Southsideroots

Raised)

I was paranoid, nervous, heart full of pressure

Loved you like a sister, your bro like my treasure

We was chillin’ every day, vibe on full measure

‘Til you moved to the north, now it’s pain I remember

They said we was trippin’, caught up in lies

Interviews twisted, new man in disguise

Brainwashed the crew, now it’s war in my eyes

I’m holdin’ it down, but I’m hurtin’ inside

From the South to the North, yeah, the loyalty flipped

Tried to save your brother from the life, from the grip

I got plans in motion, tryna build with a clip

Now I’m writing my truth, every verse that I spit

I was cool with your sister, said she made it, graduated

Told her I’d send flowers, show love, celebrated

Now she throwin’ up signs, got her future debated

Messin’ with a hoodlum, now her path’s gettin’ faded

Better man up, ‘fore you get stepped on quick

Streets don’t love nobody, they’ll flip like a switch

I tried to keep it real, now I’m speakin’ in scripts

Turn the pain to a plan, now I’m back with a grip

You was hatin’ on me, ‘cause I’m Southside raised

Bumpin’ King Lil G, in that L.A. phase

I’m from the streets where the struggle don’t fade

You was born in the desert, now you throwin’ on a fake

You and your sister never knew Cali heat

Never walked them blocks, never ran them streets

Raised in AZ, but talk like you deep

You ain’t a native, you just playin’ for the feed

I grew up in the IE, but the South in my soul

King Lil G on repeat, that’s the way that I roll

You clownin’ me for it, like I ain’t got a goal

But I walk how I talk, never sellin’ my role

It’s funny though—your sister used to hit my line

Every hour on the hour, like she thought she was mine

Not my real girl, but she stayed on time

Then you both started trippin’, tryin’ to throw off my grind

And I can’t lie, yeah, I used to love your sister

Even when she switched up, still I kinda miss her

I think she loved me too, but the drama got thicker

Now it’s silence between us, and the pain hit quicker

Had the time, had the chance, could’ve been something real

Now it’s late-night thoughts and a heart I conceal

I just keep it movin’, I ain’t beggin’ to feel

Put the truth in the beat, now I’m spittin’ to heal

It was 2022, you hit me up again

We ain’t spoke in two years, now you checkin’ in

Your sister asked me how I’ve been, eyes holdin’ tears

Said her homie passed away, pain heavy through the years

I had nothing to say, ’cause I was hurtin’ too

Still battling the loss of the one I thought was true

Faded into darkness, no one helped me through

Every night was a war, I ain’t know what to do

Three years later, I reached back out

Felt bad inside, just needed that route

We talked for a minute, yeah the vibe felt calm

’Til your man got jealous, blocked me with his palm

I was just checkin’ in, sendin’ love your way

Heard you had a kid now, hope you blessed every day

Never had no hate, just a wish for your peace

You ain’t had to ask tw