[Intro]
Musa Barboza
Man of Concrete
Forty-three seasons
Still breaking concrete (yeah)
[Verse 1]
Up before the sunrise
Dust on his boots, eyes red but he blessed
Carried that weight from the gutter to the skyline
Every single setback just a rep on his chest
Phone full of love from Brazil to the Bay
Messages ringing from the block to L.A.
Worldwide family, they pray when he pray
He work, they clap, he pave that way (uh)
[Chorus]
Man of Concrete, brick by brick
Hardest worker in the whole eclipse
Forty-three candles, flame so thick
Keep on keeping on, he never quit
So grateful, hands up high (hands up)
Whole world with him when he rise (rise)
Man of Concrete, watch him climb
Blessed every second of the grind (yeah)
[Verse 2]
Came from the struggle, turned sweat into silver
Tears into tools, now the plan getting bigger
Boss at the table, but heart still humble
Knees hit the floor when the thunder rumble
Kids in the DMs say, “You showed me the route”
He just point to the sky, say, “That’s what I’m about”
Forty-three years, still sharp, still tough
If this ain’t enough, then they asking too much (woo)
[Chorus]
Man of Concrete, brick by brick
Hardest worker in the whole eclipse
Forty-three candles, flame so thick
Keep on keeping on, he never quit
So grateful, hands up high (yeah)
Whole world with him when he rise
Man of Concrete, watch him climb
Blessed every second of the grind (keep on, keep on)
[Bridge]
From the first small check to the jet plane seat
Same steel spine, same dirt on his feet
Outworked the odds, outlived the doubt
If you looking for faith, this what it look like now (yeah)
[Chorus]
Man of Concrete, brick by brick
Hardest worker in the whole eclipse
Forty-three candles, flame so thick
Keep on keeping on, he never quit
So grateful, hands up high
Whole world with him when he rise
Man of Concrete, watch him shine
Blessed every second of his time (Musa)