hard life

Yeah, I was raised where the hope don't grow, Mum in the kitchen, but the stove stayed cold. Pipe in her hand, soul lost in the smoke, I was just a little kid, choking on the broke. Fridge had nothin' but a light and a smell, School lunches? Nah, I was starving as hell. Other kids laughed, I just stared at the ground, No coat in the winter, just pain all around. Mum's new man had a fist full of rage, I’d hide in the corner like a bird in a cage. He’d scream, he’d swing, I was barely alive, Thought I wouldn’t make it to the age of five. (Chorus) Cold nights, hard life, tears in my bed, Dreams died young, got replaced with the lead. Mama was gone, even when she was near, So I found a new home in the heart of my fear. (Verse 2) Street lights became the only stars I knew, No bedtime stories, just red and blue. Gang signs, handshakes, brothers in the war, Looking for the love that I never got before. Every corner that I stood on felt like a grave, Tryna feel brave, but I just felt enslaved. A product of pain, in a system that failed, I was just a lost soul with no wind in my sail. (Chorus) Cold nights, hard life, tears in my bed, Dreams died young, got replaced with the lead. Mama was gone, even when she was near, So I found a new home in the heart of my fear. (Outro) Now I rap these wounds, let the pain ignite, Tryna turn my darkness into someone’s light. Yeah, I came from the gutter, but I’m still in the fight— Just a kid from the struggle, tryna make it right.