, learned to fight before I learned to trust,

, learned to fight before I learned to trust, If you came where I’m from, you know the dirt and the dust, Cold nights, cold trays, no fam on the line, Had to teach my own self how to walk that line. Got jumped in young, thought the gang was love, But that love turn cold when you lay in blood, Seen the opps get dropped, seen my dogs get booked, Seen the judge throw numbers like the game ain’t shook. Every day was survival, no break, no peace, Gotta keep your guard up ‘cause the wolves don’t sleep, Still dreamin’ of a life where my fam gon’ eat, But my city keep draggin’ both hands in the street. I been locked in a cell with a mind full of rage, Learned patience from pain, turned my life to a page, Every scar that I got is a medal I earned, Every loss that I took was a lesson I learned. But it’s hard when the block don’t wanna let go, When the same damn streets raised you head-to-toe Yeah, I’m thuggin’ but I’m thinkin’ ‘bout a different lane, ‘Cause the hood don’t change, it just switch up names, It’ll love you one day, then forget your face, Put your name on a wall, paint the block with grace. I done ran from the sirens, ran into fate, Seen the strongest in the set turn bitter from hate, But I can’t let the past put a chain on me, I’d rather die on my feet than to bend my knee. So I’m stackin’ my paper, stackin’ my faith, Got a plan for my fam, but gotta go at a pace