[Verse 1] North side nights, streetlights dim Cash on the table, gotta play to win Corners watched, we don’t talk out loud Eyes on the street, know the face of the crowd Deals get made where the blacktop cracks Hustle don’t sleep and it don’t look back Boys in the cut with the ride on low If you don’t belong, better move real slow [Chorus] — BAY HOLD STRONG, HOLD STRONG — — BAY RUN DEEP, RUN LONG — THE BAY, THE BAY — STAY READY ALL DAY PROTECT WHAT’S OURS, DON’T GET IN THE WAY THE BAY, THE BAY — MONEY IN THE SAFE RUN THIS BLOCK, THIS IS WHERE WE STAY [Verse 2] Trap stay hot, but the cash run cold Life on the line for the bricks we hold Every move watched, gotta play it clean Fast talk, slow walk, keep it off the scene Respect get earned when the nights turn wild Pay your dues or the block go foul One wrong word and the tide might shift Game so deep, can’t fake this drift [Bridge] Phones go silent when the heat run close Keep your word or you might get ghost Blood in the dirt keeps the turf alive Only the strong in the Bay survive [Chorus] — BAY HOLD STRONG, HOLD STRONG — — BAY RUN DEEP, RUN LONG — THE BAY, THE BAY — STAY READY ALL DAY PROTECT WHAT’S OURS, DON’T GET IN THE WAY THE BAY, THE BAY — MONEY IN THE SAFE RUN THIS BLOCK, THIS IS WHERE WE STAY
