2 paths

Yeah…

Same sidewalk… same cracked pavement…

Two kids on the same porch dreamin’ different dreams

Mama yellin’ from the kitchen

Bills stackin’ on the table

We was starin’ out that window

Tryna figure what we able

You was talkin’ ‘bout degrees

I was talkin’ ‘bout survive

Both lookin’ at the same sky

Just with different reasons why

We made a promise on them steps

Said we’d never let it break

One of us gon’ find a future…

Other one just tryna escape

Same backpack

Same bus stop

Shared one plate

We split all that

Two mouths hungry

One dream, one plan

You chased grades

I chased quick bands

You packed books

I packed a scale

You took tests

I took those Ls

We laughed it off

Said, "We’ll both eat"

You learned charts

I learned the streets

Two roads from the same front door

Same pain, but we fightin' our wars

You got campus, I got corners and heat

Different paths, but we both on our feet

We both starvin', just usin' what we got

You took class, I took chances on the block

Ain’t the same, but we still gotta eat

Different roads, same roots, different seats (yeah)

Your mom cryin'

Mine quiet, proud

You post dorm pics

I post with the crowd

You got late nights

Readin' ‘bout law

I got late nights

Watchin' my draw

You call, say

"Bro, you good?"

I lie, "Yeah"

Wishin' I could

Grimace in my grin

Scars in my laugh

You wear tassels

I wear this mask

Two roads from the same front door

Same pain, but we fightin' our wars

You got campus, I got corners and heat

Different paths, but we both on our feet

We both starvin', just usin' what we got

You took class, I took chances on the block

Ain’t the same, but we still gotta eat

Different roads, same roots, different seats (yeah)

If I flip out, you flip the page

You count credits, I count days

But when I win, you still say "we"

'Cause your cap and my scars

Came from the same street

Two roads from the same front door

Same pain, but we fightin' our wars

You got campus, I got corners and heat

Different paths, but we both on our feet

We both starvin', just usin' what we got

You took class, I took chances on the block

Ain’t the same, but we still gotta eat

Different roads, same roots, different seats