[Verse 1]
Woke up with a growl in my stomach, no dinner,
Pocket full of lint, but my soul still a winner.
Shoes runnin’ thin like my last excuse,
But I lace up hope, yeah, I still got juice.
Fridge empty but my mind stay stocked,
Dreams heavy even when the path stay blocked.
No gold chains, no iced-out wrist,
But I spit truth clean like a baptism twist.
[Chorus]
I’m broke, I’m hungry, I’m walkin’ through the rain,
But I carry that fire, don’t need fortune or fame.
From the gutter to the sky, yeah I’m chasin’ the light,
‘Cause the darkest nights birth the brightest fights.
Still risin’, still grindin’,
No silver spoon, but my soul still shinin’.
Still risin’, still tryin’,
Can’t buy faith, but you’ll never catch me lyin’.
[Verse 2]
Mama cried bills, daddy dipped out,
Learned young what the silence and pain's about.
Candlelight homework, cold toast meals,
But I wrote bars sharper than unpaid bills.
Every setback a setup for a come-up,
Tears in my ramen, but I never put the cup up.
Hunger in my belly, but it fuelin' my pen,
I’m writin’ my escape, won’t be here again.
[Chorus]
I’m broke, I’m hungry, I’m walkin’ through the rain,
But I carry that fire, don’t need fortune or fame.
From the gutter to the sky, yeah I’m chasin’ the light,
‘Cause the darkest nights birth the brightest fights.
Still risin’, still grindin’,
No silver spoon, but my soul still shinin’.
Still risin’, still tryin’,
Can’t buy faith, but you’ll never catch me lyin’.
[Bridge]
Ain’t no shame in the pain when you fight through the lows,
A rose in the concrete still grows.
I seen riches in the eyes of the broke,
When they laugh, when they hope, when they dream, when they cope.
[Outro]
So if you got nothin’ but breath in your chest,
Know you rich in a way that the world don’t get.
Stand tall in the storm, let the struggle be your song,
You’re poor, you’re broke — but you still belong.
Still risin’.
