City on my mind

**"Late Nights in the North"** *(Hook — smooth, Drake-like)* Yeah, I been up late with the city on my mind, Saint Paul winters, still I'm tryna shine, Everybody want a piece when you start to climb, But the mirror don't lie, and neither does time. *(Verse 1 — Kendrick-like, sharp)* Look, I was born in the cold where the pressure make diamonds, Mama said "boy, keep your soul, don't let the fame blind ya," Roseville to the Map', Oakdale nights, I'm reminded, Of the days that the fridge was empty, now the plate's the finest. They want the old me, the ghost me, the broke me back, But I evolved, turned the pain into a Kodak flash — Snap a picture of the struggle, put it in the past, Now they askin' for a favor, boy, you know I gotta pass. DNA in my veins say I was made for more, Minneapolis dreams with my feet on the floor, Every "no" that I heard just opened another door, Now I'm knockin' like I'm Kendrick, leave 'em wantin' more. *(Hook)* Yeah, I been up late with the city on my mind, Saint Paul winters, still I'm tryna shine, Everybody want a piece when you start to climb, But the mirror don't lie, and neither does time. *(Verse 2 — Drake-like, reflective)* Yeah... 3AM and I'm scrollin' through the texts I ignore, Fake love hit different when you finally keep score. I was down bad, now they knockin' at my door, But I remember who was there when I was sleepin' on the floor. Oakdale taught me patience, Maplewood gave me vision, Every loss was a lesson, every scar was a decision. I don't chase, I attract, that's the difference in the mission, From the North with the cold, but my heart stay ambitious. They say "Greg, you changed," yeah, I had to evolve, Same kid from the block, just the problems got solved. Now I'm toastin' to the ones who said I'd never make it — Funny how they love you once the world can't take it. *(Outro)* Yeah... late nights in the North, where the cold made me, Every scar, every loss, yeah, it raised me. From the bottom of the map to the top of the dreams — I'm everything they said that I could never be.