[Verse 1] First pack in my palm, heart racing Corner store lights, fiends pacing Unc in the alley, veins like laces Told me, “Get it fast, watch faces” Brown bag deals, sweat on my lip Phone blowin’ up, can’t miss that flip Red-blue flash in the rearview mirror Prayed for the smoke to just clear up [Verse 2] Lil bro died for a chain on his chest Mama on the floor, can’t catch her breath Candles on the curb, faces on tees Post go viral, then they all leave Sirens sing lullabies every night Gunshots argue, end every fight Heard the news, felt sick, not shocked Round here, death just part of the block [Chorus] Cold blocks, hot blood in the veins (yeah) Fast life, every high got a chain (uh) Street talk say the end’s all the same You either die, get rich, or you fade in a cage [Verse 3] Cell door slam, echo through steel Concrete bed, three cold meals Judge read numbers like readin’ my fate Years on my back, all that weight Homie took stand, pointed my way Swore he was fam, folded that day Letters from home smell like tears Calendar boxes, countin’ out years [Verse 4] Came home thin, mind still scarred Same old block, but my soul on guard Kids on the corner, bags in they socks See my old life in they eyes when they talk Told one kid, “You can run that race But every good day got a bad in its place” He laughed, said, “OG, I’m straight” Next week mugshot on my screen, same fate [Chorus]
