[Intro – Spoken, low tone] Yeah… This ain’t no flex story… This is scars, sweat, and comebacks. Listen close. [Hook] No pain, no gain, yeah I learned it the hard way Every tear, every scar, turned my night into day This ain’t for the fame, nah, this ain’t for a chain It’s for my peace, for my soul – no pain, no gain [Verse 1 – Story start] I was small, short, easy target in the hall Backpack slammed, heard the laughter down the wall Fists in my pocket ‘cause I couldn’t stand tall Felt like the world ain’t got a place for me at all One night, rock bottom – mirror lookin’ back Saw a shadow of myself, chest caved, bones stacked Said, “Enough of this story, I’ma flip the whole track” From the weak in the corner to the man on attack [Hook] No pain, no gain, yeah I learned it the hard way Every tear, every scar, turned my night into day This ain’t for the fame, nah, this ain’t for a chain It’s for my peace, for my soul – no pain, no gain [Verse 2 – The grind] I hit the iron, day and night, ‘til my hands tore skin Quads burnin’ deep, felt the fire within Push-ups in the dark, every loss turned to win Sweat drippin’ heavy like the storm rollin’ in But I quit – yeah, fifty times I walked away Body sore, mind broke, couldn’t see the next day Then I came back stronger, made the fear obey Life’s a fight – you fall, stand, swing anyway [Bridge – Spoken/half-rap] I don’t lift for girls, I don’t lift for fame I lift ‘cause my heart beats louder in the game It’s my therapy, my church, my war, my flame If you listen to one thing – remember the name [Hook – Final] No pain, no gain, yeah I learned it the hard way Every tear, every scar, turned my night into day This ain’t for the fame, nah, this ain’t for a chain It’s for my peace, for my soul – no pain, no gain [Outro – Spoken] So if you fall… Don’t just stay down. Quit, restart, quit, restart… That’s what life’s all about.
