# THE STREETS REMEMBER [Intro | SPOKEN] (Male Voice #1) "Funny thing about the streets... They never forget." [Verse 1 – 16 Bars | Male Voice #1 | RAP] Every corner got a memory of my name, Back when pride and anger fueled the flame. Old heads nod when they see me pass, Some still living like they're stuck in the past. A young buck hollered, "Zay, where you been?" I smiled back, said, "Man...I've been born again." He laughed a little, didn't know what to say, Just watched me keep on walking away. Ain't nobody testing what they already know, They've seen a different kind of strength start to grow. Same neighborhood, same concrete ground, Different man every time I'm around. The streets remember everything I've done... But they don't know who I've become. [Hook – 8 Bars | Male Voice #2 | SUNG] The streets remember my old name, But grace don't see me the same. I can't go back to who I was, Love rewrote what hate had done. Still walk where I came from, Still shine where the dark was. The streets remember yesterday... But I live a different way. [Verse 2 – 16 Bars | Male Voice #2 | RAP] Faces I remember still chasing that high, Some don't even look me straight in the eye. One asked quietly, "Man, is it real?" I told him, "Brother...that's exactly how I feel." Ain't got all the answers figured out, I just know what He brought me out. Every scar became another reason To believe God's timing has a season. Some still doubt what they can't explain, Others see the peace replacing pain. If you're looking for the old me still... You won't find him on that hill. [Hook – 8 Bars | Male Voice #2 | SUNG] The streets remember my old name, But grace don't see me the same. I can't go back to who I was, Love rewrote what hate had done. Still walk where I came from, Still shine where the dark was. The streets remember yesterday... But I live a different way. [Verse 3A – 8 Bars | Male Voice #1 | RAP] The battles changed, The armor changed. Still hear whispers, Still speak His name. They know my history, He knows my heart. That's where redemption... Always starts. [Verse 3B – 8 Bars | Male Voice #2 | RAP] No retaliation, No settling scores. We're fighting battles We never saw before. If the streets remember yesterday, Let our lives preach today. His peace became More than enough. [Hook – 8 Bars | Male Voice #2 | SUNG] The streets remember my old name, But grace don't see me the same. I can't go back to who I was, Love rewrote what hate had done. Still walk where I came from, Still shine where the dark was. The streets remember yesterday... But I live a different way. [Outro | SPOKEN] (Male Voice #1) "Respect hits different... When they know you could've been the old you."
