Block Code

I learned it young, keep it close

Hand on the wheel, eyes on the road

No free talk, no loud moves

Everybody want gold, few want rules

Corner code, paper thin

Smile in your face, knife in the grin

I seen friends turn fast for a buck

Seen a good man fold, then get stuck

So I move like I know the cost

Every step got a price I lost

If you test that line, better think twice

In my lane, that’s the law of the streets

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Say it once, then watch them leave

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Keep it real or you won’t breathe

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Took my scars, made me complete

Mom counted change by the sink

I was counting exits, not the drink

Ran with wolves, learned their names

Learned a cold heart don’t feel no shame

If the deal look sweet, check the back

If the talk too slick, step back

I don’t chase, I don’t beg

I just stack my crumbs till they break that bread

Yeah, I read the room, I read the signs

Seen too much in these short lives

If you want smoke, bring your own flame

In my lane, that’s the law of the streets

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Say it once, then watch them leave

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Keep it real or you won’t breathe

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Took my scars, made me complete

I seen the saint and the snake wear the same face

I seen a promise get lost in a bad place

Still I stand where the cold wind meets me

No one gave this to me free

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Say it once, then watch them leave

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Keep it real or you won’t breathe

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Took my scars, made me complete

Law of the streets, law of the streets

Yeah, that code lives in me