[Verse 1]
El Chino on the block, pockets full of ambition,
Started flippin' packs, cookin' dreams in the kitchen.
From sneakers with holes to the freshest designer,
Cash flow risin', now the world lookin' finer.
[Verse 2]
Young and reckless, schoolbooks turned to scales,
Dreams of fast cars, not a life in jail.
Hustlin' hard, had the streets on a leash,
But every high rise comes with a breach.
[Chorus]
From nothin' to somethin', the money stack tall,
But the game don't care, it’ll make you fall.
El Chino locked up, behind that cold steel,
The price of the hustle, it all became real.
[Verse 3]
Late nights, paranoia creepin' in his head,
Lookin' over shoulders, fear of feds or the lead.
Deals in the dark, shadows cover the schemes,
But every kingpin’s kingdom collapses at the seams.
[Bridge]
He thought he was untouchable, the boy was wild,
Cuffs clicked, the system came to snatch the child.
Now he sits and reflects, lost in his regret,
Bars block the sun, life’s a Russian roulette.
[Verse 4]
Cell walls hum with the echoes of his crime,
Minutes stretch to hours, he’s servin’ his time.
Dreams of the streets, but freedom’s out of reach,
The lesson's heavy, the system's here to teach.