Sideways Back to Back

[Intro]
Sideways
Back to back
(yeah)
Elco on the map
[Verse 1]
I was broke, heart heavy, still prayed in my hoodie
Whole block laughed, said I never leave the cul-de-sac
But I took every doubt, turned it all into bullets
Loaded up my faith, now we sideways back to back
Mama said "baby, you more than that corner"
Judge said "boy, you belong in a cell"
I said "watch how I walk through this fire"
Made a promise I’d turn all this hell into help
[Chorus]
Sideways, back to back
We don’t fold, we just adapt
Believe in Elco boys, yeah, we built from all that lack
You are Faith, say it loud
Ain’t no fear inside this trap
Sideways, back to back
Sideways, back to back (hey!)
[Verse 2]
Had to fight through the nights with the roaches and the records
Writing plans in the margins of the past-due bills
Every “no” that they threw, I stacked it up like a weapon
Every L that I took made my hand more still
Homies in the dirt, some locked, some faded
I carry they names like ink in my veins
Can’t let nothing stop this, not rumors, not cases
I’ma break this curse, let the whole hood say
[Chorus]
Sideways, back to back
We don’t fold, we just adapt
Believe in Elco boys, yeah, we built from all that lack
You are Faith, say it loud
Ain’t no fear inside this trap
Sideways, back to back
Sideways, back to back (ooh)

rap, Gritty West Coast gangster rap, mid-tempo bounce, thick sub bass and snappy snares; male vocals with a cold, confident delivery. Hook leans chant-like with crowd doubles and ad-libs; verses ride a head-nod pocket over eerie keys and distant sirens. Final chorus stacks harmonies and drops extra percussion for a victory-lap feel., gangster rap