[Intro] Yeah This ain’t a trend This a code Listen [Verse 1] Came up where the sirens sang Mama prayed while the pans clanged Hand-me-downs, same two shirts Whole block learned to dance with hurt Older homies taught me rules “Protect the kids, don’t scare the schools” If it’s beef, then it’s grown men talking If they aim low, we the ones walking I done seen brothers fade to the flame For a name, for a chain, for a stain on the game But when danger spin back ‘round We the line that don’t back down [Chorus] Blood in, blood out We don’t fold, we don’t bow (nah) If you ride for the hood Better die for it proud Guard the block, guard the youth Guard the stories, guard the truth Blood in, blood out This the code we speak out loud (yeah) [Verse 2] Lil man on the corner with a book bag I stand watch so he never gotta look back Whole crew like uncles to the babies Keep the poison far from the ladies If opps creep, we the first to respond But we still dream bigger than the lawn Tell my young ones, “Stack, don’t flash” Walk smart, keep faith with the cash We been branded, judged by the tats But the heart underneath still intact If one fall, then the whole block mourn White T’s, candles till the next dawn [Chorus] Blood in, blood out We don’t fold, we don’t bow (never) If you ride for the hood Better die for it proud (so proud) Guard the block, guard the youth Guard the stories, guard the truth Blood in, blood out This the code we speak out loud [Bridge] I ain’t glorify pain, I survived it Turned every scar to a promise, I abide it If I’m breathing, then my people got a shield I’m the first to the front, I’m the last to yield (yeah) Say a prayer for the ones locked down Say a prayer for the moms uptown We protect what they tried to erase Every brother, every sister, every face [Chorus] Blood in, blood out We don’t fold, we don’t bow If you ride for the hood Better die for it proud (hey) Guard the block, guard the youth Guard the stories, guard the truth Blood in, blood out This the code we speak out loud (blood in) Blood in, blood out (blood out)
