Being a man in this cold world

(Verse 1)

Yo, born and raised in the Nawf, Knoxville streets my playground

No silver spoon, just concrete, where dreams get drowned

Growing up without a pops, a ghost in my young life

Asking mama, "When he coming home?" cutting deep like a knife

But something clicked, a fire sparked, "This ain't his joke, I'm better on my own"

Wiped the tears, turned the pain into a throne

(Chorus)

Crying myself to sleep, thinking I was a mistake

But I rose above, no more heartbreaks

Proved myself, yeah, I'm a better man than he ever was

He was deadbeat, so now he's dead to me, no love, no buzz

(Verse 2)

Now I'm running up these bands, gotta feed my fam

Hoes ain't want me when I was broke, down in the sand

But now I'm making bucks, they all wanna be around

Fake love, plastic smiles, I see right through the ground

Remember them cold nights, nobody by my side

Now they see the glow-up, wanna take a ride

But I ain't trippin', I learned from the past

Built my own empire, gonna make it last