[Intro] "Sun up on the sand, concrete glitter" [engine idle, camera shutter] [Verse 1] Sunrise in Los Santos, palm fronds flicker on the dash Breakfast at a corner stand, small bills, quick cash Side streets braid through the hills like a sash Stoplights blink, and the day learns to laugh Billboards hum, every dream on a lease Skate wheels sing on the slope to the beach Cameras in the clouds keep an eye on the streets But the city only smiles when your tires find peace Alley cats, murals, sneakers on a line Phone lights glow with a million tiny signs North breeze, port cranes, freeway spines You can feel the whole map in the back of your mind [Hook] City wakes, sirens sleep, we move like hush Neon spills on the hood, then fades to dust Stack small wins till the corners trust If the night grows loud, we don’t say much City wakes, sirens sleep, wheels keep time Streetlights drum and the stars align From boardwalk songs to the canyon climb Los Santos writes a verse in my spine [Verse 2] Payphones chipped, gossip in the paint Barbershop debates crown sinners and saints Late rent, late night, late prayer faint Still the sun paints gold on the bank of complaints Food trucks park where the basslines bloom Smoke rings curl like a friday noon Old heads nod to a parking-lot tune Young ones race with a two-shoe moon High rises blink like a thousand small bets Rooftops hold every vow we’ve kept Hustle’s a language you learn in steps Every block says “breathe,” then cash that breath [Hook] City wakes, sirens sleep, we move like hush Neon spills on the hood, then fades to dust Stack small wins till the corners trust If the night grows loud, we don’t say much City wakes, sirens sleep, wheels keep time Streetlights drum and the stars align From boardwalk songs to the canyon climb Los Santos writes a verse in my spine [Bridge] (Low voice) Keep it quiet when the streetlights blink (Low voice) Let the engine hum the thought you think I talk to the road and it answers in ink Every lane is a line and we write on the brink [Hook] City wakes, sirens sleep, we move like hush Neon spills on the hood, then fades to dust Stack small wins till the corners trust If the night grows loud, we don’t say much City wakes, sirens sleep, wheels keep time Streetlights drum and the stars align From boardwalk songs to the canyon climb Los Santos writes a verse in my spine [Outro] "Sunset in the rearview, skyline sipping pink"
