"Business In The Building"-IRON CEDAR

IRON CEDAR — “BUSINESS IN THE BUILDING” (Casino / Grown Folk Anthem) [Intro] Yeah… Iron Cedar… Black Sheep Records… Ain’t every night about the club. Sometimes it’s dinner tables, handshakes, and investments. You know the difference. [Hook] I don’t go out to talk, I go out to build, Suit on clean with a dollar sign still. Briefcase, duffel, backpack on my back, Ready for the future, never looking back. Life switch quick like a boomerang flight, Karma come around when the timing is right. Sit back, listen, let the story unfold, Iron Cedar got a heart made of gold. [Verse 1] I walk through the casino, not looking for a fight, I’m talking business over dinner, trying to change my life. Different rooms, different levels, different doors to unlock, Sometimes you need approval just to step in the spot. So I came prepared, had a plan in my hand, Had a change of clothes because I know how life can expand. One day you’re down, next day you’re making a move, You better stay ready when you got something to prove. Could’ve been sitting behind prison walls, Following the same road as the people I called my dogs. But I chose a different path, put my pain in the booth, Now I’m standing right here telling everybody the truth. They didn’t think Iron Cedar had this fire inside, Roots in the dirt but I grew from the struggle and survived. [Hook] I don’t go out to talk, I go out to build, Suit on clean with a dollar sign still. Briefcase, duffel, backpack on my back, Ready for the future, never looking back. Life switch quick like a boomerang flight, Karma come around when the timing is right. Sit back, listen, let the story unfold, Iron Cedar got a heart made of gold. [Verse 2] I remember cold nights when I barely had hope, Trying to find a meal, trying to find some soap. Days when the struggle had me feeling invisible, But every scar on my soul made me more invincible. QuickTrip meals when the world turned cold, Trying to stay alive while I was chasing my goals. Now I’m looking at the future, building something real, Trying to give back and help my people heal. War drums in the distance, ancestors in my ear, Telling me keep walking, don’t surrender to fear. Anxiety and depression tried to bury my name, But I turned that pressure into gasoline for the flame. Now I’m thinking bigger, beyond just me, Building something strong for the next generation to see. [Bridge] Slow feet don’t eat, that’s what they always say, But some of the best things take time every day. A tree doesn’t grow overnight from a seed, Patience and faith is everything that we need. [Verse 3] I had visions of a future, people thought I was crazy, Talking about solutions while they called me lazy. Infrastructure, innovation, ways to protect the land, Trying to put opportunity back into my people’s hands. I’m not just chasing money, I’m chasing legacy, Something my children and their children can see. Yesterday’s price ain’t today’s price, that’s facts, When you build from nothing, you don’t look back. I’m investing in myself, but I’m giving back too, Because the dream was always bigger than just what I knew. From the bottom of the struggle to the top of the hill, Iron Cedar standing strong because I never stood still. [Final Hook] I don’t go out to talk, I go out to build, Heart full of dreams and a mind full of skill. Briefcase, duffel, backpack on my back, Carrying my future, never looking back. Life switch quick, but I’m ready this time, Turned all my pain into a mountain I climb. Sit back, listen, let the story unfold, Iron Cedar got a heart made of gold.