Hustle & Flow

Streets talkin’, whispers in the cracks of the pavement

Dreams gettin' snatched, ambitions in the basement

Drippin' in gold, but the soul stay vacant

Flippin' the script, they caught up in the statement

Wolves in the shadows, they hunt for the cheddar

Rain on the block, umbrellas won’t weather

Pockets got fat, but the heart grew thinner

Cold-blooded jungle, ain’t no saints, just sinners

Hustle and flow, that's the code that we know

Stack it up high, watch the empire grow

Money and pain, it’s the seeds that we sow

Hustle and flow, it’s the life that we chose

Night shift grindin', moonlight confessions

Runnin' from the past, but it’s still in the reflection

Digits in the safe, but the heart need protection

Loyalty’s a gamble, truth’s out of the question

Hunger so loud, it could silence the choir

Fuel for the fire, dreams never tire

Runnin’ on fumes, but the stakes climb higher

One slip, they’ll toss you to the wire

Hustle and flow, that's the code that we know

Stack it up high, watch the empire grow

Money and pain, it’s the seeds that we sow

Hustle and flow, it’s the life that we chose