[Verse 1]
I learned the block by name
from the candy rack to the chain-link gate
Mama said keep your face up
when the whole world look the other way
Late runs, coin jar, cold fries
coupe pass, they don't know my lane
I seen big talk turn small
when the porch lights cut through rain
[Pre-Chorus]
One step, then another
keep my hands where they can see
Every corner got a memory
every scar got a key
[Chorus]
Street life, street life
I don't belong to the night
Street life, street life
Still I walk it with my eyes wide
Street life, street life
Take my name, not my pride
Street life, street life
I'm still here, I'm still alive
[Verse 2]
Old heads on the stoop lean back
talk slow like they been burned
Little kids with a fast, fast grin
and a hunger they don't deserve
I seen friends chase a shiny lie
then fold when the rent came due
I keep one hand on the plan
and one hand on the truth
[Pre-Chorus]
One step, then another
if I fall, I rise clean
Every locked door on my path
made a fighter out of me
[Chorus]
Street life, street life
I don't belong to the night
Street life, street life
Still I walk it with my eyes wide
Street life, street life
Take my name, not my pride
Street life, street life
I'm still here, I'm still alive
[Bridge]
Tell my mother I made it back
with my shoes torn and my faith intact
I don't wear these lines for style
they're the miles that brought me back
[Chorus]
Street life, street life
I don't belong to the night
Street life, street life
Still I walk it with my eyes wide
Street life, street life
Take my name, not my pride
Street life, street life
I'm still here, I'm still alive