Verse 1
Still here in GP, stare out the window,
Snow falling thick, nowhere new to go.
Used to think I’d escape, run off somewhere clean,
But the streets know my name and the cold cuts mean.
People talk shit about drugs and the lost,
But they never count the friends that this city cost.
Pre-Chorus
I tried to leave, did two years out,
But GP’s a magnet—pulls me back with doubt.
Hook
Try again, every sunrise, every fall,
Nothing’s easy, nothing’s promised at all.
Try again, even when the hope’s thin—
Nobody saves you, you gotta fight from within.
Verse 2
Meth shakes the night, crack lights the dawn,
Heroin chills the bones, and our innocence gone.
Family hit first, that’s how the pain starts,
Addiction in the blood, carried heavy in the heart.
Motels with bad locks, old shoes on my feet,
Dreams feel distant on these dirty, frozen streets.
Bridge
Trust ain’t real, everyone’s got stories,
Rumors fly fast—rat and gunshot worries.
Cost of living rising, homeless sleep by the mall,
Politics talk big, still nobody makes the call.
Verse 3
Caught in a cycle that nobody sees,
Trading my soul just to scratch out some peace.
Chasing the rush, losing days in the haze,
Life on the edge—just a phase that never fades.
Hope’s a small flicker, but the black hole remains,
Some days you climb out, most days it just drains.
Rap Verse
All the government does is jack up our rent,
Trying to claw out this hole, but my strength feels spent.
Keep my circle small—ain’t trusting the crowd,
Survival’s a whisper, so I say it out loud.
Reflective Verse
For the ones I’ve lost, wish you knew your worth,
More than GP’s drugs, more than this cursed earth.
To my younger self and anyone on this road,
Stick to what you want, don’t do what you’re told.
Chorus
Try again, when the city goes dark,
Find some light in the pain and a little in your heart.
Try again, even when you fall,
Get up for yourself, don’t wait for the call.
Outro
Yeah, GP’s tough, built me sharp as a knife,
Still standing, still fighting—for a better life.
[Female Vocal]
