[Verse]
City lights flicker, shadows play tag on the block
Dreams get crushed quicker than cans crushed on the sidewalk
Got ambition in my pocket, but the lint’s too thick
Hustle on repeat, same loop, no remix
Wolves in the alleys, growls echo in the smog
Chain heavy on my neck, swinging pendulum of fog
Dice roll on concrete, fate dancing on the edge
Street sermons preach louder than the words unsaid
[Chorus]
Street life, it ain't a game, no reset
Survive, keep the vision on preset
Street life, where the rules don't fit
The block is my pulpit, and I'm preachin' from it
[Verse 2]
Graffiti sermons spray prayers on brick walls
Echoes of the past, every crack tells it all
I seen tears drip harder than a summer rainstorm
Heat rise, but the cold hearts keep the streets warm
Pigeons on the wire, they gossip like the fiends
Cycle spins tighter, like gears on a machine
Hood's a roulette wheel, odds stacked and mean
I’m the dealer, hands dirty, but my spirit stay clean
[Bridge]
Ain’t no compass, but the path stays crooked
Dreams get hooked, reeled in, then shook it
But I’m still here, lungs full of ambition
Breathin’ in the struggle, exhalin’ ammunition