We Don't Play That

**[INTRO]** Yeah Uh Still outside Still ten toes You know the code **[HOOK]** We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Too much talk, better fall back We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Same cold streets, new day, same facts Who you with? Where you from? What you claim? What you done? I don't need to raise my voice They already know where I'm from We don't play that Nah, we don't play that No applause, no fake handshakes We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Built this from the dirt, no shortcuts, no breaks **[VERSE 1]** I came up where the hallway lights flicker, Landlord late, whole family eating dinner. Everybody got a story, everybody got a scar, Some chase a dollar, some just chase a car. I learned early, keep your business in your pocket, Loose lips turn a safe room to a target. Now I move with intention, never move for attention, Every loss left a lesson, every win came with tension. They see the chain, don't know what it cost me, See the smile, don't know who I lost, G. I don't need a crowd standing next to my name, Half these people switch sides when the weather change. I keep receipts, not grudges, that's maturity, But don't confuse quiet with insecurity. You can test the water, I'ma study the wave, I survived too much just to act like a slave. Cold nights, train rides, rain on the pavement, Dreams in a notebook, bills on the table. Now the same ones asking how I made it this far Couldn't see the vision when I slept in the car. **[HOOK]** We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Too much talk, better fall back We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Same cold streets, new day, same facts Who you with? Where you from? What you claim? What you done? I don't need to raise my voice They already know where I'm from **[VERSE 2]** I got an old soul with a new-school hustle, Built mine slow, never needed a muzzle. No gimmicks in the music, no dancing for a check, Just pain in the pen and a chip on the neck. They want the image, I remember the hunger, Before the nice dinners, before the summer. Before the blue checks and the rooms with a view, I was making something out of nothing to do. Everybody gangster when the comments get active, Then disappear when the pressure gets massive. I don't entertain it, I just tighten the circle, Less people around me, more peace in the purple. My city raised me, but the world made me sharper, Had to learn the difference between a friend and a partner. Some love what you built, some love what it brings, Some only show up when the phone starts to ring. I don't chase validation, I don't beg for respect, I let the work speak and collect my checks. If the energy's off, I'ma leave it alone, I got too much invested in protecting my home. **[BRIDGE]** No sirens in the distance, just the sound of the train, Another night awake, trying to outrun the rain. Everybody wants the crown, nobody wants the weight, Everybody wants the door, nobody wants to wait. I ain't here for the spotlight, I ain't here for the fame. I'm here to make sure tomorrow Don't look like yesterday. **[HOOK]** We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Too much talk, better fall back We don't play that Nah, we don't play that Same cold streets, new day, same facts Who you with? Where you from? What you claim? What you done? I don't need to raise my voice They already know where I'm from **[VERSE 3]** Still got that hunger, just a little more wisdom, I don't need permission, I don't need a system. Every door closed taught me how to build one, Every fake smile showed me who to deal from. I seen loyalty disappear over small change, Seen brothers turn strangers when the plans change. So I move with a code that don't bend for a favor, Respect is earned daily, not printed on paper. I'm from where ambition gets tested in silence, Where keeping your word is a form of defiance. No need for theatrics, no need for a scene, Real ones know exactly what the quiet can mean. Now I'm older, got more to protect than pride, Got people depending on me to provide. So I choose every battle, keep my focus intact, Ain't proving nothing to nobody, remember that fact. From the basement apartments to the skyline views, I kept the same heart, just changed the shoes. If they ask what I'm on, tell them simple and plain: Still building from the bottom, still allergic to fake. **[OUTRO]** We don't play that. No gimmicks. No borrowed names. No shortcuts. Same code. New chapter. Still outside. Still standing. Still building.