[Intro - soft male + female layered, intimate] Yeah… late night Same cold streets still got my name on ‘em I been through worse than this [Verse 1 - male sing-sang-sung, building with grit] I used to sleep with the heat under my pillow Empty fridge, empty heart, still I never folded Mama cryin’ in the kitchen over bills I couldn’t pay I was out there in the cut turnin’ night into day Percs in the bag, lean in the cup, numb the pain Same block that raised me tried to put me in a grave I watched my niggas fall, some locked, some dead I kept my head down and moved the weight instead Ain’t no clean money when you start from the mud Every dollar I got got a little blood They say I changed, yeah I did, I had to You don’t survive these streets by stayin’ soft and casual [Pre-Chorus - female, rising with emotion] I see the fire in your eyes You ain’t the same no more You been through hell and back And still you want more [Chorus - female lead, male under, full energy + soul] I’m still out here in these trenches gettin’ dirty Same streets that tried to kill me now they serve me Every night I risk it all just to feel alive Percs and pain, money and blood, that’s the life Street heater, no brakes, engine always runnin’ From the bottom of the map to the top where I’m stuntin’ I been broke, I been lost, I been close to the edge Now I’m paid, still dangerous, never left the trench [Verse 2 - male sing-sang-sung, more intense, heavier soul] I remember nights I couldn’t even feel my face Double cup, half a perc, just to escape the place Had a shorty in the passenger who only wanted cash I was young and dumb, throwin’ money in the back Now she callin’ when she see the ice and the cars I just laugh, hit the gas, leave her standin’ in the dark Ain’t no loyalty when the money get real Everybody smile in your face till they feel I keep a stick in the stash, never leave the crib naked Too many snakes in the grass, I can’t risk it I done buried friends and still I keep pushin’ Pain in my chest but the money keep cushin’ [Pre-Chorus - female, stronger, more emotional] I see the fire in your eyes You ain’t the same no more You been through hell and back And still you want more [Chorus - female lead, male under] I’m still out here in these trenches gettin’ dirty Same streets that tried to kill me now they serve me Every night I risk it all just to feel alive Percs and pain, money and blood, that’s the life Street heater, no brakes, engine always runnin’ From the bottom of the map to the top where I’m stuntin’ I been broke, I been lost, I been close to the edge Now I’m paid, still dangerous, never left the trench [Bridge - male + female call and response, cinematic drop, heavy emotion] (Male) They don’t know the nights I almost didn’t make it (Female) They don’t know the price you paid (Male) They don’t know the weight I carry every day (Female) Still you never ran away (Male) I turned the pain into power, turned the dark into pay (Female) Street heater… don’t play [Final Chorus - both, biggest delivery, maximum soul and force] I’m still out here in these trenches gettin’ dirty Same streets that tried to kill me now they serve me Every night I risk it all just to feel alive Percs and pain, money and blood, that’s the life Street heater, no brakes, engine always runnin’ From the bottom of the map to the top where I’m stuntin’ I been broke, I been lost, I been close to the edge Now I’m paid, still dangerous, never left the trench [Outro - fading male + female, residual emotion] Street heater… Still in the trenches… Never left…
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