pain to the gain

Late nights, city lights, we were chasing dreams, CDawg by my side, plotting schemes and gleams, Counted all the blessings, yeah, we ran it up, But every dollar earned, felt like a heavy cup. Memories fade, like smoke in the air, Laughs turned to silence, man, it’s hard to bear, Had the world in our hands, but lost in the grind, Now I’m here rhyming, just a thought in my mind.