Hook (x2)
Burden on my back, but I’m movin’ like a champ,
Pressure on my shoulders, still I’m steppin’ through the trap.
Life heavy, but I laugh, twist the bottle, let it snap,
They call me a burden — I just wear it like a strap.
Verse 1
I stall, I stop, even when I ain’t startin’,
Ghosts in my head, demons lurkin’, they stalkin’.
One spark in the dark, got my heartbeat barkin’,
Future lookin’ cloudy, pain got me walkin’.
Earned weight, imposed weight, still I tote it,
Swindled by the system, but I’m too raw to fold it.
Baby mama drama, nights cold, can’t sleep,
Dreams turn to nightmares, grind cut deep.
Wake up in the morning, same script, same role,
Same hustles recycled, still taxin’ my soul.
I sip cheap liquor, try to numb out the pain,
But the budget never change — same hustle, same game.
Hook (x2)
Burden on my back, but I’m movin’ like a champ,
Pressure on my shoulders, still I’m steppin’ through the trap.
Life heavy, but I laugh, twist the bottle, let it snap,
They call me a burden — I just wear it like a strap.
Verse 2
System dirty, crooked judge, pastor on the take,
Chief bent rules, now the whole block fake.
They swindle and they scheme, got my pockets lookin’ thin,
But I flip pain to hustle — that’s how gangstas win.
Solo in the jungle, I don’t ride with a crowd,
My spark cut through, like thunder when it’s loud.
Turn the fire in my chest to a verse that’s raw,
Street gospel in my lines, make the weak stand tall.
Laugh in the struggle, I’m a problem they fear,
Playin’ chess with my burdens, move calm, no tears.
Every weight on my shoulders just a badge on my name,
They call me a burden — but I run this game.
Hook (x3 – outro)
Burden on my back, but I’m movin’ like a champ,
Pressure on my shoulders, still I’m steppin’ through the trap.
Life heavy, but I laugh, twist the bottle, let it snap,
They call me a burden — I just wear it like a strap.
Ad-libs / Outro
(Strap, strap) — wear it like a burden.
(Ha!) Still hustlin’, still servin’.
Gangsta walk, same pain, but I turn it…
Into flames, yeah, my fire still burnin’.
