21 & 21

Yeah…

Twenty-one days in the streets…

Twenty-one days with my people…

Two different worlds, same damn soul.

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Twenty-one days, I was posted on the block

Watchin’ time pass while the whole world watched

Sun came up, same corner, same pain

Everybody talk tough till they caught in the rain

Saw dreams die right in front of my face

Saw good kids lose hope in the chase

Had to keep my head up, couldn’t fold, couldn’t quit

Even when life kept throwin’ me shit

Couple homies switched up for a dollar and fame

Funny how money make a motherfucker change

One day you family, next day you gone

Now your number in my phone feel wrong

Late nights, sirens, stress in my chest

Prayin’ to God while I’m dodgin’ the mess

Tryna find peace but the streets stay loud

Hard to see stars through these dark-ass clouds

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Twenty-one days in the streets, I survived

Twenty-one days just tryna stay alive

Twenty-one days with my family and friends

Reminded me this ain’t where the story ends

Yeah, I done seen pain, I done seen loss

Had to learn every win got a cost

Now I’m standin’ ten toes, middle fingers up

Tellin’ all my demons I done had enough

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Twenty-one days back around my crew

Laughin’ at memories only real ones knew

Grandma in the kitchen, food on the stove

Made me realize what matters the most

My brother said, “Keep goin’, don’t stop”

Even when the pressure got your heart in a knot

Mama said, “Boy, keep faith in your soul”

Those words hit harder than a pot of gold

Friends in the backyard tellin’ old stories

Talkin’ ’bout losses, heartbreaks, and glories

Some got kids now, some moved away

Still got love even if life changed

That’s when it hit me like a shot to the head

All the damn things I almost left unsaid

Spent so much time tryna survive the fight

Forgot what it felt like to live life right

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Twenty-one days in the streets, I survived

Twenty-one days just tryna stay alive

Twenty-one days with my family and friends

Reminded me this ain’t where the story ends

Yeah, I done seen pain, I done seen loss

Had to learn every win got a cost

Now I’m standin’ ten toes, middle fingers up

Tellin’ all my demons I done had enough

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Twenty-one days taught me how to fight

Twenty-one days taught me how to live right

The streets gave scars, my people gave strength

And both got me here at this moment today

So if you’re out there feelin’ lost in the dark

Keep pushin’, keep faith, keep guard on your heart

’Cause sometimes the road gets rough as fuck

But one good day can change your luck

Yeah…

Twenty-one and twenty-one…

Still standin’