🎤 [INTRO — Spoken, Low Voice]

🎤 [INTRO — Spoken, Low Voice] Yeah... Another day, another dollar... Another night full of problems... I told myself I wasn't going back... But here I am... Same streets, same demons... Different day, same pain... [VERSE 1 — Slow, Heavy Flow] Selling nicks and dimes when I was inside, Told myself this was the last time, Now I'm living like an outcast, Got the weight moving fast, haunted by my past. But I'm dying inside, got too much pride, Got nothing to lose, nowhere to hide, Feel like they plotting, watching my moves, Can't trust a soul, got too much to prove. Late nights, cold sweats, demons in my head, Thinking about the homies that are locked up or dead, Mama said slow down, boy, you're moving too fast, But I'm stuck in a cycle, still chasing that cash. From a cell to the block, ain't nothing really changed, Same old faces, just a different kind of pain, Everybody wants a piece when the money comes around, But when you're down on your luck, ain't nobody to be found. [HOOK — Slow, Emotional, Deep Voice] I'm dying inside but I'm living this life, Trying to make it through another cold night, Got the devil on my shoulder, pain in my soul, Heart turning colder as the streets take control. I got nothing to lose, got everything to fear, Another wasted year, another fallen tear, I'm trapped in the game, can't escape my past, Living life on the edge, don't know how long I'll last. [VERSE 2 — Darker, More Aggressive] Three in the morning, I'm still wide awake, Every little noise got me thinking it's a raid, Looking through the blinds, paranoia in my veins, Trying to find peace but I'm drowning in pain. Got fiends at the door, everybody wants a fix, Same motherfuckers talking shit behind my back, Smiling in my face while they praying that I slip, Loyalty is dead, everybody jumping ship. I remember county blues, staring at the wall, Hearing grown men cry when their families wouldn't call, Swore I'd never come back, had my whole life planned, Now I'm back on the corner with the world in my hands. But this money ain't happiness, this money ain't peace, Just another damn reason I can't get no sleep, I see death in the eyes of the people I serve, Watching dreams disappear on the side of the curb. [HOOK — Painful, Dragged-Out Delivery] I'm dying inside but I'm living this life, Trying to make it through another cold night, Got the devil on my shoulder, pain in my soul, Heart turning colder as the streets take control. I got nothing to lose, got everything to fear, Another wasted year, another fallen tear, I'm trapped in the game, can't escape my past, Living life on the edge, don't know how long I'll last. [VERSE 3 — Deep Pain, Real Street Struggle] I ain't proud of the shit that I did to survive, Just another lost soul trying to stay alive, Seen brothers turn snakes over dollars and pride, Seen mothers lose sons, watched their whole world die. I was young when the streets started calling my name, First it was survival, then I got lost in the game, Started selling little bags just to get me some bread, Now I'm sleeping with regrets and a war in my head. Every dollar that I make got a memory attached, Every time I move forward, something pulls me right back, I got scars on my heart that nobody can see, And a younger version of myself still begging to be free. They say money brings power, but it don't bring love, Can't buy back the years or the people you trust, If I could change the past, I'd rewrite every page, But I'm still that same prisoner, just outside of the cage. [BRIDGE — Almost Spoken, Emotional] Sometimes I sit alone... And wonder what happened to me... I used to have dreams... Now I'm just trying to survive... They see the money... They see the streets... They see the reputation... But they don't see the pain... They don't see the sleepless nights... They don't see a man slowly breaking inside... [FINAL HOOK — Deep, Emotional] I'm dying inside but I'm living this life, Trying to make it through another cold night, Got the devil on my shoulder, pain in my soul, Heart turning colder as the streets take control. I got nothing to lose, got everything to fear, Another wasted year, another fallen tear, I'm trapped in the game, can't escape my past, But I'm praying one day I can leave it all behind. [OUTRO — Spoken Over Fading Beat] They say the streets don't love nobody... I learned that shit the hard way... I thought getting out of prison meant I was free... But sometimes... The hardest prison to escape... Is the one inside your own mind. Yeah... Dying inside... But I'm still alive.