady, but I’m still on ten,
‘Cause I know how it feel to have nothin’ but men.
[Hook – 8 bars]
This ain't luck, this earned, had to grind through hell,
Kept it real with the ones who ain't run, ain't tell.
From the pain came the power, now we lit, we winnin’,
Took a L, bounced back, every loss got spinnin’.
It’s the life that we chose, but the code stay written,
Put the fam on the plate, every meal been splittin’.
Had nothin’, now it’s racks, but the scars still vivid,
I ain’t rich from the flex, I’m rich 'cause I lived it.
[Verse 2 – 16 bars]
Used to scrape up change just to cop some fries,
Now I park V12s where the snakes can't slide.
Lost bros to the system, lost some to the dirt,
But I still feel they soul when the pain get worse.
I remember cold nights, hands numb, no heat,
Now it’s Louis on my back, but my soul still street.
Told shorty I don’t trust, seen love go ghost,
Seen fam turn to ops over bread, that’s toast.
I don’t brag, I just move with the weight on my chest,
Had to boss up alone, never needed no vest.
Just a Glock and a plan, and a dream in my dome,
Now it’s meetings on the coast, but my mind still home.
Got a call from my bro, he said, “Keep that flame,”
I told him, “I’m ten toes, I ain’t never change lanes.”
From the mud to the mills, but the rules stay driven,
We ain't fold under pressure—we earn what’s given.
[Hook – repeat]
This ain't luck, this earned, had to grind through hell,
Kept it real with the ones who ain't run, ain't tell.
From the pain came the power, now we lit, we winnin’,
Took a L, bounced back, every loss got spinnin’.
It’s the life that we chose, but the code stay written,
Put the fam on the plate, every meal been splittin’.
Had nothin’, now it’s racks, but the scars still vivid,
I ain’t rich from the flex, I’m rich 'cause I lived it.
[Outro – spoken over beat fade]
You don’t know the hustle ‘til your stomach talk back…
You don’t know loyalty ‘til it cost you somethin’.
This ain’t for the