I′ve been walking through the fire but the streets stay cold,
Lotta stories in my mind that ain′t never been told, Man, I′m fighting for survival, tryna stay in control, But these demons in my shadow tryna swallow my soul, Many men want me dead, it′s the life that I chose, Ain′t no peace in my city, only violence unfolds, I′m just running from the darkness but it′s grabbing my clothes,
Feeling hopeless every night, that′s just how the game goes, Came up with a Glock, talk louder than dreams, While you pray but your prayers get lost in the screams, Had a homie that got hit by a stray on the block, He was only 17 but the streets don′t stop, Mama crying every night cause I′m out too late, But I′m knee deep in beef, can′t escape this fate, Every corner got an enemy, waiting for a slip, Gotta keep the steel tight with a locked in grip,
Seen bodies on the pavement like it′s normal to see, Seen brothers turn ghosts, ain′t no loyalty, When survival is a mission, you don′t care who bleeds, Man, you swallow all your morals just to satisfy needs, But I′m tired of the violence, tired of the stress, Tired of waking up, feeling pressure on my chest, But if I walk away now, they gon′t say I′m weak, Gotta stand on ten toes, that′s the code of the street,
I′ve been walking through the fire but the streets stay cold, Lotta stories in my mind that ain′t never been told, Man, I′m fighting for survival, tryna stay in control, But these demons in my shadow tryna swallow my soul, Many men want me dead, it′s the life that I chose,
Ain′t no peace in my city, only violence unfolds, I′m just running from the darkness but it′s grabbing my clothes, Feeling hopeless every night, that′s just how the game goes,
Every night I hear the sirens, another soul gon′t listen, Another kiss shot down but nobody gon′t listen, Whole hood in depression, we just match you with liquor, When the pain hit deep, you just swerve off quicker, Had a cousin doing time cause he roll with the game, Told him loyalty is poison when it′s tied to the pain, Told him freedom ain′t promise when you chasing respect, But respect don′t mean nothing when your life′s in debt,
I done slept on cold floors, shot to my dreams, Woke up shaking from the trauma that would never get cleaned, I′ll be searching for a light but the city too dark, Hard to heal all your wounds when you covered in scars, Every day is a battle, every breath is a risk, Tryna dodge a headshot or a name on a list, But I′m praying for a way out, begging for a chance, But the streets hold my ankles like they glued to the sand,
But the streets hold my ankles like they glued to the sand,
