[Intro]
Rooster up
Sky still dark
Mud on my boots
Hope in my heart (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Punch clock, sun ain’t up yet
Bills stacked higher than the tool shed
Mama callin’, say she prayin’ for me
Daddy quiet, but I know he worry
Baby on my hip in the nighttime
Laptop glow in the late grind
Every side hustle, every overtime
Turnin’ every loose change to a lifeline
[Chorus]
I’ma grind for the ones I love
Bleed, sweat, cry for the ones I love (yeah)
When I’m worn to the bone, I still get up
’Cause I was made tough, raised tough
I’ma give all I got, never give it up
Every last drop for the ones I love
If I fall on my face, I’ma stand right back up
I’ma grind for the ones I love (for the ones I love)
[Verse 2]
Neighbor lost work, so I slid through
Left cash in an envelope, no clues
Ain’t rich, but I know that pain
I been countin’ pennies in the slow lane
Sunday dinner, pass that plate
I’ma take less so the kids gain weight
If you hungry at my table, you gon’ eat
Even if that means I don’t sleep all week (let’s go)
[Chorus]
I’ma grind for the ones I love
Bleed, sweat, cry for the ones I love
When I’m worn to the bone, I still get up
’Cause I was made tough, raised tough
I’ma give all I got, never give it up
Every last drop for the ones I love
If I fall on my face, I’ma stand right back up
I’ma grind for the ones I love (yeah, yeah)
[Bridge]
Head down, hands cracked, but my soul rich
If you hurtin’, you can call, I don’t never switch
I been broke, but I never been broken
Every scar on my skin is a token (amen)
[Chorus]
I’ma grind for the ones I love
Bleed, sweat, cry for the ones I love
When I’m worn to the bone, I still get up
’Cause I was made tough, raised tough
I’ma give all I got, never give it up
Every last drop for the ones I love
If I fall on my face, I’ma stand right back up
I’ma grind for the ones I love (for the ones I love)