The Grind (Eastcoast)

[Instrumental intro] [Verse 1 - male rap] Ever since I was a young buck, I tried to beat the system Find that loophole, the best place to hit’em. Everyday I’m on the struggle, I’m on the grind, sands in the hourglass falling, I’m runnin’ outta time. I’m a crab in the barrel. Keep fallin’ from the climb, gettin’ nowhere fast, Like winnin’ is a crime. Going to school, And working two jobs But to them we’re all the same, A kernel on the corncob. Dodging the drama, Eluding the cops, I’m sidesteppin’ Like I’m hiding from the mob. It’s a riddle to construe. Will I always be stuck here? No matter what I do? Like I was born to fail, Tell me if anybody cares. I’m another statistic Fallin’ in despair. [Chorus - layered melodic female R&B vocals] Hey~~~----- Hmmmm mmmm–~~ Ya gotta keep ya head up. Don’t— Give up the fight~~ I know it’s feelin’ real rough~ I know you’ll make– It through the night~~- The tunnels long– But at the end you’ll see the light~ Yeah~~ Yeah~ Stand–-- Strong~~ Even if everything’s going wrong~~ You have a lion’s heart You are not alone They’ll never break you~~ Throwing you against the stone~~---- Hmmm mmm---- Yeah~~--- [Verse 2 - male rap] So I’m making a wish On a fallin’ star Praying to God To take me far Away from here Where there’ll be no more tears, No more pain, no existence of my bane. Where troubles are far Where I can lock’em up In a mason jar. And hide’em away. Where there’s new life, Far from the decay. Is it so much to ask for? To have a little peace. Just a small sense of serenity. Where I’m free from negativity. But that’s not the life for me. It wasn’t in my destiny. Not written in my stars. It’s the saddest epiphany. What more can I hope for? What dreams can I dream? When everything I want Is floatin’ downstream. [Chorus x2 - layered melodic female R&B vocals] Hey~~~----- Hmmmm mmmm–~~ Ya gotta keep ya head up. Don’t— Give up the fight~~ I know it’s feelin’ real rough~ I know you’ll make–~ It through the night~~- The tunnels long– But at the end you’ll see the light~ Yeah~~ Yeah~ Stand–-- Strong~~ Even if everything’s going wrong~~ You have a lion’s heart You are not alone They’ll never break you~~ Throwing you against the stone~~---- Hmmm mmm---- Yeah~~--- Hmmm mmm---- Yeah~~— O-----~~ O~~ O— [Instrumental fade out]