I’m up

I’m up, yeah I started from the bottom, had nothin’ but a dollar and the world tried to rob him.

Moved out the state, had to level up the scene,

Now we eatin’ better meals, got my life feelin’ clean.

Cheaper gas, cheaper food, but the hustle still real,

Had to grind every shift just to get a warm meal.

Workin’ nights, flippin’ days, tryna stack to survive,

Eyes heavy, heart colder, but I stayed alive.

Fell in love with some girls who ain’t love me back,

Played the game for the thrill, now I don’t react.

Had to learn from the pain, that’s just part of the code,

So I built up the mission and walked that road.

Now I’m chillin’ with the homie, just posted on the block,

Talkin’ goals, talkin’ moves, then we heard that knock.

Nah — it was a rock, through the windshield it flew,

Ran out to the back, saw the glass broke through.

Brick in the seat, tension filled up the air,

Homie pissed off heavy, just standin’ and stare.

Turns out it was his girl’s ex, mad and wild,

Still stuck on the past, actin’ reckless and foul.

⸻

I seen the pain, I seen the climb,

You kept it real, through every time.

They tried to hate, they crossed that line,

But you up now, and you gon’ shine.

You stayed loyal, they switched lanes,

They brought you rain, but you healed the pain.

You built from nothin’, now you run the game,

You up now… and nothin’ was the same.

⸻

We pulled up to his house, no heat, no war,

Had a talk face to face, left the pride at the door.

Told him chill with the games, stop actin’ so bold,

Life too short to let grudges take hold.

A month passed by, things cooled with the squad,

Windshield replaced — homie paid for the job.

Even threw extra, like, “It’s good, we square,”

That’s real energy — few homies out there care.

Chaz looked at me like, “Bro, you solid for real,”

“You showed up with no talk — that’s the type they feel.”

I said, “That’s how it’s s’posed to be, loyalty over fame,”

“If you my brother, then I’m ridin’ with you through the flame.”

Me and him still tight, still rockin’ to this day,

But others from my past still try to throw shade.

Day ones turned fake, now they movin’ real sly,

Throwin’ dirt on my name, but can’t look in my eye.

⸻

I seen the pain, I seen the climb,

You kept it real, through every time.

They tried to hate, they crossed that line,

But you up now, and you gon’ shine.

You stayed loyal, they switched lanes,

They brought you rain, but you healed the pain.

You built from nothin’, now you run the game,

You up now… and nothin’ was the same.

⸻

They called me a snake? Nah, I kept it too real,

They the ones that switch sides for a like or a deal.

I walked through the jungle while the snakes shed skin,

Tryna play brand new but I seen where they been.

They hissed from the shadows, but I moved through the light,

Let karma do the work, I ain’t need to fight.

Focused on my bag, on my peace, on my health,

Put my pain in these verses, turn