"Pain was the Outfit"

Intro Yeah Look This one for everybody that had to keep it together when shit was fallin’ apart Ayy Hook Can you stand through the rain when that pressure hit? When the love go bad and the bros start switchin’ When you come from the dirt, gotta move different I done seen dark days, still stayed with it Can you stand through the rain when the nights get cold? When the pain too deep, but you still ten toes I was down bad broke, now the wrist on froze Had to get it out the mud, that’s the life I chose Verse 1 I was young, seein’ grown men fold over pride Mama stressed, rent due, pain in her eyes Fridge light bright, but it ain’t much inside So I learned real fast, ain’t no room for a lie I remember havin’ dreams bigger than the block Same time hearin’ sirens, watchin’ friends get knocked N****s act like they solid, whole time they not That’s why I move how I move, keep the circle on lock I done seen fake love come with a smile and a dap Seen a n**** get love, then get left in the trap Seen pain turn rage, then get stuffed in a strap So don’t tell me ’bout this life if you ain’t live none of that I was buildin’ off losses, I was prayin’ through stress Had to tighten my chest, couldn’t break, couldn’t bend Same ones used to doubt tryna slide back in But where was y’all at when I couldn’t buy shit? Hook Can you stand through the rain when that pressure hit? When the love go bad and the bros start switchin’ When you come from the dirt, gotta move different I done seen dark days, still stayed with it Can you stand through the rain when the nights get cold? When the pain too deep, but you still ten toes I was down bad broke, now the wrist on froze Had to get it out the mud, that’s the life I chose Verse 2 I ain’t talkin’ just to talk, every line got scars I done rode in them buckets, now it’s push-start cars Still think about the times we was starin’ at stars Tryna figure if this hustle was gon’ take us that far I was takin’ every risk, I was bettin’ on me N**** laughed at the vision, now they checkin’ on me I done paid every cost, I got debt in these streets But I stood on my name, I can sleep when I sleep A lot of n****s want the image, they don’t want the grind They want the chain, not the pain, not them nights doin’ time They want the win, not the losses that reshape your mind That’s why most these boys break when it’s really their time I kept my head when the room got dark Kept my faith when it all fell apart Kept it real when they all played smart Now I talk with that fire ’cause I earned that spark Bridge If it all went left, would you still stay solid? If them tables turned, would you still keep grindin’? If the lights went out, would you still keep faith? That’s the difference right there, I was built this way Verse 3 Now it’s better days, but the pain still live I can smile all I want, but the scars still big I done lost too much just to play with this That’s why every move now got weight on it I’m from where they either fold or they level up Where a small mistake get your whole life messed up So I stay on point, I can’t let up once I done came too far just to give this up And I made it through storms they thought I’d drown in Used to feel lost, now I know where my crown is Everything I got, I had to go and found it So when they ask how I won, tell ’em pain was the outfit Final Hook Can you stand through the rain when that pressure hit? When the love go bad and the bros start switchin’ When you come from the dirt, gotta move different I done seen dark days, still stayed with it Can you stand through the rain when the nights get cold? When the pain too deep, but you still ten toes I was down bad broke, now the wrist on froze Had to get it out the mud, that’s the life I chose