[Verse 1] Yeah, we came from the bottom, now we counting these stacks Got the Rollie on my wrist, got your back when they attack In the trap with the product, moving weight through the night You my soldier, my brother, we gon' make it to the light Whips and chains, that's the story of our rise From the block to the penthouse, no disguise They tried to lock us down, put us in them cages Now we flipping every page, rewriting all the pages Hundred bands in the duffel, that's the price of the game You held it down when the feds was calling names Real recognize real, that's tattooed on my chest When the world turned cold, you was different from the rest [Chorus] Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life Through the struggle and the pain, through the hustle and the strife Whips and chains, yeah we breaking every lock From the bottom to the top, we ain't never gonna stop Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life You the one I trust when I'm moving through the night Whips and chains turned to diamonds and gold This the story of the streets that we told [Verse 2] Remember posted on the corner with them grams in our socks Now we pulling up in foreign whips, iced out with the rocks You was there when my mama couldn't pay the rent Now we throwing money in the air, every dollar well spent They said we wouldn't make it, said we'd end up dead or locked But we flipped the whole script, now we running every block Loyalty over everything, that's the code that we live You took a charge for the team, that's something I can't forgive— Nah, I mean I can't forget, you a real one through and through When they asking who I trust, I just point at you Chains on our necks, used to be the system's grip Now it's platinum and ice, that's that ownership [Chorus] Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life Through the struggle and the pain, through the hustle and the strife Whips and chains, yeah we breaking every lock From the bottom to the top, we ain't never gonna stop Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life You the one I trust when I'm moving through the night Whips and chains turned to diamonds and gold This the story of the streets that we told [Bridge] Blood in, blood out, that's the oath we swore From the trenches to the mansion, always wanting more You my day one, my ace, my partner in this crime When the reaper come knocking, we gon' cheat him one more time They can't break what we built, this bond is made of steel In a world full of fakes, you the only thing that's real [Chorus] Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life Through the struggle and the pain, through the hustle and the strife Whips and chains, yeah we breaking every lock From the bottom to the top, we ain't never gonna stop Ride or die, that's my gangsta for life You the one I trust when I'm moving through the night Whips and chains turned to diamonds and gold This the story of the streets that we told [Outro] Yeah, to my gangsta, this for you We survived when they said we wouldn't make it through Ride or die till the casket drops Brothers for life, we ain't never gonna stop