TENANT LIFE

TENANT LIFE — SHADOW [INTRO — LOW] Yeah… SHADOW… Southside nights… Tenant life… Different world when you living day to day… You already know… [VERSE 1] Being a tenant, meeting people every day,Cops posted around, everybody watching what they say,Couples drama popping off, tension through the walls,Everybody got a story, everybody got their falls. Bracelet day and night, still praying for a break,Calling bail, trying to get a few hours in the public space,Back behind the doors, same room, same view,Trying to make a dollar from a dollar when there's nothing left to do. Local hustlers making something out of nothing,Everybody chasing paper, everybody trying to function,Lollipop dreams in the Garden of Eve, Temptation at the door, but you gotta know what to believe. [HOOK] Different life in the South,Different rules when you're living on the edge,Love and respect to the Tainas that I met,Real ones showed me respect, I ain't forgetting that. Every day somebody looking for another puff,Everybody carrying something, sometimes life gets rough,I've met good people, I've met dodgy ones too,Gotta watch who's around you and what they really wanna do. [VERSE 2] Some angle you for favors, some smile with a motive,Some act like they're your brother till the pressure gets explosive,So I watch from the corner, keep my circle tight,Not everybody beside you really wants to see you right. We don't talk to police, keep my business to myself,But I'm learning real survival ain't depending on nobody else,Street taught lessons that a classroom never could,Read the room, protect your peace, understand your hood. Good people gave love, dodgy people gave lessons,Every face that I met left a different impression,I don't carry everybody just because we crossed paths,If the energy ain't right, cut the weight from the pack. [HOOK] Different life in the South,Different rules when you're living on the edge,Love and respect to the Tainas that I met,Real ones showed me respect, I ain't forgetting that. Every day somebody looking for another puff,Everybody carrying something, sometimes life gets rough,I've met good people, I've met dodgy ones too,Gotta watch who's around you and what they really wanna do. [OUTRO] Tenant life…Seen the good, seen the bad…Met strangers who became brothers,Met people who taught me who not to trust. You can't save everybody…You can't carry everybody…Sometimes survival means knowing when to step away. SHADOW…Keep your circle solid.Respect the real ones.And keep moving.