[Verse 1]
Kept my head low, kept my pace
Cold room, still I found my place
Asked for help, got air in my face
Same ones grinnin' in the next one’s space
I saw 'em move when it fit their plan
But when I needed a hand, no hand
Now I build with my own two hands
You don't get a seat if you don't understand
Snakes in the grass by the fence line
They smile wide, then they cross that line
I learned quick, don't waste my shine
If I feed a wolf, it comes for mine
No handouts, I don't need none
Made a path when the road was shut
You can keep that fake love, son
I been earned, I ain't been struck
[Pre-Chorus]
Now I know how it goes
Who folds, who shows
I been cut, I been cold
Still I grow, still I go
[Chorus]
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Snakes in tall grass, I see 'em move
No handouts, I made my own roof
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Keep grinding, keep hustling
You ignored me, now you act brand new
Fuck you, this my world, I run it too
[Verse 2]
I remember that day, phone face-down
Saw your name, but you don't come 'round
Now the same crowd in the same damn town
When the next man shines, they all gather 'round
I was broke with a plan and a hard stare
Quiet nights and a backdoor prayer
Every loss had a lesson there
Every scar made my steps more bare
I don't owe you peace or praise
You left me out in the worst of days
Now my name got weight and plays
And my own lane got less to say
Keep that fake concern off me
I got blood in the soil, I got roots deep
Talk is cheap, but the rent ain't free
I paid mine, now they know this me
[Bridge]
I don't beg, I don't bend
I don't break for a fake friend
When the smoke clears and the night ends
I'm still here, I don't pretend
[Chorus]
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Snakes in tall grass, I see 'em move
No handouts, I made my own roof
Keep grinding, keep hustling
Keep grinding, keep hustling
You ignored me, now you act brand new
Fuck you, this my world, I run it too