**Intro (6 bars)** Yeah… Ride or die, that’s the code I live by Seen too many real ones fall, ask God why From the gutter where we hustle just to get by Still I stand tall, even when I’m feelin’ like I might die This for my dogs who stayed solid to the end Loyalty over everything… to the bitter end **Verse 1 (16 bars)** I came up where the pain turn a boy to a man Had to learn real quick, had to fight for a plan Ain’t nobody give a damn, had to take what I can Now I’m ridin’ with the weight of the world in my hands Seen my homie get smoked over nothin’ but pride Now his mama at the funeral just breakin’ inside Got me starin’ at the sky like “why he had to die?” While the preacher talk faith, but I’m losin’ my mind We was posted on the corner tryna flip us a dream Now it’s yellow tape lines where we used to just lean Cops flashin’ lights, tryna shatter the scene But they don’t see the struggle or the pain in between I done took so many losses, I don’t fear it no more Heart cold as December, can’t feel it no more Still I ride for my brothers like I swore before If it’s war, then it’s war, I’m prepared for the score **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* To the bitter end… I’ma ride, I’ma ride Through the pain and the tears I can’t hide If I fall, tell my story with pride Kept it real, never switched up sides To the bitter end… I stay true, I stay down Even when the whole world ain’t around If I’m lost, hope I’m finally found Still stand tall when it all break down **Verse 2 (16 bars)** Got my back to the wall, feel the pressure buildin’ Tryna dodge all the hate while I stack these millions But the higher I climb, got me losin’ my feelings Trust get thin when you dealin’ with villains Had a homie turn snake for a piece of the pie Swore we bled the same, now I see it was lies Jealousy in his eyes, I can’t let it slide So I cut him off clean, had to let that die Ain’t no love in the streets, it’s survival and greed Either you eat or you starve, that’s the life that we lead I done seen it firsthand, all the blood and the bleed Now I’m prayin’ every night that my soul get freed Tryna change my ways but the past still close Every sin that I made still haunt me like ghosts But I keep movin’ forward, that’s the life I chose Even if the road dark and nobody knows **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* To the bitter end… I’ma ride, I’ma ride Through the pain and the tears I can’t hide If I fall, tell my story with pride Kept it real, never switched up sides To the bitter end… I stay true, I stay down Even when the whole world ain’t around If I’m lost, hope I’m finally found Still stand tall when it all break down **Verse 3 (16 bars)** If tomorrow ain’t promised, I’m livin’ today Every breath that I take could be taken away So I speak from the soul, let the truth be my way Ain’t no time for the fake, let ‘em fade in the gray I remember cold nights, had to sleep on the floor Now I’m dreamin’ of a life I ain’t seen before But the scars on my heart still even the score Remind me every day what I’m fightin’ for If I go, let ‘em know I ain’t fold, I ain’t bend Stayed solid, ten toes, never broke for a trend All the pain, all the loss, that’s the fuel I defend Turned my struggle to a message I could send To my people still stuck in the cycle of pain You ain’t gotta be a victim, you can break every chain But it start with yourself, gotta fight through the rain Even when hope gone, you can build it again **Chorus (8 bars)** *(Male R&B voice)* To the bitter end… I’ma ride, I’ma ride Through the pain and the tears I can’t hide If I fall, tell my story with pride Kept it real, never switched up sides To the bitter end… I stay true, I stay down Even when the whole world ain’t around If I’m lost, hope I’m finally found Still stand tall when it all break down **Outro (6 bars)** Yeah… Life a battlefield, gotta choose your side Stand on your truth, never run, never hide Through the darkest nights, keep your spirit alive Even when it feel like you barely survive We all got a story we defend… Stay real… to the bitter end
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