[Intro] Look— Ain’t no glory in the struggle when you in it, Just keep moving. [Verse 1] Came up where the heat stay trapped in the hall, Thin walls, late nights, arguments through the drywall. Pops gone, moms tired, bills on the table, Learned quick being broke make the strong feel unstable. Had to keep my head down, eyes on the route, Too many good kids took the wrong way out. No handouts, no plug, no safety net, Just a little bit of pride and a whole lotta debt. Rain on the window, shoes on the floor, Same pair lasted longer than they should’ve for sure. I don’t talk pain for applause or a post, Some nights you survive just by not losing hope. Seen dreams get buried under shifts and stress, Seen people turn cold just to handle the mess. So if I sound distant, it’s the miles that I ran, Had to grow into somebody before I became a man. [Hook] Still outside, still ten toes down, Took a few losses, never let ’em own my crown. Cold world, but I learned how to move through it, No days off when you got something to prove with. Still alive, that’s enough for the night, Got scars in the dark, got a spark in the fight. If the road get rough, I don’t fold, I adapt— Turn pain into fuel, put the truth in the rap. [Verse 2] I ain’t chasing no pity, I’m chasing a way, Trying to make sure the fridge got food every day. Trying to leave something solid for the ones in my name, Not a chain, not a flex—just a break from the strain. Had friends switch sides when the pressure got real, Funny how love disappear when there’s nothing to steal. I kept it all quiet, put my grief in a verse, Made a map out the hurt, made a gift from the curse. The block taught lessons no school could explain, How to smile at the sun while you’re standing in rain. How to count every blessing but remember the cost, How to carry your people when you feel you been lost. I’ve been low, I’ve been broke, I’ve been close to the edge, But I made me a promise and I stood on the pledge: When the door stay locked, I don’t wait, I create, Built a lane in the dark, now I’m driving through fate. [Hook] Still outside, still ten toes down, Took a few losses, never let ’em own my crown. Cold world, but I learned how to move through it, No days off when you got something to prove with. Still alive, that’s enough for the night, Got scars in the dark, got a spark in the fight. If the road get rough, I don’t fold, I adapt— Turn pain into fuel, put the truth in the rap. [Bridge] I remember the nights when the hunger was loud When the silence got heavy and the doubt came around Looked myself in the mirror, said “keep what you’re building” Ain’t nobody coming if you stop what you’re willing So I planted these bars in the dirt of my pain Watered ’em daily with the sweat and the rain Now they growing into something that can’t be erased Real recognize real — this the proof that I made [Final Hook] Still outside, still ten toes down Took a few losses, never let ’em own my crown Cold world, but I learned how to move through it No days off when you got something to prove with Still alive, that’s enough for the night Got scars in the dark, got a spark in the fight If the road get rough, I don’t fold, I adapt— Turn pain into fuel, put the truth in the rap (Yeah… still standing) Turn pain into fuel, put the truth in the rap [Outro] No violins. No sad story. Just pressure, progress, and another morning.
