Hook (x2)
Back on my grind, punch the clock, make the night mine
Streets hum the beat, heart sync with the baseline
Back on my grind, old school soul with a new shine
Payin' dues in the dark, now I step up, it's my time
Verse 1
Woke up to the boom-bap, vinyl dust on the sleeve
Crate diggin' for truth in a city that won't leave
Gold chain memories, but the hunger stayed real
Mama said hustle humble, papa taught me to feel
Cipher on the stoop, spit lessons in the cold
Notebook full of visions, every line another fold
Sleepless on the late shift, dreams stamped in my mind
Stooped backs, bright caps, but I'm clockin' in this time
Hook (x2)
Back on my grind, punch the clock, make the night mine
Streets hum the beat, heart sync with the baseline
Back on my grind, old school soul with a new shine
Payin' dues in the dark, now I step up, it's my time
Verse 2
MPC knockin', loop heartbeat like thunder
Producer nods slow — we build verses from wonder
Respect ain't borrowed, it's earned with every rhyme
No fast lanes, just long nights and borrowed time
From the corner store cyphers to the booth with the light
We polish raw diamonds, turn struggle into flight
I seen fakes fade fast, watched true heads survive
Now I'm cashin' minutes for minutes, every hustle's alive
Bridge / Scratch Interlude
"Mic check, one-two" — scratch, rewind, come through
Clock hands keep spinnin' but I'm stickin' to my groove
Echoes of the past in the kick-snare rhyme
Turntables tell stories, we just narrate in time
Verse 3
No more sideline sittin', no more quiet despair
I lace up like champs, fightwiththin' the glare
Paper chase steady, but I'm chasin' respect
A hundred small wins stackin' up what I collect
Neighbors hear the verses, block lights nod in time
Old heads tap the dash, youngins mimic the line
Every setback was tuition, I took notes in the grind
Now the streets chant my chorus when I step past the line
Hook (x3)
Back on my grind, punch the clock, make the night mine
Streets hum the beat, heart sync with the baseline
Back on my grind, old school soul with a new shine
Payin' dues in the dark, now I step up, it's my time
Outro
Clockin' out's for the weak, clockin' in's for the brave
Turn the boom-bap up, ride this hustle to the grave
Back on my grind, yeah — alumni of the midnight fight
We write history in scratches and neon light.
Porque music
See you when I see you
Otro